Car Accident Lawyer Notes Long Island Wreck Allegedly Linked To Speeding

A teen driver accused of allegedly speeding was involved in a two-vehicle accident on Long Island in Southampton, according to the authorities. Vehicle Exiting Driveway Southampton Town Police reported that a 17-year-old Southampton male was operating a motor vehicle on Bridies Path at approximately 9 p.m. on Saturday. At the same time, a 73-year-old East Moriches man was pulling his vehicle out of a driveway and on to the roadway. According to police, the speeding vehicle then rear-ended the vehicle pulling out of the driveway. Injured Man Airlifted The injuries to the driver of the car that was rear-ended were such that he required...

19 January

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New York Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer Explains Complete and Incomplete Severity Levels

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Car accidents, workplace injuries, and trip and fall accidents are just some of the ways that a severe spinal cord injury may occur. While injuries vary widely, they can be classified as either complete or incomplete. A complete spinal cord injury is one that causes total loss of function at and below the original point of injury. Complete spinal cord injuries are further divided into complete paraplegia and complete tetraplegia. In the first type, the injured person permanently loses all motor function below the T1 vertebrae. This includes loss of sensation in the legs, bladder, bowel, and sexual organs. The person...

19 January

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Crash Involving Minivan Taxi Noted By Accident & Injury Lawyer New York

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An early morning accident on the Van Wyck Expressway involved a commercial minivan taxi and a man changing a flat tire, according to Port Authority police. The accident occurred at about 4 a.m. near JFK International Airport. Accident Details Authorities report that the man had apparently pulled his red Chevrolet Malibu onto the shoulder in order to change the flat tire. It was reported that the driver of the Malibu was outside of his vehicle when he was struck and pinned beneath the minivan that hit him. He did not survive. It was not immediately known why the minivan taxi had allegedly veered...

19 January

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Accident Lawyers Reveal Crash Statistics for New York

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There’s no question that you can minimize the chances of traffic accidents by using defensive techniques, turning off your smartphone, and avoiding alcoholic beverages while driving. Enough New Yorkers are practicing these safety recommendations that the total number of crashes went down by about 2.5 percent. This is from 2010 to 2011, which represents the latest data from the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. The bad news is that for 2011, the state suffered from 307,550 total crashes. Fatal crashes accounted for 1,077 incidents. Of the 1,153 individuals killed, 51 percent were drivers, 17 percent were passengers, 25 percent...

19 January

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Truck Accident Lawyer provides a tractor trailer accident review

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With the economy in better shape more trucks are on the road. This results in more truck accidents which means people are injured or even killed. Truck accident lawyer, Frekhtman & Associates, reviewed the statistics of truck accidents and found the results alarming. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety indicates that when a death occurs in a truck vs. car crash, the death is most likely the passenger vehicle occupant. Trucks outweigh a car by 20-30 times. In some cases the car can actually fit under the truck because the truck is much higher off the ground. Therefore the damage to the...

January 2016

Car Accident Lawyer Notes Long Island Wreck Allegedly Linked To Speeding

New York Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer Explains Complete and Incomplete Severity Levels

Crash Involving Minivan Taxi Noted By Accident & Injury Lawyer New York

Accident Lawyers Reveal Crash Statistics for New York

Truck Accident Lawyer provides a tractor trailer accident review