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Queens Intersection Accident Law Firm

During one recent year, approximately 223,141 traffic accidents were recorded in New York City. Nearly one quarter of those events resulted in serious injuries or death. Since the borough of Queens accounts for about one-fourth of all these annual tragedies, roughly 13,000 Queens residents (or visitors to the area) suffer major injuries or death each year due to these incidents. The dangers posed by passing through New York City intersections can also be vividly grasped by recognizing that drivers run over one million red lights in this city every work day. It’s hard to avoid major injuries in Queens and the...

20 July

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Queens Bicycle Accident Lawyers

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Now that Queens has over 2.3 million residents living in an area measuring 109 square miles, it’s no wonder that it often records more annual bicycle accidents than New York City’s smaller boroughs. During the past few years, several bicyclists have lost their lives trying to safely maneuver around this area. Even after new bike lanes were constructed following one rider’s death, bicyclists realized they must always keep driving defensively. Although cars, trucks and taxis once dominated most sections of New York City, so many residents are now riding that bicycles now outnumber vehicles in some parts of the city’s smaller...

14 June

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Dangers of Motorcycle Accidents in the Bronx

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in Motorcycle Accidents, Vehicle Accidents

While it’s always fun to enjoy the added sense of freedom that riding a motorcycle in New York City provides, all riders must exercise caution when passing through heavy traffic areas like the Bronx since too many deadly accidents occur there each year. Commuters must be especially careful when travelling on the Cross Bronx Expressway. Fortunately, some Bronx neighborhoods are benefitting from New York City’s “slow zone” program that requires reduced speeds in high traffic areas. You can learn more about several serious Bronx collisions by reviewing the descriptions of them below – along with some general New York motorcycle accident statistics....

07 May

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New York Car Accident Attorneys Discuss Helping Clients Survive Bad Faith Insurance Practices

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in Car Accidents

Now that ninety-one (91) New Yorkers often die each month due to traffic accidents, the police must work even harder to enforce all traffic laws to better protect our state’s residents. Yet once people are seriously injured in these accidents, their toughest battles to heal and move on with their lives may involve their own car accident insurance companies. That’s because bad faith insurance claim practices have become far too common across America. A recent California case indicates how this type of injustice can easily unfold in any state. A California man was awarded $23 million for the bad faith handling of...

02 May

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Albany Accident on I-87

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in Accident Injuries, Accident News, Car Accidents, Vehicle Accidents

An accident in Albany was reported at around 10 at night on April 30. The accident occurred going northbound on I-87 and eastbound on I-90 at Exit 24. The northbound incident was cleared quickly after and traffic was normal. This is all that is known about this accident at this time. As more information becomes available we will keep you posted. We want to bring you current stories about accident news across New York. Sometimes, we will only know a few details at first. When we learn more, we will pass that information onto you. If you’ve been seriously hurt in a...

02 May

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Injury Accident Lower Hudson Valley

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in Accident Injuries, Accident News, Car Accidents, Vehicle Accidents

An accident occurred in the Lower Hudson Valley at around noon on May 1. The accident involved personal injury. The accident happened going southbound on I-87 at exit 15A. The accident caused the left lane to be blocked. The incident was cleared a couple of hours later. The extent of the injuries is not known at this time. We always want to bring you initial accident reports so that you can know what's going on and avoid certain areas. As more information about these accidents is made available, we will keep you posted. Have you been seriously injured in a car accident that...

02 May

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Police Identify Suspect in Hit-and-Run

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in Accident Injuries, Accident News, Vehicle Accidents, Wrongful Death

On May 1 in Geneseo, Livingston County Sheriff’s Deputies have identified the driver of a vehicle that was involved in a hit-and-run that led to the death of one person. They have also said that the person is not yet in custody. They say that 54-year-old Valeri Belioutsa hit and killed Nicholas Iannarelli. The accident happened on Saturday morning while Nicholas was walking on Route 63 near Court Street. He was wearing dark clothing at the time of the incident. The company that Belioutsa works for is cooperating with the investigation. They say the investigation as being treated as a criminal one but...

02 May

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Motorcyclist Critically Injured in Crash

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in Accident Injuries, Accident News, Motorcycle Accidents, Vehicle Accidents

A New York motorcyclist was severely hurt in a crash that happened on Route 7 going Southbound on Monday night of April 30. Nathan Spiro from Bedford was driving south on Route 7 when he lost control of his motorcycle. The police report that two other vehicles were involved in the accident. The vehicles included a 2014 Jeep Compass Latitude that was being driven by Jorge Rodriguez-Novascatala and a 2007 Prius that was being driven by Kathleen Sophia Abouzeide. The drivers of the vehicles were not hurt in the accident, and the cars did not need to be towed. The Route 7 southbound area near...

02 May

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Accident at Cadman Plaza

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in Accident Injuries, Accident News, Car Accidents, Vehicle Accidents

An accident in New York, New York, was reported in the evening on May 1. The accident occurred at Cadman Plaza. This accident was reported to be minor. As we work to bring you accident news stories across the state, we will bring you initial reports. These reports often only have a few details such as where the accident occurred. These reports are meant to alert people in the area about what is going on. As more information about these accidents becomes available, we will keep you posted. If you’ve been hurt in a car accident and you are looking at serious...

02 May

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Accident in Greenpoint

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in Accident Injuries, Accident News, Car Accidents, Vehicle Accidents

We are always doing our best to bring you current stories about accidents in New York. We are looking to bring you stories as they happen. As we do so, we will bring you emerging reports about accidents in the state. These reports might only have a few details in them. Once we learn more about these accidents, we will keep you posted. An accident was reported in Greenpoint on April 30 at around 6:30 in the evening. The accident occurred at the Williamsburg Bridge at Exit 32. The lane was reported to be blocked because of the accident. The accident...