Category Archives: Car Accidents
New York Personal Injury Law Blog
Cab driver dies in fatal hit-and-run accident
A fatal car crash occurred recently in Nassau County that took the life of a cab driver. The accident occurred on Long Island in the early morning hours of a…
Heroic nanny saves baby from pedestrian-car accident
A New York woman employed as a nanny was recently struck by a car while trying to save the life of the infant she was caring for. The 62-year old…
Dangers of Older Drivers
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety estimated in 2013 that there were approximately 23.6 million drivers age 70 and above in the United States. With age comes health complications, such…
Right-of-Way Law Leading to Multiple Summons and Arrests
New statistics regarding the New York City’s 2014 Right-of-Way Law were released at the recent 2016 Vision Zero Conference that was held on March 10. The Right-of-Way statute makes it…
Pedestrian deaths surged 10 percent during 2015
A recent Governors Highway Safety report indicates that, throughout the country, our nation’s streets are becoming increasingly dangerous places for pedestrians. According to the report, last year the number of…
Taxi Cab Drivers Need to Take More Breaks
According to the 2014 New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) Taxicab fact book, there are 485,000 taxi cab trips per day, by over 50,000 drivers. Drivers can either…
Self-Driving Google Car Runs into Bus
Since 2014, Google self-driving vehicles have been involved in approximately twelve accidents, mostly when rear-ended. On February 14, a Google self-driving vehicle struck a city bus when it attempted to…
Vision Zero Going Strong
Since the 2013 launching of Vision Zero, traffic fatalities are down 22 percent and pedestrian deaths have decreased 27 percent in New York City. That equates to 66 fewer deaths.…
NYC mayor backs down on Uber regulations, for now
Many New Yorkers have noticed that the streets of Manhattan seem to be getting more crowded. This, of course, causes problems more serious than a longer commute. Greater traffic congestion…
Hit-and-run drivers in New York City to face increased fines
In a recent blog post, we discussed the significant number of hit-and-run traffic accidents that occur annually in New York City. We also discussed how the vast majority of these…
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