According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every year, 50,000 people in the United States meet fatal ends due to traumatic brain injuries. 235,000 people are hospitalized for such injuries and 1.1 million people receive treatment and are released from hospital emergency departments.
CITY MAY BE LIABLE FOR DEADLY CAR ACCIDENT BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (July 16, 2016) One man was killed and three other people were seriously injured when a drunk off-duty NYPD Cop drove his SUV onto the sidewalk, according to the New York Post. Authorities are saying that the crash happened early Saturday morning when the off-duty police officer was driving his gray Dodge Durango SUV. Witnesses say that the officer was speeding and swerving before the crash. The victims were walking past a Bedford Ave. townhouse in Williamsburg at the time of the collision. Authorities have been able to identify the 21-year-old man that was killed as Andrew
IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION ON WHERE TO FIND THE ATTACKER PLEASE CALL POLICE: 1-212-267-RAPE BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (July 16, 2016) Police are searching for a man that violently attacked and raped a 60-year-old woman in the boiler room of an apartment complex by 463 Berriman Street in East New York, according to ABC 7. Police officers received a call at around 6:00 a.m. that a woman had been repeatably punched in the face and raped. The woman was grabbed from behind and dragged in the boiler room. The sexual assault took place in the basement of the apartment building on Berriman Street. Officials are saying that the victim was
MALFUNCTIONING GAS LINE OR PROPANE TANK MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAGIC ACCIDENT MASONVILLE, NEW YORK (July 16, 2016) A man was seriously injured in a house explosion after he was attempting to ignite a propane water heater at the home’s basement, according to 12 News. Police have been able to identify the man injured when the propane tank exploded as Shayne Charles. A woman who was outside the house when the accident took place also sustained injuries. She has been identified as Kerry Vaccaro. There was also a dog on the premises that was able to make it out safely. The initial explosion caused the house at 3949 State Route
GAS COMPANY MAY BE LIABLE FOR INJURIES AND HOME EXPLOSION MASONVILLE, NEW YORK (July 16, 2016) A 31-year-old man is in critical condition after a home explosion on Wednesday when he attempted to light a propane hot water heater in the basement, according to 12 Action News. Authorities have been able to identify the man that was injured as Shayne Charles. Two people that were passing by the home were able to extract the man from the basement of the house. He was later transported to the Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. Delaware County Emergency Services rushed to the scene of the accident following the explosion. Delaware Fire Deputy Officials said that
Motor vehicle accidents can have many different causes, including drivers who are irresponsible and who fail to exercise reasonable care or follow the rules of the road. Among the many causes of auto accidents are poorly designed roads and intersections. When there is an unsafe intersection, even careful drivers could end up getting hurt or hurting others. If you or someone you love was hurt or killed in an accident and you believe the crash occurred because the intersection was dangerous, you should consult with a New York personal injury law firm for help. An attorney with experience handling car accident cases can provide invaluable
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), from 2004 to 2013, drivers across the United States were involved in 340,039 motor vehicle traffic crashes that ended fatally. Of those, 4%, or 1,214, were classified as “school-transportation-related” which involved a school bus or other vehicles that functioned as school buses, transporting children to and from school, field trips or sporting events. The NHTSA also reported that every year, an average of 134 people die due to school-transportation-related crashes. Although school bus accidents are rare, they can and do occur. Even if the number of children who die in such accidents is relatively low, even
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were 15,600 nursing homes in the United States. As the country’s population grows, as many as 40% of all adults will be admitted to a nursing home at some point in their lives.
TRUCK COMPANY MAY BE LIABLE FOR FATAL CRASH MONTGOMERY, NEW YORK (July 14, 2016) A deadly accident killed a 43-year-old from Chester after a speeding semi-truck on the Interstate 84 freeway rear ended a van, according to ABC News. The man who died in the accident has been identified as Christopher Marks. The crash took place in the left-hand lanes of the westbound portion of the freeway in a construction zone. One of the semi-trucks involved in the crash was speeding through the construction zone and hit the back of a dodge truck. The initial collision on I-84 started a chain reaction with two other vehicles. The
SPEEDING SEMI-TRUCK MAY BE LIABLE FOR FATAL ACCIDENT ORANGE COUNTY, NEW YORK (July 14, 2016) A fatal big-rig accident took the life of one 43-year-old man from Chester in Orange County on Interstate 84, according to ABC 7. Investigators were able to identify the man that died in the crash as Christopher Marks. Christopher Marks was the passenger in a van that was struck by a speeding tractor-trailer as traffic was slowing down on the I-84 highway. Police are saying that the fatal collision started when a Dodge truck slowed down in the construction zone and was struck from behind by the semi-truck. The force of the crash
