A driver who critically injured a pedestrian in NYC on Halloween Night and was charged with attempted murder told the NY Daily News he had no idea he hit someone. 50 year old Richard Keith was driving his car in Long Island City on Halloween night when a group of…
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Crazy van driver fatally hit pedestrian over fender-bender fight in Brooklyn, NYC
A pedestrian was killed by a van driver who had previously crashed into his car in a supermarket parking lot in New York City. The 65 year old victim was coming out of Costco on Second Ave and 37th Street in Sunny Park, Brooklyn when he saw a commercial van…
Young woman fatally hit by pickup truck after fender-bender in Long Island, NY
A college student was fatally run over by a pick up truck driver Thursday around 5 pm in Long Island, NY. 18 year old Taranjit Parmar, a biology student at Adelphi University was driving on Hempstead Turnpike when she was struck by a pick up truck coming out of a…
Drunk driver severely injured construction worker before plunging into a ditch
A construction worker suffered two broken legs after he was struck by a drunk driver early Saturday morning in Staten Island, NYC. The driver, 28 year old Keith Hayes was driving his 2015 Nissan Altima on Midland Ave and made a right turn onto Hyland Boulevard. As he was turning…
Out of control driver injures family and crashes into a house in Queens, NYC
A mother and two children as well as a family sitting in their leaving room almost died in two successive car crashes committed by the same car driver. A 35 year old woman driving a yellow mustang jumped the curb Friday afternoon in Queens hitting two boys, 2 and 6 year…
Teen driver and passenger dead in Staten Island car accident
Two teenagers died in a car accident in New York City on Monday night. 19 year old Daniel Castellano was driving a 2009 Ford Fusion while his friend 17 year old, Sebastian Serrano was sitting in the passenger seat. They were heading North on Richmond Ave in Bulls Head, Staten…
Pedestrian hit by minivan in Staten Island was a NYPD detective
A pedestrian was seriously injured in a car accident in New York City. Lisa Bergen, a 50 year old NYPD detective was crossing the street with her partner when a minivan struck her. The accident occurred on Richmond Ave near Akron St. in Bulls Head, Saten Island on Sunday a…
$41.5 Million Verdict in NYC Wrongful Death Case Obtained by Ben Rubinowitz and Peter Saghir
Our New York Personal Injury Attorneys Ben Rubinowitz and Peter Saghir recently obtained a $41.5 million Verdict for the wrongful death of a City sanitation worker who was struck by a sweeper truck. 43-year-old Steven Frosh, a City worker died on the job in 2014. He left behind a wife…
Traffic fatalities at their highest since 2007 in the US
37,461 people died in car accidents in the US last year according to data released last week by the US Department of Transportation’s National Traffic Safety Administration. This number is the highest since 2007. Traffic fatalities rose 5.6% compared to 2015. This increase follows another 8.4% rise from 2014 to…
More than 5,000 people injured in auto accidents in NYC last August
Since Vision Zero started in 2014 fewer people are dying in traffic accidents in New York City but more and more are getting injured. Vision Zero initiatives helped decrease the number of pedestrian deaths and injuries however the number of motorists injured in car accidents in the city increased at…