Category: Motor Vehicle Accident

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NYC DOT Worker Dies in Fatal Car Crash at Hutchison River Parkway

Life is completely unpredictable! This truism was noticed Wednesday through a fatal car crash that resulted in one death. The victim in this accident was a worker at the New York City Department of Transportation. What Exactly Happened? A DOT electrician named, George Staab, from Shirley met his death in this fatal motor vehicle accident. […]


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Two Kids and One Woman Dead in a Fatal Car Crash at a Brooklyn Intersection

Motor vehicle accidents can be dangerous and sometimes even lead to death. Many people meet death because of life-threatening motor vehicle accidents every year throughout the United States. A recent serious car crash in Brooklyn adds to the list of the deceased from motor vehicle accidents. What Exactly Happened? According to a report, this car […]


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Five Deaths in Multiple Vehicle Crash on Long Island Involve a Stolen 2018 Chevy Camaro

Accidents involving motor vehicles are always brutal. The brutality is seen and experienced by thousands of people/families in New York every year. Many people die while some are lucky to escape with inevitable injuries. Most often, such accidents happen because of unforeseen things.  Auto accident attorneys in the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, New York and Long […]


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One Dead and Two Injured in Head-on Collision of Two Cars at Nesconset Highway, Hauppauge

Motor vehicle accidents are always dangerous. Thousands of deaths from such accidents are recorded every year in New York. A 70-year-old woman, Lorraine Sheehan, from Lake Ronkonkoma joined the list of deaths caused by motor vehicle accidents in Hauppauge. This accident injured two people. One is the 73-year-old husband of the deceased and the other […]


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Punitive Damages for DWI Causing Injury

Personal Injury Actions Involving DWI’s May Lead to Punitive Damages Individuals who are injured by a person driving while intoxicated may be entitled to punitive damages in addition to the compensatory damages that awarded.  The New York Appellate Division, Second Department ruled in Chiara v. Dernago, 12 A.D.3d 999; 11 N.Y.S. App. Div. Lexis 4367; […]


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Construction Accident

Construction Accident The construction industry is a very dangerous industry for trade workers who often put their life and safety on the line when they go to work and risk construction accidents. In large cities such as New York City where new high rises are constructed on a weekly basis, developers, business ventures, owners, general […]


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Notice of Claim Requirement

NOTICE OF CLAIM REQUIREMENT Before one can bring a lawsuit to collect damages against a city, town, or a public agency in the state of New York, a notice of claim requirement must be satisfied. A claimant has ninety days during which to file and comply with the notice of claim requirement or they will be […]


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Hit and Run

Hit and Run We tend to not think of hit and run car accidents as a major issue in New York.  Unfortunately in a large city such as New York, there are many selfish people living amongst us as we go about our daily lives. We often take our own safety for granted when we […]


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Car Crashes into Nassau County Bus Stop

Car Crashes into Bus Stop An out of control car caused a Nassau County bus stop crash.  Four people were injured in the crash as reported by News 12. Faulty equipment and failure to maintain a motor vehicle can lead to accidents like the one in New Hyde Park when a blown tire caused a […]


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Pedestrian Knockdown

A pedestrian knockdown is one type of personal injury case that is growing in number on Long Island.  A pedestrian knockdown is when an individual is struck by a motor vehicle and suffers injuries.  A pedestrian knockdown does not necessarily imply criminal conduct such as that in a hit and run, texting while driving or DWI […]


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