New York Personal Injury Attorneys Blog

Published on: May 8, 2014

In New York City, the number of pedestrians killed in traffic accidents last March was 11, the same number as in March 2013

It’s too early to say if the first Vision Zero measures to reduce traffic fatalities are effective yet. After a decrease of the number of people injured or killed in vehicle accidents in New York last February, the numbers are up again for March 2014 and are pretty much at the same level as they were a year ago according to the most recent statistics from the NYPD

people%20injured%20in%20vehicle%20accidents%20march%202014.jpg number%20of%20people%20killed%20in%20car%20accidents%20in%20march%202014.jpg The number of pedestriandeaths, 11, is exactly the same in March this year than it was in March last year. 952 pedestrians were injured in auto accident this march compared to 990 in March 2013 and 820 the month before. The number of bicyclists injured was also pretty much the same from one year to the other.

Pedestrians%20injured%20and%20killed%20in%20March%202014.jpg bicyclists%20injured%20and%20killed%20in%20March%202014.jpg Bus Accidents were slightly on the rise from one year to the other with 572 accidents in March 2014 compared to 523 in March 2013.

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Published on: May 7, 2014

28 year old motorcyclist dies after being struck by a truck in Uptown, Manhattan

By GGCRBHS&M

An accident between a truck and a dirt bike lead to the death of the motorcycle operator yesterday in East Harlem. 28 year old Shamel Jefferson was riding on an unregistered and uninsured dirt bike in the left lane on third Ave when a truck cut in front of him and struck him causing his death.

After a botched liposuction procedure lead to the death of a patient, Brooklyn plastic surgeon pleads guilty to criminally negligent homicide in exchange for light punishement

By GGCRBHS&M

Dr Oleg Davie, A Brooklyn surgeon whose patient died during a botched liposuction procedure will go to jail for two months and will be on probation for 5 years.
A medical examiner changed the manner of death from “undetermined” to “homicide (physician negligence)” after speaking with Brooklyn prosecutors, court records show.

Interview with 1996 Hard Hat Hero Nick Pavlou who was crushed by a crane boom shows that construction workers who have been injured in catastrophic accidents will often live a life of continuous pain and suffering

By GGCRBHS&M

Construction Accident Injuries are often catastrophic and the pain and suffering endured by the victims will last until the end of their life. In her recent blog for the Huffington Post “Astoria Characters; The Forgotten Hero”, Nancy Ruhling meets with Nick Pavlou, the construction worker who became known as the Hard-Hat Hero in October 1996 after he risked his life to save a woman’s and her son and granddaughter from a crane accident. His partner Paul Foti who was the crane operator died in the accident. Nick was crushed by the 6-ton boom and doctors thought he would never survive and if he would he could never be able to walk again. After 60 surgeries, Nick is alive and on good days he can walk for four blocks.But Nick’s life will never be the same again and the pain and suffering is present everyday..

Published on: May 5, 2014

19 injured in New York Subway Accident

By GGCRBHS&M

19 people suffered personal injury after a Subway accident during which the F train derailed on a recently installed track near the Broadway and 65th St Station in Queens, NYC. 4 people were seriously injured and had to be taken to the hospital while another dozen of passengers were treated at the scene. 1000 people were on board.

To prevent obesity and wrongful death related to drowning in New York City, the nonprofit Waterproofing program teaches hundreds of Bronx kids how to swim

By GGCRBHS&M

Photo source: Asphalt Green

Unintentional drowning is the second leading cause of wrongful death among children under 14 and the drowning rate of African American children ages 5 to 14 is 3 times higher than the rate of Caucasian children of the same age. To prevent these type of accidents and also to fight child obesity, Asphalt Green’s Waterproofing, a non profit program, is teaching 427 children from six Bronx schools how to swim and the children love it.

10 year old pedestrian girl injured after being struck by a Police Car in Brooklyn, NYC

By GGCRBHS&M

A young girl who was crossing Mother Gaston Blvd with her brother was injured after being struck by a police car yesterday night in Brooklyn. The 10 year old pedestrian Tajahnae Price was crossing Mother Gaston Blvd at New Lots Ave in Brownsville when the police car hit her. She went flying through the air and her top teeth were knocked out. She was transported to the Hospital and she is in stable condition.

Children are the most vulnerable pedestrians with middle school youth making up the bulk of injuries and fatalities related to pedestrian accidents involving children younger than 14 year old.

Troup of Acrobats from Ringling Bros Circus suffer serious personal injury after 35 foot fall

By GGCRBHS&M

Circus%20Fall.jpg 3 acrobats are in critical condition and 5 others suffered serious personal injury after surviving a 35 foot fall.

A defective clamp that was holding the troupe of acrobats dangling by their hair during a circus act broke and the artists fell to the ground. Read More in the NY Daily News

The accident happened in front of 3,900 people and was caught on camera by one of the spectators who uploaded it on Youtube. See video below.

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Published on: May 5, 2014

A 9 year old girl died and five other people were injured in a car accident caused by a driver fleeing the scene of another accident in Brooklyn, NYC

By GGCRBHS&M

9 year old Rebecca Ramnarine died and 5 other people suffered personal injury after a reckless driver crashed into the car that Rebecca was riding in with another 11 year old girl and a female driver in Brooklyn, NYC. A third car with 3 occupants was also involved in the crash. According to the media, the driver, 62 year old Kenneth Palache from Long Island, was fleeing the scene of another accident he was allegedly involved in. He ran a red light and crashed into the two other vehicles.

Palache had a suspended license and was arrested for criminally negligent homicide, leaving the scene of an accident and operating a vehicle without a license.

Published on: May 2, 2014

Hidden camera leads to charges of neglect against 17 employees of New York Nursing Home

By GGCRBHS&M

8 nurses and 9 nursing assistants neglected to provide the most basic care to a disabled patient of a New York nursing home. A hidden camera placed in the room of a 56 year old resident disabled by a neurological disease shows that employees at the Highpointe on Michigan Health Care Facility in Buffalo failed to check on the resident and to dispense pain medication. They failed to give him liquids and they failed to perform incontinence care. The nurses and aids then falsified the documents to conceal their neglect.

Read more in the press release from Attorney General Eric Schneiderman

The Highpointe on Michigan Health Care facility has a below average overall rating of two stars on the Medicare ranking of nursing homes. It is interesting to notice that staffing is above average with 4 stars but health inspection is much below average with only one star.

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