Fatal accident on Williamsburg bridge
Police say a taxi rear-ended a disabled car on the Williamsburg bridge, killing the driver who was standing in front of it.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene following the accident late Monday night.
After it hit the car, the taxi was struck from behind by a van.
The taxi driver was treated at a hospital.
'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.
'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.
