According to the Centers for Disease Control, along with DUI and along with distracted driving, driving while tired or drowsy driving is a major issue. Aside from the possibility of falling asleep at the wheel, drowsy driving can impact your ability to pay attention to the road, slow reaction time, and affect the ability to …
Be Careful While Skiing This Season
Skiing and snowboarding can be two activities that are both fun and great exercise. Both sports come with their dangers, which include both minor and serious injuries and fatalities. According to the National Ski Area Association, over the past ten years, there have been 41.5 skiing/snowboarding related deaths on average each year. About 44.7 people …
IID Use While Driving Can Cause A Crash Due To Distracted Driving
According to statistics, the average drunk driver has driven while intoxicated up to 80 times before an arrest. In 2017, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), discovered that ignition interlock devices (IID) stopped 1.77 million attempts to drive while intoxicated in 2016. In 2010, New York’s Leandra’s Law went into effect, requiring any driver convicted of …
Pedestrians Chewed Out By Cop, Ticketed For Crossing Street Outside Of The Crosswalk
New York State averages 300 pedestrian fatalities every year. Many of the fatalities and about 15,000 injuries occur in New York City. To help curb behavior that put pedestrians at risk, police ramped up ticketing efforts for drivers who did not follow traffic laws designed to protect pedestrians. Pedestrians have the absolute right of way …
E-Bikes Come With Their Own Dangers
With the rise in popularity of e-scooters and motor-assisted pedal bikes, it’s no wonder that there has been a spike in injuries in the cities where companies like Bird, Lime, and Citi Bikes have made inroads. While these convenient and undoubtedly green modes of transportation may help to some extent with traffic congestion, some public …
Another Cyclist Death This Year, This Time In Central Park
It has been a bad year for cyclists in the Big Apple. In all of 2018, there were 10 cyclists killed in traffic accidents on the streets of New York City. This year, that total has more than doubled to 29. The sharp increase has brought activists to begin advocating for more laws and roadway …
Huge Victory For Girl Who Was Hit By Brooklyn Bus, $43 Million Awarded
New York has no-fault accident liability laws that cover all traffic accidents. This includes accidents that involve pedestrians. Pedestrians who are injured can file for no-fault benefits, which cover medical expenses and will pay a portion of lost wages. However, when a person’s injuries exceed $50,000, that pedestrian may then file a civil lawsuit against …
Man Wins Huge Verdict After A Fall At A Jones Beach Event
Injuries that take place at work may be covered by worker’s compensation, but there is only so far that worker’s comp can go. It can help to cover medical bills and a portion of the injured worker’s salary, but it isn’t meant for the long term. If an injury has caused enough permanent damage to …
Jury Likely To Indict Woman On Further Charges After DUI Crash
The East Hampton Star reports that a grand jury will likely indict a woman in a fatal Montauk crash. 30-year-old Lisa Rooney was initially charged with drunken driving following an October crash that killed a bicyclist in Montauk. Just after 6 p.m. on October 30th, Rooney struck 28-year-old John James Usma-Quintero on Flamingo Avenue. Usma-Quintero died …
Three-Year-Old Killed In Stroller Accident In Harlem
Despite initiatives such as Vision Zero in New York and others like it nationwide, it seems that pedestrian fatalities are increasing. In 2017, there were 5,977 pedestrians killed in traffic accidents according to the NHTSA. On average, a pedestrian is killed every 88 seconds in traffic accidents in the United States. 73% of pedestrian fatalities …
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