Car Accidents

Every driver should know that work zones have the potential to be dangerous. They should understand that they must often slow down, give workers space and steer clear of any restricted areas. However, too often, drivers fail to take these precautions and wind up...

New York City construction workers face a staggering array of on-the-job dangers. Stories of workers falling and being hit by objects are far too common. But metropolitan area roads can be hazardous for workers, too.A frightening accident on the Gowanus Expressway in...

Just beyond the eastern edge of New York City, the Northern State Parkway begins its winding way across Long Island. Earlier this week, a 25-year-old woman trying to elude police went in the wrong direction on the highway in an early-morning chase. She slammed her...

It's something that New York City children are taught in grade school—green means go, and red means stop. While the laws related to traffic signals are fundamental to ensuring for the safety of all drivers, passengers, pedestrians and bicyclists; a recent study...

Imagine that you're driving your children to school. As you approach an intersection, you have a green light and proceed forward. While crossing through the intersection, out of the corner of your eye, you see a quickly approaching car. The next thing you remember,...

It’s a simple act carried out millions of times each New York City day: walking across the street. Because our streets are congested with cars, buses, cabs and other motor vehicles, walking across the street can be a dangerous activity.In an effort to make...

Halloween has over the years morphed from a night when kids got dressed up as cute ghosts, pirates and goblins into something else entirely: a monster party night for young adults and others. While there's nothing wrong with a good time, of course, virtually...

This past weekend, New York City TV stations aired reports of a hit-and-run accident that left two people injured, including one critically. Law enforcement officials said the two pedestrians were struck by a SUV; a 32-year-old woman sustained minor injuries, but a...

Ten days ago, a 14-year-old girl was on her way with her mother to New York City when the Canadian tour bus the pair rode on veered off of an upstate highway and rolled onto its side in North Hudson. The girl was ejected from the bus and pinned beneath.She died of...

One mother loses her 23-year-old son and another mom's heart is broken when her three-year-old daughter is killed on a New York City street. The tie that binds the women together: tragic pedestrian accidents.A recent City Journal article discusses the tragedies but...