A recent Triple AAA Foundation for Traffic (“Triple AAA”) study draws attention to the risks of distracted driving. Distracted driving refers to drivers who talk, text, and dial, including hands-free devices, while operating a motor vehicle. It can also include those that eat or drink while driving. Triple AAA’s study illustrates that driving while distracted is very dangerous and […]
Pedestrian Accidents
Second Department Finds Police Report Was Improperly Admitted into Evidence; Orders New Trial
The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department reversed a trial court order for summary judgment in favor of the defendant driver in a pedestrian car accident case. The plaintiff was a pedestrian who was crossing the street when she was injured after being struck by the defendant’s car. The plaintiff argued that the defendants negligently drove […]
Department of Transportation Study Reveals New York City Pedestrian Fatalities Have Dropped in the Past Decade
In 2009, less than 300 pedestrians were killed in car crashes in New York City. Though this figure seems alarming, this marks a 25% decrease in the past decade. In fact, 2009 was the safest year for pedestrians in New York City. Thanks to New York City DOT initiatives designed at increasing pedestrian safety, New York […]
Police Officer Who Ran Over Pedestrian May Be Liable for Wrongful Death
Late at night on March 30, 2015, a West New York police officer was making his way to work. Driving in his personal vehicle, a blue 2013 Honda Accord, the rookie officer was making his way down JFK Boulevard in North Bergen when he encountered the victim. The victim was a young man who was […]
Teen Awaiting Manslaughter Trial Arrested Again for Vehicular Assault
Franklin Reyes, a Manhattan teenager awaiting trial for vehicular manslaughter stemming from the 2013 death of a four year old on the Upper West Side, is again in custody after allegedly dragging a police officer 100 feet during a traffic stop. The NY Daily News reports that during the stop, Reyes refused to put his […]
NHTSA Announces New Rule Requiring New Vehicles to Have Rear Visibility Technology
Officials from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced in March 2014 that all new vehicles under 10,000 pounds, including small buses and trucks, must have rearview visibility technology by May 2018. Rearview visibility technology often consists of a small camera placed on the back of a vehicle; the camera takes live video which […]
Pregnant Woman Killed by Snowplow in Brooklyn; Baby Delivered by Emergency C-Section
A pregnant woman, Min Lin, 36, was struck and killed by a vehicle clearing snow in a Brooklyn parking lot during a large snowstorm in mid-February 2014. Lin was nine months pregnant, and her baby was delivered by emergency cesarean section. According to a hospital spokesperson, the baby boy is six pounds and six ounces […]
Second Department Reverses Summary Judgment in Nassau County Car Accident Case
Last week, the Supreme Court Appellate Division, Second Department reversed a Nassau County Supreme Court finding of summary judgment for a defendant driver in an accident involving a pedestrian. The appellate Court found that the defendant had not established a baseline prima facie case for entitlement to summary judgment, rendering the plaintiff’s opposition to the […]
Tourist’s Foot Severed in Midtown Manhattan Car Accident
The NY Daily News reports that a cab struck a female tourist in midtown Tuesday, severing her foot in the process. A cyclist and another pedestrian were injured in the New York City car accident, which occurred near Rockefeller Center. The cyclist was flipped onto the hood of the taxi and carried for several yards. […]
N.Y. Personal Injury Attorney Report: Study Details Dangers for Senior Pedestrians in the Bronx
The Tri-State Transportation Campaign recently released a study ranking the Bronx as the third most dangerous county in the area for senior pedestrians. The study targeted fatalities among pedestrians aged sixty and older, and found that, per capita, the Bronx ranked behind only Putnam County and Hudson County, NJ in senior pedestrian deaths. Overall, fatalities […]
White Plains Car Accident Report: Driver in NYC Car Accident Charged with DWI
According to the NY Daily News, the driver responsible for an early morning crash last Wednesday has been charged with DWI. The crash injured six people total, including the driver and a passenger in his car. Witnesses speculated that the driver may have been racing another car when the collision occurred in the East Village […]
New Study Finds Elderly More Likely to Die as Result of Pedestrian Accidents
A study released by the Centers for Disease Control in late April found that elderly individuals are more likely to be killed in pedestrian accidents than younger members of the population. The study used data compiled from 2001 through 2010, and based its results on a per-100,000 person standardization. The highest death rates found in […]
New York Cab Driver Acquitted of Attempted Murder Charges
