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Accidents tend to come in rashes, which is how it happened in New York City on Tuesday, March 7. Pedestrian accidents topped the police blotters that day with three pedestrians killed and one hospitalized in critical condition. The first event occurred in Brooklyn at...
In the aftermath of a tragic accident in which a two-year-old child was killed by bricks that fell from a building on the Upper West Side, New York’s PIX 11 spoke with Partner Stephen Murphy about the recent rise in pedestrian accidents across New York City. Between...
One hazard of living or working in New York City is exploding manhole covers. It may sound outlandish, but it happens quite frequently. One such explosion occurred last month in Brooklyn, when a pedestrian was walking his dog in the Prospect Park neighborhood on a...
Lawyers at Block O'Toole & Murphy LLP recently announced an $8.8 million settlement for a client who was hit by a van in Ozone Park, Queens. The case settled on Jan. 7, 2014, two days before jury selection was scheduled to begin.The pedestrian accident occurred on...
Proposal to Prevent Pedestrian and Bicycle Accidents In 2014, 17 bicyclists and pedestrians were killed after being hit by trucks in New York City, with total of at least 110 people killed throughout the country. Many more were seriously injured. Tragedies such as...
Pedestrian Safety: Tips and Overview Navigating busy roads as a pedestrian can be very dangerous if you aren’t careful. According to data released by the Governors Highway Safety Association, an estimated 6,590 pedestrians across the U.S. were killed in traffic...
$4,000,000 Settlement for a Pedestrian Who Was Knocked Down Our client was crossing the intersection of Third Avenue and East 169th Street in the Bronx when she was struck by a vehicle and knocked down. She sustained nerve injury to her right ankle which required two...
A pedestrian was tragically killed by a dump truck while crossing the street in Times Square on Saturday, February 6, 2021. The victim, 64-year-old Tamar Rhode of Gaithersburg, Maryland, was walking Eastbound on Broadway at West 45th Street when the truck struck her...
What to Do If You’ve Been Hit by a Car as a Pedestrian In 2018 alone, there were 6,227 pedestrians killed in U.S. roadway accidents, the highest number recorded since 1990, according to The Governors Highway Safety Association. According to the association’s annual...
To Prevent Truck Accidents, Drivers Need to Know NYC is Different New York truck accidents are mostly the same as truck accidents anywhere else in the United States, However, the density, congestion of vehicles, population, and traffic laws of New York City make some...
