Posted on September 10th, 2010
A man was seriously injured in a boat crash Tuesday when his boat crashed into a stone pier located in a lake in the eastern Adirondacks, according to authorities.
Police believe that the 52-year-old driver of the boat was intoxicated at the time of the crash. According to Warrent County sheriff’s deputies, the 21-foot motor boat struck a pier late Tuesday night in the town of Hague, about 75 miles north of Albany.
The man sustainted critical head and neck injuries, and was taken to a medical care facility in Ticoderoga before being transferred to Fletcher Allen Health Care in Vermont.
Posted on August 24th, 2010
A single-vehicle crash on Sunday afternoon resulted in the death of a 23-year-old pregnant woman from New York, as the car she was riding in struck a wall on Route 9W.
There were five people in the vehicle, including the woman’s husband, their two-year-old child, her sister, and her brother-in-law, who was driving. It was raining during the accident, and police believe that the car hydro-planed on wet pavement.
None of the other occupants in the vehicle sustained injuries. The woman was identified as a pre-school teacher in Brooklyn.
Our hearts and condolences go out to the family during this difficult and tragic time.
Posted on August 24th, 2010
The Bloomberg administration released an ambitious traffic study last week, presenting New Yorkers with a wealth of statistical information on New York’s traffic accidents.
The 50-page report rejected some of the most commonly believed facts regarding traffic accidents, demonstrating that yellow taxis, trucks, and buses are involved in far fewer pedestrian accidents than private vehicles. No only that, but jaywalkers accounted for fewer pedestrian accidents than those who obeyed the traffic laws and wait for the ‘walk’ sign.
New York officials plan to re-engineer intersections and lower neighborhood speed limits in response to this data.
The study examined more than 7,000 crashes that involved the severe injury or death of a pedestrian in each of the five boroughs between 2002 and 2006. Other interesting points of data include the fact that:
*Residents 65 and older make up 12 percent of the city’s population but account for 38 percent of pedestrian deaths.
*Motorcyclists were killed at a rate 18 times that of occupants of enclosed motor vehicles
If you or someone you know has been involved in a car accident, contact the Bronx car accident lawyers of Parker Waichman Alonso LLP at 1-888-244-2273 today.
Posted on August 13th, 2010
Starting Sunday August 15, a new part of the Leandra Law, which was proposed after the death of an 11-year-old girl in a drunk driving accident in October of 2009, will be put into effect.
The key element of the law will begin next week and states that anyone who is convicted of a drunk driving felony or misdemeanor will have to pay to have an interlock ignition device installed into their vehicle.
The device requires that a person blow into it before a car is turned on and if there is a certain level of alcohol on their breath, the vehicle will not start. These devices cost at least $100 to install and can be another $100 a month to maintain.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a drunk driving accident, contact the Bronx car accident lawyers of Parker Waichman Alonso LLP by calling 1-888-244-2273 today.
Posted on July 12th, 2010
According to The New York Times, 47-year-old Brunilda Maldonado was killed while attempting to deal with car trouble on Staten Island Saturday morning. 19-year-old David Lozano is accused of drunken driving and fleeing the scene. He allegedly struck Maldonado while she was checking under her hood.
Maldonado had woken up her friend Jorge Maldonado, no relation, for help with the car. The New York Times quotes Jorge Maldonado, ““The guy, he didn’t stop at all. He just kept going.””
Police say that Lozano was trying to steer between Maldonado’s and another car on the street when he struck Maldonado, who was pronounced dead on the scene of the horrific car accident.
Posted on May 21st, 2010
Police report that two off-duty police officers and four women were injured in a single-vehicle crash, possibly drunk drivingrelated, last Sunday.
Around 6:30 a.m., the officers were driving a 2009 Nissan Altima home from a party. Four women were riding in the car with the officers.
Police investigation suggests that the car struck a guardrail near the 233rd Street exit on the Bronx River Parkway. The car smashed through the railing, rolling down an embankment until it struck a pole.
The off-duty officers were both killed in the crash. All four women in the car were injured and taken to a local hospital, where they are in stable condition.
Authorities have attributed the accident to driver inattentiveness while waiting on results from a post-mortem blood test to determine if alcohol was involved.
Posted on May 7th, 2010
A Staten Island woman sued the city this week claiming that a police officer ran a red light, striking her car and leaving her with serious neck injuries.
The suit alleges that the accident occured on January 21, around 9 a.m. The woman was turning left onto Signs Road from Richmond Avenue with a green turning arrow when the officer ran a red light while traveling towards the Staten Island Mall on Richmond, according to court documents.
The woman says that she suffered severe neck injuries as a result, although she admits to not having seen a physician for them. How much she is claiming in damages is unknown but it is in addition to at least $20,000 for car repair expenses.
A spokesman for the city Law Department said Wednesday that while they have not yet recieved the suit papers, once they do, city attorneys will be closely reading and responding to them.
If you or someone you know has been injured by a negligent driver who failed to obey road signs, contact the Bronx personal injury attorneys of Parker Waichman Alonso, LLP at 888-244-2273 today.
Posted on May 6th, 2010
Andrew Sipp, a 45-year-old NYPD officer, died in medical care this Tuesday from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident a month ago.
Sipp was a member of the New York Police Department’s Highway Patrol. He was driving his motorcycle to work early morning on April 4 when two vehicles directly ahead of him collided. Sipp swerved to avoid the car accident, losing control of his motorcycle on the Bronx River Parkway and suffering severe head injuries despite the helmet he was wearing.
Officers from his own precinct arrived on the scene and he was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, where doctors placed him into a medically induced coma in an attempt to help him heal and save his life.
31 days later, Sipp finally succumbed to his injuries.
He leaves behind a wife and a 9-year-old daughter, who has cystic fibrosis. He and his wife spent much of their time raising money for the Greater New York chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and raising awareness about the disease.
Our deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of Andrew Sipp.
