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NYC MTA Worker Killed in Fall
In Mid-March, a New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority worker, St. Clair Richard Stephens, fell about 20 feet and landed on his head. He fell when a wooden safety railing broke. He was 23-years-old and a track worker. The fall led to his death. Stephens was standing between two columns when the rail gave way and sent him falling into empty space where he landed on the tracks below. He had only been working at the job for 6 months and was on a crew that was tasked with removing redundant rails and putting them on a work train. Stephens was working alone when the accident happened. He suffered head trauma and is believed to have still been alive when a Fire Department crew pulled him back onto the platform. Emergency responders worked to save him, but they were unable to do so. He died an hour later. Questions about whether
Couple Injured in Train Crash in 2017 Sues LIRR
In 2017, a Brooklyn couple was hurt in a train crash while riding the Long Island Rail Road. The husband and wife are suing the Long Island Rail Road for failing to stop the wreck. The victims were Joseph and Helen Bua; they were two of dozens of passengers who flew out of their seats when a train plowed through a metal barrier while pulling into Atlantic Terminal January of last year. This information comes from the lawsuit they filed in Queens Supreme Court. The two of them suffered many personal injuries, and they were injured along with over 100 other people who were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board found that the operator of this train could have been suffering from sleep apnea and might have nodded off and caused the accident. Three other people who were injured in the accident have filed a case against the Long
MTA Hit With Demand for Guardrails in Subway
The MTA has been hit with a class action call for guardrails in the Subway. After nearly a dozen instances of tragedy happening on New York City’s subways tracks, a woman who had a close call herself is bringing a federal class action suit to the MTA and demanding safety reforms. This story happened on March 22, 2018. The lead plaintiff in the case is Mary West. She only suffered minor injuries to her leg when it got caught between an Uptown 1 train and the platform. This happened last year. Her 36-page complaint was full of disturbing photos of commuters who ended up with more serious injuries or dead because of Subway injuries. She showed images in this complaint of Ki Suk Han, a 28-year-old who was killed after being pushed onto the tracks by a homeless person. His death sparked outrage and for people to call for better
Olean Man Driving While Drunk Caused Deadly Crash
On April 5, 2018, in Cattaraugus County, New York, an Olean man has been arrested for driving while drunk and causing an accident. He has been apprehended for intoxicated driving that led to a fatal car crash. This incident occurred at around 4:20 in the evening on April 4th, according to the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office. Police on patrol in the area responded to a two-vehicle accident that occurred on Route 417 in the Town of Carrollton. An investigation was conducted, and officials then determined that a 47-year-old man named John D. McStraw Jr. was attempting to pass a semi-trailer when he hit an oncoming vehicle that was being driven by a 48-year-old from Killbuck. The 48-year-old man was killed in the collision and pronounced dead at the scene. McStraw has been arrested for vehicular manslaughter as well as two other counts including driving while intoxicated. He has been taken
Update: Victims Laid to Rest in Nassau Expressway Accident
Another update is available about the accident that happened on the Nassau Expressway. This accident resulted in the death of two people and injury to five other people. Two people are facing charged connected to the accident that left two dead in Inwood. This accident happened early on Wednesday morning. The two victims who were killed are being laid to rest. We now also have the names of the two people who were arrested in connection with the case. Zakiyyah Steward, 25, is being charged with driving while impaired. She is being charged with multiples counts related to driving while impaired. Also, 35-year-old Rahmel Watkins is being charged with a DWI. Five cars were involved in this violent crash. The crash lead to litter and debris all over the road, which meant investigators had a difficult task to understand and clean up this accident. The two people who died were
Do I Need a Personal Injury Attorney?
After you’ve suffered an injury in an accident, you might be wondering where to turn to for legal help. You also might have questions about whether or not you should hire a personal injury lawyer. If you’ve suffered severe injuries, it is often important to contact a personal injury attorney. Filing a personal injury lawsuit is something that requires skill and training. It also requires an understanding of the legal system and of the specific rules and laws in place in a specific state. If you are wondering if you need to hire a personal injury lawyer, you should know there are certain kinds of accidents that often require a lawyer. In these cases, hiring an attorney is usually worth it. In part one of a two part series of whether or not you need a personal injury attorney will look at two reasons that indicate you do need a