traffic deaths

New York still has fewer traffic fatalities per capita than most states, but the numbers are rising the report found.

The victims included a 16-year-old girl walking with her little sister and an 83-year-old woman.

A 25-year-old Scarsdale resident faces DWI charges after he and another driver allegedly struck a 22-year-old man Sunday.

A 52-year-old woman was fatally hit Tuesday night while crossing the street in Dyker Heights.

The victim was crossing Hempstead Avenue around 8 p.m. Sunday when two drivers struck him, police said.

Local elected officials called on the city to make street safety improvements in the area.

No arrests have been made as police continue to investigate the death of Yvonne Sandiford.

Police said the boy was struck at an intersection as the driver was making a turn. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Greenpoint locals and safe streets advocates have called on the mayor to eliminate a lane of traffic in each direction, widen sidewalks, and install a protected bike lane on the boulevard.

The company whose driver struck the child has been involved in a number of fatal crashes in recent year.