Our partner, NYC Personal Injury Attorney Howard Hershenhorn and his team including Christopher Donadio and Anthony Gair have filed notices of claim against the City of New York, the Hudson River Park Trust and the State of New York for more than $600 million on behalf of 20 individuals who were either…
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NYC Truck accident caused by naked driver on meth
A woman was injured in a truck accident in NYC after the driver of the truck, naked and high on meth, crashed into her car. 38 year old Stephen Walker had spent Saturday night inside his box truck on a parking lot doing meth and having sex with his lover.…
3 pedestrians injured in postal truck accident
3 pedestrians were seriously injured in an accident in New York wednesday morning around 10:00. They were struck and rolled over by a postal truck backing up in the crosswalk. The USPS truck was parked on First Ave just in front of the crosswalk at the intersection of 37th Street. …
NYC traffic accident injuries at their highest, deaths at their lowest
15 people died and 5,450 were injured in 19,983 auto accidents in New York City in October. October is usually a bad month for car accidents in the city. As shown in the graphs below the total number of accidents was above the trend line in October. The monthly number…
Bicyclist seriously injured after being hit by dump truck
A cyclist suffered serious personal injury after she was struck by a dump truck in New York on Wednesday night. The bicyclist, a 50 year old registered nurse was riding her bike on Ridge Street in the Lower East Side when she was run over by the truck. The dump…
$41.5 Million Verdict in NYC Wrongful Death Case Obtained by Ben Rubinowitz and Peter Saghir
Our New York Personal Injury Attorneys Ben Rubinowitz and Peter Saghir recently obtained a $41.5 million Verdict for the wrongful death of a City sanitation worker who was struck by a sweeper truck. 43-year-old Steven Frosh, a City worker died on the job in 2014. He left behind a wife…
More than 5,000 people injured in auto accidents in NYC last August
Since Vision Zero started in 2014 fewer people are dying in traffic accidents in New York City but more and more are getting injured. Vision Zero initiatives helped decrease the number of pedestrian deaths and injuries however the number of motorists injured in car accidents in the city increased at…
One cyclist dead and another one critically injured in two separate accidents in NYC yesterday
A cyclist was fatally hit by a truck in New York and another one was critically injured after being struck by a car yesterday in Brooklyn. The first accident occurred in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, around 7:00 am. A 35 year old man was riding his bike on Utica Avenue when…
Pedestrian dies in NYC truck accident
A pedestrian was fatally hit by a box truck in New York City yesterday morning. The 60 year old man was crossing the intersection of Webster Avenue and East 193rd Street around 7:12 am when he was struck by a box truck. According to the police, the truck driver was…
Cyclist injured after being struck by a truck in New York City
A cyclist suffered personal injury after being hit by a truck in New York yesterday morning. The accident occurred around 11:30 am at the intersection of West 30th Street and Seventh Ave. A woman riding a Citi Bike and a dump truck were both waiting at the red light on…