A New York City cab driver who had been on trial for the attempted murder of two would-be passengers was acquitted yesterday of the attempted murder charges. Instead, he was convicted of reckless assault and leaving the scene of an accident. The charges stemmed from an incident in 2011, during which the driver, Mohammed Azan, […]
Brooklyn Man Dead after Hit and Run
A hit and run accident in Brooklyn last week left a father dead at the scene and his companion seriously injured. The two pedestrians were struck in the early morning hours on Thursday in Williamsburg. Police did find and arrest a suspect after the accident. According to the NY Post, the driver was charged with […]
Lohan Arrested Again After Allegedly Striking Pedestrian with Car
Lindsay Lohan is in the news again after she allegedly struck a pedestrian with her car early this morning. The actress was driving in downtown Manhattan when the incident in question occurred. Because she did not stay at the scene, but rather entered the Dream Hotel, Lohan was arrested and charged with leaving the scene […]
Sister of Mercy Killed in Hamptons Hit and Run
Sister Jacqueline Walsh, a Sister of Mercy in a Long Island parish, was killed by a hit and run driver after spending a day of retreat in the Hamptons with fellow nuns, the NY Post reports. When she was struck, Sister Walsh was walking along the road outside the estate where the nuns were staying. […]
Bronx Police Search for Hit-and-Run Cab Driver
Police in the Bronx are looking for a livery cab driver who they say struck a pedestrian with his car and then left the scene. After the first hit-and-run, the victim was hit by a sanitation vehicle, the driver of which stayed on the scene. The victim was taken from the accident site at East […]
Jury Awards Woman $20M+ in Damages after Queens Bus Accident
In August, a Queens jury awarded damages in excess of 20 million dollars to a woman struck by an MTA bus in Long Island City. The plaintiff, a housekeeper, was awarded summary judgment after a surveillance video established that the pedestrian had the right of way. The bus did not yield and struck the plaintiff. […]
Livery Cab Hits Father and Infant in Brooklyn
A Brooklyn hit and run accident left a father and his year old daughter injured in Bedford-Stuyvesant on Saturday afternoon. The father was attending to his daughter in her stroller when the livery cab was struck by another vehicle, causing it to jump the curb, crushing the pair against a fence outside of a convenience […]
New York Car Accident Attorney Report: LA Lakers Forward Lamar Odom Is Passenger In Queens, NY Car Accident
LA Lakers star forward, Lamar Odom, was a passenger in a car that struck and seriously injured a motorcyclist and a pedestrian in his hometown of Queens, New York, on Thursday. A publicist for Odom’s wife, Khloe Kardashian, told the New York Post that Kardashian was not with her husband a the time of the […]
Albany, NY: Governor Cuomo Signs New Texting While Driving Bill
New York State Governor, Andrew Cuomo, signed a bill into law this week that allows police officers to stop and ticket drivers whom they see texting while driving. Texting while driving had already been a moving violation, however, prior to the new bill, police officers were only able to ticket the offending motorist if the […]
White Plains, NY Pedestrian Accident Attorney Report: Seven Injured After N.Y. Fireworks Show
Seven pedestrians are recovering from injuries after they were struck by a car while exiting a central New York park following a fireworks show. The Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office reported that the pedestrian accident occurred at approximately 10:15 p.m. Sunday as traffic was leaving Emerson Park in Owasco. Deputies say a pickup truck driven by […]
White Plains Car Accident Attorney Report: Long Island Man Fatally Injured in Car Accident
Port Jefferson Station resident Francisco Cardozo was struck and killed by an oncoming vehicle in Huntington Station early Friday morning. Police have determined that Cardozo was most likely walking in traffic when he was hit by the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle walked away unscathed, although police took custody of his car as part […]
Stylist Killed in Upper East Side NYC Traffic Accident
Laurence Renard was struck and killed by a dump truck on Manhattan’s Upper East Side last night as she crossed First Avenue. The accident occurred just before 6:00 between 90th and 91st Streets. Renard was crossing First Avenue when a carting truck driven by Diego Tappia-Ulloa turned left from 90th Street and struck her while […]
White Plains NY Pedestrian Accident Lawyer Report: Elderly Driver Strikes And Kills Pedestrian In Yonkers
An elderly driver struck and killed a pedestrian near Yonkers Avenue in Yonkers, NY last week. The accident occurred at approximately 7 p.m. on October 21, 2010 at the intersection of Yonkers Avenue and St. John’s Avenue. Yonkers Avenue was closed for a few hours while police investigated. The pedestrian accident resulted in the death […]