Sean Farrell was drunk when he struck two pedestrians in a crosswalk with his car yesterday night in the Bronx, NY. The police determined that Farrell, a city firefighter was drunk as he refused to take a breathalyzer test. Farell was charged with an elevated DWI charge because it is…
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To better protect Road Users from Dangerous Drivers and potential Car Accidents, New York Governor announces that Prosecutors will now have Access to Past Driving Information Tickets
To reduce the number of car accidents on New York roads and identify drivers with a pattern of dangerous driving, Governor Cuomo announced Today that the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will now provide prosecutors with information about drivers’ ticket history so they can make a better…
Connecticut Governor says Metro North’s preliminary 100-Day Improvement Plan to improve safety and prevent train accidents is not specific enough
After Metro North was involved in two catastrophic train accidents including a fatal one in the Bronx, NY, the new Metro North president Joseph Giulietti gave Connecticut’s Transportation Commissioner James Redeker a preliminary 100-Day Improvement Plan that focuses on rebuilding a culture of safety in Metro North. The plan proposes…
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx advocates for better infrastructure to reduce the number of deaths and personal injuries related to bicycle accidents
I didn’t tolerate pedestrian and bicycle accident fatalities when I was a mayor in Charlotte and I will not tolerate them either as US Secretary of Transportation said Anthony Foxx in a speech yesterday at the National Bike Summit. Foxx supports safe roads for all users and emphasises that more…
22% of patients transfered from a hospital to a skilled nursing facility experience adverse events, 11% experience temporary arm events. 59% of all these events are preventable. They cost Medicare hundreds of millions of dollars every month
Nursing home negligence such as substandard treatment, inadequate monitoring of patients or failure and delay to provide necessary care are the main causes of preventable adverse events and temporary arm events for patients requiring post acute care in a skilled nursing facility according to a large study conducted by the…
Hit and Run driver faces jail time after admiting leaving the scene of a deadly car accident in Staten Island, NYC
A 34 year old man who fatally struck a 4 year old girl and left the scene of the accident in Staten Island is facing time in jail. The victim and her family were crossing in the middle of the road at a good distance from the corner when the…
To reduce auto accidents resulting in pedestrian and bicyclist personal injury and death the NYPD launches ticket blitz for double parking or parking on bike lanes in several NYC preccints
In NYC, auto accidents involving pedestrians or bicyclists have a higher risk of occurring when cars or other vehicles are double parked or parked on a bike lane. As part of the Vision Zero traffic initiative mandated by the New York mayor, precincts in the city are launching ticket blitzes…
21 year old pedestrian dies in MTA Bus Accident in Brooklyn, NYC
Marisol Martinez was fatally struck by a MTA bus making a left turn. Martinez and two of her friends were in the middle of the crosswalk when they saw the bus. The two friends were a little ahead of Martinez and ran to avoid the bus. According to them the…
Brooklyn Cop suffers severe personal injury in hit and run ATV accident
A Brooklyn cop suffered severe personal injury after he tried to pull over a reckless ATV driver. As the officer approached the ATV driver to stop him he tried to get away. As the driver of the ATV hit the gas, the officer grabbed the quad’s handlebars. He was dragged…
New York federal court refuses to dismiss product liability claim against Bumble Bee
A methylmercury strict product liability claim against Bumble Bee will proceed. A New York federal Court refused to dismiss claims that the tuna company is strictly liable for and was negligent in failing to warn about the mercury in its products in a lawsuit alleging personal injury from excessive consumption…