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Pedestrian Accidents

Vehicle Hits into Six People in Brooklyn Causing Serious Injury

Six people injured in pedestrian accident in Brooklyn

On March 9th, 2018, a vehicle hit into six people in Brooklyn, New York, and caused serious injuries. The vehicle was a BMW and hit very hard into six people who were on a street in Brooklyn. This lead to at least some of the victims sustaining serious injuries, according to reports. The driver of the BMW hit into six people after losing control of the car. The people were hit near Glenwood Road and Nostrand Avenue. There was an event in front of some stores and six people were hit. According to police, two people were seriously hurt in the accident....

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Causes of Pedestrian Knockdown Accidents

As a pedestrian, sidewalks and crosswalks make you feel safe. Yet, thousands of pedestrian knockdown accidents happen every year. Many accidents result in somewhat minor injuries, but some resulting in serious injury or death. So while you may feel safe walking around the city, you should know that as long as vehicles travel the roads, you are not. However, pedestrian knockdown accidents don’t just happen, there are a number of factors that make one more at risk. Unmarked Crosswalks or Crosswalks without Street Lights Pedestrians can legally cross at any intersection even if there is not a marked crosswalk. While it is...

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New Concrete Barriers Should Help Improve NYC Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety

Shortly after a man drove his car onto a sidewalk back in May of 2017, killing a tourist and injuring at least 22 others, at least one local lawmaker proposed new legislation for protective sidewalk barriers to be installed to better protect everyone. Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez once again spoke out after the Barcelona, Spain sidewalk terrorist attack, saying his bill would require installing numerous barriers in high-volume areas. Unfortunately, it was not until after the October 31, 2017 New York City attack was waged by a violent man who drove a rental truck for a mile down a NYC bikeway that...

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Pedestrian Accident Lawyers Discuss Times Square Tragedy

Times Square is one of the most visited places in the world explain New York City pedestrian accident lawyers at the F&A injury law firm. In fact, the Times Square Alliance says that more than 300,000 visitors come to the iconic spot in the heart of Manhattan every day. On especially busy days, the visitor count approaches half-a-million. On Thursday, May 18, this tourist mecca became a place of carnage caused by a single motorist. Police say that a maroon 2009 Honda Accord struck many pedestrians as it sped on sidewalks for a three-block stretch along 7th Avenue between 42nd Street...

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NYC Pedestrian Knockdown Injury Lawyers Explain How to Stay Prepared for Sudden Accidents

On Thursday, May 18th, 2017, chaos erupted among New York City pedestrians walking through Times Square when a vehicle suddenly lunged onto a sidewalk explain NYC pedestrian knockdown injury lawyers at the F&A accident law firm in Manhattan. Within seconds, it struck and killed an 18-year-old Michigan woman and injured her 13-year-old sister. Roughly 20 others were also injured. While many first wondered if the event might be some type of terror-related incident – given all that’s recently occurred in England and elsewhere in the world -- it soon became clear that it was not. Additional Facts Shared with the Public...

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NYC Pedestrian Accident Lawyers Discuss Knockdown Car Accidents in the Five Boroughs

While city officials have worked hard to reduce pedestrian accidents during recent years, they keep occurring regularly in all five New York City boroughs explains Arkady Frekhtman, one of the pedestrian accident lawyers at the F&A injury law firm in Brooklyn.  On March 24, 2017, a one-year-old girl was struck and killed in Queens by a truck driver. The mother and her baby girl were hit while they were in the crosswalk at the intersection of 23rd Avenue and 94th Street. The police officers who responded to the scene found the little girl suffering from severe head trauma and bodily injuries. She...

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Pedestrian Accident Lawyers Discuss a Serious DUI Crash At a Bus Stop

On March 3, two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle while they waited at a bus stop explains one of the New York pedestrian accident lawyers at the F&A Injury Law Firm. The accident happened in Verona, New Jersey, at Pease Avenue and Lakeside Avenue. Accident Details ABC 7 News reports that a 2006 white Mitsubishi operated by a 25-year-old man from Belleville hit a 34-year-old woman and her 30-year-old brother. The female victim did not survive, and the male victim was taken to a local hospital where he was reported critical, but stable. Driver Charged With Multiple Offenses The Essex County prosecutor subsequently...

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NYC Pedestrian Knockdown Accident Attorneys Discuss Ambulating Safely in the Big Apple

New York City Pedestrian Safety Now that over eight million people live in New York City and the population swells by another two million or more during the work week, it’s a wonder that pedestrian accidents aren’t completely overwhelming local hospitals. In fact, at least up until a few years ago, pedestrian accidents were still increasing annually to unacceptable levels explains Arkady Frekhtman, one of the NYC pedestrian knockdown accident attorneys at the F&A injury law firm in Manhattan. During 2013, pedestrian deaths reached 180 – the highest number for the past decade. Fortunately, citizen advocacy groups, Mayor Bill de Blasio, and...

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Pedestrian Knockdown Accident Lawyers Discuss Manhattan Pedestrian Accident Involving Surgeon

A physician described in court papers as one of the top five breast-cancer surgeons in the world is suing two motorists following a pedestrian accident that injured her hand, preventing her from operating on patients.A New York City pedestrian knockdown accident lawyer at the F&A injury law firm discusses the facts and circumstances of this case: Vehicles Strike Physician According to the court papers, a male motorist and a female motorist were allegedly operating the vehicles at high speeds when a collision occurred on York Avenue near East 61st Street at about 7 a.m. on September 8. The vehicles then struck the 63-year-old surgeon...

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New York Auto Accident Lawyers Discuss Pedestrian Injuries & Safety Tips

New York Pedestrian Injuries & Safety Tips First responders have many important yet unpleasant tasks to handle on a daily basis. Perhaps one of the hardest is seeing the terrible toll pedestrians suffer after being hit by careless motorists. Without the protection of a vehicle wrapped around them, many pedestrians suffer traumatic brain injuries, broken bones, severe lacerations, and various head injuries when hit by cars, trucks or buses. Recent New York State Department of Motor Vehicle accident statistics published online indicate that there were 269 fatal pedestrian/motor crashes reported to the police in 2014. Equally disturbing were the more than 14,000...

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