Our partner, NYC auto accident attorney Marijo Adimey is a Program Faculty Member for “Keeping Current with New York Automobile Litigation “, a yearly seminar organised by the New York State Bar Association. She will be speaking Today at the Long Island Melvin Marriott and on March 1st at the CFA…
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Less deaths but more injuries in NYC traffic accidents in 2017, pedestrian deaths at their lowest, cyclists deaths at their highest
In 2017, 102 pedestrians, 20 cyclists, 24 passengers and 63 drivers died in auto accidents in New York City compared to respectively 134, 18, 17 and 54 in 2016. According to the traffic collision data released monthly by the NYPD, a total of 209 people died in traffic accidents in…
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.…
Clash about crashes on 111th street in Corona, Queens
Are car accidents up or down on Corona’s 111th Street since the DOT redesigned the street? They are up says Community Board 4. Nope, they are down says DOT boss Polly Trottenberg. On January 11th the Queens Chronicle published an article saying that car accidents had been on the rise…
Pedestrian critically injured by hit and run driver in Queens, NYC
A 26 year old pedestrian suffered critical injury after being struck by a car in Long Island City, NYC, on Tuesday night. The man was hit by a dark-colored SUV at the corner of 35th Street and 46th Avenue. The SUV driver didn’t stop, leaving behind him a man critically…
NYC Traffic fatalities at their lowest in 2017
214 people died in a motor vehicle accident in New York City in 2017 compared to 231 in 2016. This is the lowest number of traffic fatalities ever recorded in one year since record keeping started in 1910. Among the 214 fatalities, 101 of them were pedestrians. The number of…
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…
3 pedestrians dead and 6 injured in 4 NYC auto accidents in 6 hours
3 pedestrians died and 6 were injured including 2 critically in 4 different motor vehicle accidents in New York City that all occurred early Sunday morning during the supermoon. The first accident occurred on the Upper East Side at 2:00 am. A 29 year old pedestrian suffered severe head trauma…
Queens cyclist died from injuries after being hit by a car
A cyclist died from his injury after he was struck by a car in New York City. The accident occurred on November 17 around 2:40 pm. 84 year old Yau-Teg Fung, of Queens was riding his bike on Albertson Street near Fleet Street when he collided with a car driven by…
Hit and run driver arrested after critically injuring 71 year old pedestrian in Queens
The hit and run driver who critically injured a pedestrian in Queens, NYC on Thanksgiving Day was arrested by the police. 52 year old Carmine Minichino of Queens was charged with driving while intoxicated with a suspended licence and leaving the scene of an accident. Last Thursday Minichino struck 71…