Car Accidents

Accident investigators say the cause of the May 29, 2013 crash in New York’s Courtland County that resulted in the death of seven people was mechanical failure. The crash occurred when a trailer containing crushed cars separated from the truck that was hauling it and careened across two lanes of a rural road, slamming into

A trailer hauling crushed cars broke free of the big rig that was pulling it, cut across a rural, two-lane road and crashed into a minivan earlier this week.  The accident happened in Cortland County south of Syracuse. The sheriff’s office said yesterday investigators determined the cause of the crash was mechanical failure. A part intended

A New Yorker in his mid-20s was riding the new blue, Citi Bike bicycle south on MacDougal St. at Houston St. in the West Village when the accident occurred this afternoon.   This recent accident is just one in a series of early accidents involving bike share bicycles. We at Morgan Levine Dolan have been

The 9-year-old was struck by a van near 38-17 111th St. in Corona earlier this evening. The driver remained at the scene, and the child was taken to Elmhurst Hospital, where she is listed in serious condition.  The police continue to treat accidents like these as non-criminal matters and charges are not expected. The attorneys

A 21-year-old New York man died in the hospital after he was taken there for injures that he incurred on his motorcycle. The man was reportedly driving his Harley Davidson motorcycle when he crashed into a Volkswagen Beetle, driven by a 19-year-old man. The driver of the Beetle was reportedly driving south and failed to

Due to the new bike share program set to begin soon, the NYPD fears many cyclists will be struck by cars on New York City streets.  There will soon be more than 6000 bicycles on City streets, many of which are already congested with vehicles.  Although new bike lanes have been created, many of our

A sixteen-year-old girl was killed and two others were injured when they were struck by a car in the Bronx yesterday afternoon. One of the surviving victims, Elizabeth Colon, 51, is a teacher who was walking home from work when she was struck.  The other two teenage victims, one of whom where killed, were pedestrians as well.

Ten people were hospitalized yesterday afternoon after a severe car accident on Cross Bay Boulevard in Queens.  The accident stopped traffic in both directions and the injured people has to be taken to several different hospitals. In multi car accidents, you need to hire a competent lawyers as early as possible. There are many insurance

Yesterday afternoon a driver was killed when his car was struck by a Long Island Rail Road train near the Brentwood station.  The 63-year-old driver was taken to Southside Hospital where he died from his injuries. An investigation by the LIRR is determining whether the gates were operating properly at the time of the accident.

New York residents might be interested to hear that the number of deaths caused by distracted driving, such as operating a cellphone while driving, is underreported. According to the National Safety Council, an advocate group for safety in general, a recent analysis of state and federal crash data reveals that the number of crashes that