Accident & Injury Lawyer New York Discusses Hazards of Drugged Driving

in Accident Injuries, Accidents, Car Accidents, Vehicle Accidents

It is important to understand that legal drugs can lead to illegal driving explains a New York City accident & injury lawyer at the Frekhtman & Associates law firm. Although the alleged facts of the case are not yet clear, the arrest of Tiger Woods on DUI charges focused further attention on the problem of impaired driving due to prescription drug use. Impaired drivers may cause accidents resulting in injuries or fatalities. Mixing Drugs and Impaired Driving After his May 29 arrest by police in Jupiter, Florida, the professional golfer stated he had taken Xanax and other prescription medications prior to the...

18 April

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Injury Lawyers Discuss High Speed Chase Resulting in Injuries

Posted by Frekhtman & Associates

in Accidents, Car Accidents, Vehicle Accidents

NYC Injury Lawyers at the F&A injury law firm discuss a recent high-speed chase that commenced in the Bronx ended in Mt. Vernon with serious injuries to a woman and a child. The New York Post reports that the chase began when 47th Precinct officers attempted to make a traffic stop after a 2014 white Nissan Maxima allegedly sped westbound on Nereid Avenue at about 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15. Vehicle Crashes Into Parked Cars The driver allegedly attempted to elude the pursuing squad car. As the vehicle entered Westchester, officers notified the Mt. Vernon police. About three blocks from the county...

24 February

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Injury lawyer will help pedestrians struck by reckless drivers

Posted by Frekhtman & Associates

in Pedestrian Accidents

An article from the New York Daily News discusses a few horrific traffic accidents that occurred in mid-January. Each involved pedestrians. In at least two of the cases mentioned, the pedestrians were acting appropriately, and it was the drivers' reckless behavior that resulted in death or serious injury. In one of the cases mentioned, the driver made an illegal left turn and ran into a 68-year-old woman crossing the street in the crosswalk. The accident was fatal for the pedestrian. Another accident involved a cement truck that hit a 63-year-old woman crossing the street; she was also in the crosswalk and...

20 January

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Injury lawyers on hand to help pedestrians involved in truck collisions

Posted by Frekhtman & Associates

in Bus Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Truck Accidents

A terrible accident took place recently on the Upper East Side in Manhattan. An 86-year-old pedestrian crossing the street on a crosswalk and with the light in his favor was struck by a delivery truck. According to news reports, the result was severe head trauma. The kind of injury the pedestrian sustained can lead to death. Even if he doesn't die, he could face a variety of serious problems, including the following: Coma Paralysis and other loss of motor functioning Cognitive deficits, including loss of speech and memory impairments Emotional problems Pedestrians are vulnerable to vehicles of any size; getting struck...

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Accident & Injury Lawyer New York Discusses Hazards of Drugged Driving

Injury Lawyers Discuss High Speed Chase Resulting in Injuries

Injury lawyer will help pedestrians struck by reckless drivers

Injury lawyers on hand to help pedestrians involved in truck collisions