When a person is convicted of drunk driving involving an accident, he or she will have to compensate all victims who sustained property damage from the collision. A former professional basketball star learned that lesson recently when a New York City trial court...
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Month: September 2015
Technology to be tested for reducing pedestrian accident numbers
An important new technology is slated to be tested in New York City and two other venues as part of a $42 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The technology intends to improve pedestrian safety and reduce pedestrian accident numbers. It is also...
Fatal accident in the Bronx kills motorcycle passenger
A passenger on a motorcycle will generally be viewed similarly to a passenger in an automobile for purposes of liability for damages. The passenger would not be responsible for the driver's negligence, but if a passenger is injured or killed, the injured person or the...
Family suffers 3 deaths, injuries in fatal accident
Some of the most heart-rending stories about vehicle accidents concern those situations where an entire family are seriously injured or killed while riding together in the family vehicle. It is difficult to perceive so many closely-knit and loving relationships...
Impaired driving charged in fatal Sag Harbor accident
When a driver allows his or her vehicle to leave the road and crash into a pole or tree, there is usually negligent driving involved. If there are no other vehicles involved, it is likely that the driver was guilty of impaired driving, distraction, falling asleep or...