Number of deaths caused by distracted driving underreported 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
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
Two Brooklyn construction workers were seriously injured today when a truck with a crane attached overturned, pinning them underneath. It took more than 45 minutes to rescue the injured workers. The injured construction workers were doing work on the Belt Parkway in Canarsie when the truck tipped over. The truck was clearly not properly secured.
A mother and her 1- and 2-year-old children were critically injured and seven others were hurt after crashing into a tree in Newark, N.J. earlier today. All 10 victims were trapped in the vehicle after it smashed into a tree on Irvine Turner Boulevard at about 1:30 a.m. The critically hurt victims were being treated
Morgan Levine Dolan represents hundreds of people injured in car accidents. The study by the Transportation for America advocacy group found that for every one million New Yorker, 33 died as the result of accidents involving pedestrians. According to the study no state, including New York, spends more than 5 percent of federal transportation funds
A construction worker was injured when a building partially collapsed in Queens. The first-floor facade of the three-story building, located at 31-19 30th Ave., collapsed as the worker was on a ladder. Vardaris Tech Inc., a Long Island City general contractor, and Fertitta Produce Inc, the owner, are fully responsible for this accident under the New York
In order to prevent injuries to construction workers and those in the general public, measures should be taken to ensure that job sites are safe. Construction injuries can be devastating and can even lead to fatalities. Last year, New York City experienced a nearly 40 percent increase in construction site accidents. In response to that
Several children and adults suffered injuries after a bus carrying students from a William Cullen Bryant High School in Long Island City overturned in central Ohio. The students were heading back from a robotics competition in Missouri Sunday morning when the bus turned over on a ramp traveling from 1-70 eastbound to 1-270. The attorneys of MLD
The attorneys of Morgan Levine Dolan have won hundreds of thousands of dollars for their injured bicyclists. We have attorneys dedicated to bicycle and pedestrian car accidents. There are many complex and difficult insurance issues which come with bike accidents. There are also many very serious injuries which affect the lives of many people. Most
A 50-year-old man died Wednesday night when a Chevrolet SUV struck him as he crossed Harlem River Drive. The pedestrian, Stanley Williams, was trying to cross Harlem River Drive at 135th Street when the SUV struck him about 11 p.m. This is the fifth pedestrian killed in the last three weeks in New York City. Our law
