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As New York nears 5 years since Vision Zero went into effect in 2014, new traffic data shows that pedestrian deaths in the five boroughs increased 6.5% from 107 deaths in 2017 to 114 in 2018. While overall traffic fatalities are down, a dozen pedestrians were killed...
Snowplow Accidents Driving through snow or ice can be a risky endeavor that requires careful attention from the driver. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), wintry conditions accounted for 440 fatal accidents and 33,000 injuries in...
Help and Hope for Surviving Loved Ones of Fatal Pedestrian Accident Victims Few accidents are more horrific than getting struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing a street, navigating a sidewalk or walking on the side of the road. Fatal pedestrian accidents are...
Three people were seriously injured in an accident on July 21, 2022 in which a school bus overturned on the Hutchinson River Parkway in the Bronx. Shortly after 6:00 a.m. Thursday morning, the school bus carrying dozens of passengers flipped onto its side while...
Shruti Udeshi, a 51-year-old kindergarten teacher, was tragically struck and killed by a car while attempting to cross the street during her morning commute on January 24, 2022. Reports say she was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident occurred at approximately...
Just before 8:00am on Monday, January 17th, 15-year-old Antonina Zatulovska was crossing the street at the intersection of Bedford Avenue and Avenue P in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, when she was struck and killed by a school bus. The teen had right of way and was...
Injuries After a Rear-End Collision Car accidents often happen when we least expect it, sometimes when we are driving on a highway and other occasions when we are patiently waiting at a stop sign, not moving at all Most rear-end accidents occur when we are completely...
Tragically, yet another pedestrian in New York was struck and killed while simply trying to cross the street. On the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021, 68-year-old Ruth Mullen was crossing in the crosswalk near her Bronx home, when she was struck by an MTA bus making...
New York Head-On Collision Lawyers Head-on motor vehicle crashes are usually avoidable and often happen when the driver of a vehicle is texting, impaired by alcohol or drugs, or distracted. Don’t walk away from an accident just to be saddled with the weight of...
Lawyers for 18-Wheeler and Other Large Truck Accidents Trucks, especially 18-wheelers, are much larger than the average vehicle and take up more space on the road. While the average car weighs in at around 4,000 pounds, an 18-wheeler can legally weigh up to 80,000...
