New Yorkers have quite a reputation on the roads, and it s not always the best. But how does the state rank when it comes to fatal auto accidents? Now, some of the numbers from other studies might point to the state having a higher number of fatalities, but also consider the fact that New York has the fourth largest population in the country. If you actually break the number of accident fatalities down per one hundred thousand people, then these numbers might paint a different picture. Is New York actually one of the safest places to drive?
According to the data from Zutobi, New York ranked as one of the least deadly states to drive in the country. If you compare New York to a state like Wyoming, that had 520 fatal accidents with an overall population of under 600,000, according to this study, then we have a far lower percentage of fatal accidents. New York ranked 49th out of 52 (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico). While the state saw 2,068 accidents, only 10.8% lea
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This is yet another instance of a freak accident on our highways, that few would ever expect. A New York state man is lucky to be alive, after police say a stray object crashed through his windshield and struck him right in the head. Syracuse.com says the scary incident unfolded Thursday afternoon on the New York State Thruway, near Dewitt in Onondaga County.
According to the East Syracuse Fire Department, a flying piece of metal went straight through the windshield of the man s truck, and ended up hitting him in the head. How did this all happen? When emergency crews arrived on the scene, the man says the rogue piece of metal fell off a flatbed tractor trailer that was traveling in front of him on the Thruway. The man was taken to Upstate University Hospital, and is expected to recover.
A driver is lucky to be alive after a piece of metal flew through the windshield of his truck, hitting him in the head on the New York State Thruway.
Miraculously, after being hit, the driver was able to maintain control of his truck, and pull over to the side of the highway. The East Syracuse Fire Department says the driver was conscious and breathing when firefighters arrived on the scene. He was taken to Upstate University Hospital Trauma Center by EAVES Ambulance.
Photo Credit - East Syracuse Fire Department via Facebook
The truck driver said there was a flatbed tractor trailer in front of him that was carrying junk cars when the accident happened.
A driver is lucky to be alive after a piece of metal flew through the windshield of his truck, hitting him in the head on the New York State Thruway.
Miraculously, after being hit, the driver was able to maintain control of his truck, and pull over to the side of the highway. The East Syracuse Fire Department says the driver was conscious and breathing when firefighters arrived on the scene. He was taken to Upstate University Hospital Trauma Center by EAVES Ambulance.
Photo Credit - East Syracuse Fire Department via Facebook
The truck driver said there was a flatbed tractor trailer in front of him that was carrying junk cars when the accident happened.
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