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Car Accident Lawyer Discusses the Stopping Distance Formula
New York City Car Accident Lawyer at Frekhtman & Associates examines the stopping distance formula. The energy of motion of a car is responsible for the destructiveness of car accidents. It’s the reason parking lot accidents bend fenders and high-speed collisions on the highway demolish cars. This energy also increases with the square of your speed. Doubling your speed from 30 mph to 60 mph, for example, quadruples the destructive potential of a collision. This is why your ability to rapidly slow down is so important. If you can halve your speed before an impact, the destructive consequences are reduced by one-quarter. This can mean the difference between surviving the accident unscathed or losing one’s life. If you succeed in bringing your car to a full stop, then the incident becomes nothing more than a close call that doesn’t even affect your day. The difference between a close call and
Truck Accident Lawyer Discusses Loaded Dump Truck Veering Into Oncoming Traffic
New York truck accident lawyer at the F&A injury law firm discusses a recent accident involving a dump truck veering into oncoming traffic. On Tuesday, May 17, a dump truck loaded with manure crossed into oncoming traffic on Route 295 in Hamilton, New Jersey. Truck Careens Into Oncoming Lanes A spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said the truck was northbound between Sloan Avenue and Route 535 at about 12:10 p.m. when it crossed the center grassy median and into the southbound lanes where it struck two sport utility vehicles. The dump truck went down an embankment, and it came to rest on its side. 101.5 FM News reports that emergency personnel transported one of the SUV motorists to an area hospital. The driver of the dump truck was also hospitalized. Lane Closures Last Hours Closed lanes backed up Mercer County traffic for miles at times. Crews loaded both
Crane Accident Lawyer Identifies Complexities in Recent Construction Accident
New York City remains one of the hottest construction markets in the United States. In fact, as reported in Construction Drive, commercial and multifamily construction outpaced every other city in 2015. “The total dollar value of all construction projects initiated in the five boroughs reached $40.9 billion in 2015, a jump of 53 percent from 2014 when construction starts totaled $26.7 billion and more than double the $19.9 billion in starts realized in 2013,” according to Real Estate Weekly. As a result, a concurrent rise in construction accidents has accompanied the construction boom, and crane accidents have played a role in that rise. Frekhtman and Associates crane accident lawyers see the layers of complexity, especially with crane involvement in construction accidents. In the case of the crane accident in lower Manhattan recently, just blocks from 1 World Trade Center in Tribeca, the crashing crane injured three people and killed another. The
Bus Accident Lawyers Discuss Head-on Bus/SUV Crash
New York City bus accident lawyers at the F&A Injury Law Firm discuss a recent crash between a bus and SUV. Bus passengers are often quite vulnerable when crashes happen. In a wreck near Disney World, multiple passengers suffered injuries. Investigators allege that an SUV motorist caused the fiery bus crash when she fell asleep at the wheel at about 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 14. The collision occurred about one mile from Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Driver Allegedly Falls Asleep The driver of an Isuzu SUV had been with her family at Disney World just before the accident happened, according to what her 7-year-old son told troopers. The 36-year-old Groveland woman was southbound on Sherberth Road when her vehicle veered into oncoming traffic, colliding head-on with a Disney shuttle bus. Both vehicles reportedly caught on fire. Eleven People Injured A spokesman for the Florida Highway Patrol says that eight people
Car Accident Lawyer Discusses Collision Between Taxis Near Holland Tunnel
A NY car accident lawyer at the F&A injury law firm discusses a multi-vehicle accident near the entrance to the Holland Tunnel that caused injury. According to a report in the New York Post, all of the vehicles were yellow taxis. Accident Details At approximately 8:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, one taxi allegedly crashed into two others where Varick Street and Canal Street intersect. One of the taxi drivers, a 34-year-old man, believed that defective brakes were to blame. He stated that his vehicle was broadsided at the intersection. Three People Injured The same taxi driver believed that his female passenger possibly sustained serious injuries in the accident. He said that after the collision he got out of his taxi and observed his female passenger laying on the floor. Two other individuals sustained injuries of unknown severity. Complicated liability questions may arise when an accident involving commercial vehicles leads to
Truck Accident Lawyer Discusses Two-vehicle Crash Involving Dump Truck
New York Truck Accident Lawyer at the Frekhtman & Associates Injury Law Firm discusses a collision between a dump truck and a passenger vehicle resulted in a loss of life. The accident happened in the western Connecticut community of Southbury on Friday, May 13. Dispatchers received multiple 911 calls about the crash at approximately 1:21 p.m., so local police and state troopers responded to the accident scene on Route 6 at Old Waterbury Road. Accident Details According to WTNH News, a 69-year-old female motorist driving a Subaru Legacy was westbound on Old Waterbury Road when her vehicle was broadsided by a dump truck northbound on Route 6, also known as Main Street North. Motorist Found Unresponsive First responders found the woman unresponsive, so life-saving efforts commenced. Emergency personnel transported the victim to Waterbury Hospital where she was pronounced dead. The dump truck driver was not injured. Following the crash, authorities