When a passenger is killed in an auto accident, that person's estate is entitled to collect damages from any of the drivers who negligently contributed to causing the accident. This would normally be done through the passenger’s estate. If the passenger was in the car...
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Month: May 2014
New York police looking for driver after pedestrian accident
A young New York man is fortunate to be alive after he was involved in a horrifying accident in the early morning hours of a recent Saturday morning. The incident was recorded on a video camera, and the police have released part of it, hoping that someone might...
Fatal accident claims the lives of 4 Long Island teens
Another teen auto accident disaster occurred in Long Island on May 10. A car filled with teenagers crossed the center line of a roadway and went into an oncoming SUV. In the aftermath of the fatal accident, four of the five teens in the transgressing auto were killed....
Fatal accident claims 9-year-old girl and injures five others
When a passenger is killed in an auto accident, it is reasonably certain that the decedent's family will be able to pursue a wrongful death action for damages against one or more other parties. On May 4, a 9-year-old girl who was a passenger in a car was killed in a...
Fatal car accident leaves 1 dead after collision with tree
It can be surprising at times to see how a tree can win out over a car. In a fatal car accident in the Bronx on April 29, a 26-year-old woman who was a passenger in a 2004 Honda died after the vehicle she occupied collided with a tree. In photos posted with the news...