Car Accidents

Drivers of commercial vehicles need to be alert at all times. Because of the immense size and weight of their vehicles, commercial truck drivers pose a threat to everyone they share the road with. Accidents involving semi-trucks can have devastating results. Victims are lucky to walk away from such accidents with their lives. If they

Multiple injured people were in critical condition, including actor Tracy Morgan, after a tractor-trailer struck the limo bus he was riding in early Saturday on the New Jersey Turnpike.  One person, James McNair, 63, of Peekskill, New York was a passenger in the limo bus and died. Christopher Thompson, spokesman for limo owner Atlantic Transportation Services,

Drivers are legally obligated to remain on the scene of an accident. Fleeing the scene of an accident is often times seen as an admission of guilt. A hit-and-run driver can face serious criminal penalties, especially when there are victims who have suffered injuries as a result of the crash. Those who have suffered at

Everyone is protected by certain rights on the road. Regardless of whether someone is a police officer or a commuter, the laws of the road are for the most part the same. The law of negligence requires people to behave in a way that is in line with certain standards of conduct. Anyone who is

A 62 year-old driver has been arrested in connection with a crash that killed a 9 year-old girl and injured five other people in Brooklyn. Kenneth Palache, of Huntington, Long Island, faces charges of criminally negligent homicide, leaving the scene of an accident and operating a motor vehicle without a license. Two blocks away from

A car accident can spawn many expenses that victims often do not anticipate. While many are thankful to have survived such accidents, they are also often surprised and shocked when they discover the many expenses that they are expected to shoulder. For example, when a victim is transported to a hospital by an ambulance, they

In what seems like a second, a person’s life can be forever changed in a car accident. Although they may not be aware of it at the time, that split second can spawn myriad complications that can prove to be dramatically life-altering for victims. Not only can a car accident inflict a victim with physical

Police are investigating a deadly crash on Pelham Parkway in the Bronx late Monday. The driver of a Honda lost control at Fish Avenue around 11:20 p.m., flipping over repeatedly and then slamming into a parked car and a tree. The impact ripped the car apart. The 34 year-old driver was rushed to Jacobi Hospital

Seven people were hurt in a multi-vehicle accident in the Cypress Hills section of Brooklyn on Sunday. A call came in at 2:23 p.m. for an accident at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue. Three victims are in serious but stable condition. Two of the victims were taken to Kings County Hospital and

When alcohol is involved, the chances of a car accident occurring increase dramatically. Sometimes, a drunk driving accident will be a single-vehicle incident, involving no victims or injuries. However, many other drunk driving crashes do involve other vehicles, and many may fall victim to the actions of a drunk driver. Injuries and tragic fatalities often