Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Unlicensed Truck Driver in New York

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a truck in Manhattan on December 21, 2009, when an unlicensed delivery truck driver ran a red light and caused a chain-reaction crash. Catorino Solis, 48, was waiting to cross Park Avenue at 50th Street at around 5:15 a.m. when the driver of the truck, Everildo Quevedo, ran a red light.

According to the New York Daily News, Quevedo was traveling south on Park Avenue and was turning left onto 50th Street when his truck smashed into a Nissan pick-up truck heading north on Park Avenue. Quevedo then struck Solis, who was standing on the northeast corner of the intersection. Solis was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The pick-up truck driver was in stable condition after being treated at Bellevue Hospital for a back injury.

New York truck accident lawyers understand the effects that accidents have on the victims. Truck accidents involve an entirely different level of potential for injury due to the size and weight of these trucks. Therefore, truck accidents are incredibly dangerous. It is not unusual for victims of these truck accidents to have permanent injuries and disabilities.