Six people were sent to the hospital after an early Thursday morning police car crash at a Woodlawn gas station.
It happened at the Hess station on Katonah Avenue and East 233rd Street where an NYPD car ended up leaning against a gas vacuum with its front end missing at around 3 a.m. Police say a car was turning into the station when it hit the patrol car, but it’s unclear what led up to that.
Accidents involving emergency vehicles present a special set of laws and regulations to be proven. An early investigation and interviews with independent witnesses is crucial when an accident happens involving a police car.
Police are held to a lower standard of driving if they are responding to an emergency situation. Police are required to use their lights and sirens while in pursuit and if they do not, a case can be made for negligence. If lights and sirens are used, we must prove gross negligence, which is a higher standard and more difficult to prove. This also applies to ambulances and fire trucks.
If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident involving an emergency vehicle, contact Jared Levine of Morgan Levine Dolan today.
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