A NYPD patrol car crashed into a 15-passenger van and caught fire in Brooklyn, NYC. The accident happened Sunday around 4:15 am. The patrol car was responding to a foot pursuit when the driver struck the van at the intersection of Fort Hamilton Parkway and 66th St. in Dyker Heights. Five people were injured…
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Three people left in critical condition after a speeding car crashed into the rear of a tractor trailer in Brooklyn, NYC
Three people were severely injured after a sedan crashed into the rear of a tractor trailer in Brooklyn, New York Saturday around 4:15 am. Officials said the car was going down Flatbush Ave at 110 miles-per-hour when the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a Walgreens truck near…
An 88 year old cyclist suffered severe personal injury after being struck by a hit and run driver in Queens, New York
An 88 year old man was severely injured in a bicycle accident yesterday afternoon in the Queens, NYC. The accident happened on 131st Street near Rockaway Blvd in South Ozone Park in the middle of the afternoon. A blue sedan hit the cyclist and sped away. The elderly man was…
More than 2,500 teens die on the road every year and around 300,000 will suffer personal injury in car accidents: What can parents do to help their teens become safe drivers?
Parents can play a big role in helping their children become safe drivers and avoid being injured or killed in a car accident. Thursday April 28th at 1:00 PM CST, the National Safety Council is organizing a webinar during which Jessica Mirman, PhD, a behavioral scientist and researcher on the Center…
Window Blind with Cords are dangerous products: over the last 30 years 332 children died from strangulation and 165 suffered personal injury including permanent brain damage or quadriplegia
Since 1981, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has identified window blind cords as a cause of strangulation deaths among children under five but not much has been done by the industry to develop safety measures to mitigate this risk. Recently Parents for Window Blind Safety, Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union, Kids in Danger, Public…
Two people injured after a car driver who was fleeing the scene of shooting hit a motorcycle at a dangerous Bronx intersection
Two men suffered personal injury in a collision between a car and a motorcycle in the Bronx, NYC. The accident happened at the busy intersection of Baychester and Nereid. During the investigation the police discovered a bullet hole in the car which led them to suspect that the car driver may…
Tips to protect chidren from being injured at the playground
Every year around 250,000 children visit the ER because they were injured at the playground. Broken bones as well as bruises and cuts are the most common injuries suffered by kids. Death can also happened in more rare cases. If you are bringing children to the playground the video below offers a few…
Southern District Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn ruled Wednesday that the federal government is “100 percent liable” for a Postal Service trailer crash that killed Marilyn Dershowitz while she was riding her bicycle in New York. Our partners Ben Rubinowitz and Peter Sagir represented the Dershowitz estate
Our partners, New York personal injury lawyers Ben Rubinowitz and Peter Sagir represented the family of Marilyn Dershowitz, a retired Manhattan Supreme Court special referee who died in a bicycle accident during which she was hit by a postal tractor trailer truck. Following a two-week bench trial in February U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn…
What are the most common type of personal injuries requiring hospitalization in New York City?
In New York City, personal injuries related to falls are the most common injuries requiring hospitalization among all age classes with the majority of them happening to adults older than 65.
New Technology is being tested on New York Yellow Cabs to prevent accidents
As part of the Vision Zero Program to reduce traffic deaths and injuries related to traffic accidents in New York, the Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) started to test a warning system in six of its cabs. The warning system uses artificial vision technology such as cameras and radar to…