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
SPEED LIKELY A FACTOR IN FATAL TRUCK COLLISION MONTGOMERY, NEW YORK (July 14, 2016) A 43-year-old man from Chester was killed in a tragic car accident after a speeding semi-truck in a construction zone crashed into multiple vehicles on Interstate 84, according to ABC News. Authorities have been able to identify the man that was killed in the big rig collision on I-84 as Christopher Marks. The multi-vehicle pileup in Orange County involved two tractor-trailers and 4 cars. Police are saying that the accident began after a 2010 Dodge truck slowed down due to stopped traffic and was rear ended by a 2004 Freightliner tractor trailer. The dodge truck then
The dangers of driving while impaired are well-established, and the laws across New York and the United States make it a crime to drive with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher. When it comes to impaired driving after using marijuana, however, there is not nearly as much consensus. Drugged driving has become an increasing concern in recent years as marijuana has been legalized for medicinal use, and even for recreational use in some parts of the country. The New York Times reports lawmaker are now grappling with complex questions of how drivers should be treated after using marijuana and of how much
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY MAY BE LIABLE FOR TRAGIC ACCIDENT MANHATTAN, NEW YORK (July 13, 2016) A man was injured after he was struck by falling debris at a construction site in Midtown by 30th Street and 5th Avenue, according to ABC News. Authorities have not been able to identify the pedestrian involved in the accident. Witnesses are saying that a piece of wood that was blocking the entrance to a construction site suddenly came loose and struck the man in the head. The victim of the accident was knocked to the ground with a head injury. Emergency medical workers rushed to the scene of the accident and took
Work can be stressful, and stress is one of the leading contributing factors to a heart attack. As a result, some employees who have sustained heart attacks on the job have attempted to claim the attack was work-related. This claim has an important impact because if the heart-attack is viewed as a work-related injury, workers’ compensation benefits can provide payment of medical bills, as well as disability income and other benefits. While there have been past cases in which people were successful in making a workers’ comp claim after a heart attack on-the-job, these types of cases can be very complicated because it can often
TRAGIC ACCIDENT IN BARNEGAT BAY REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION LONG BEACH ISLAND, NEW JERSEY (July 12, 2016)
The U.S. Coast Guard is reporting a fatal boating accident on the Barnegat Bay in Ocean County between a 36-Foot Speedboat and a 16-Foot Carolina Skiff, according to ABC News. Authorities have been able to identify the boater that died as Chanhee Kang. Coast Guard officials arrived after learning about the boat collision and worked hard to pull people out of the water. Two people were rescued and sent to a local area hospital to be treated for minor injuries. Chanhee Kang was pronounced dead after the crash sent him and two other people into
According to statistics, 18,995 people were killed and 1,203,927 were injured in traffic accidents in 2015 across the United States. In 2014, distracted driving caused 3,179 deaths and 431,000 injuries. The National Highway Transport Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that about 10% of all drivers aged 15 to 19 years were involved in fatal crashes are reported to have been distracted at the time of the crash. Drivers in their 20s make up 23% of drivers in all fatal crashes, and are 27% of distracted drivers and 38% of all distracted drivers who were using mobile phones in fatal crashes. Tips to Drive Safely on Highways
According to the CDC, 5 million people in the United States are bitten by dogs every year, resulting in over 800,000 injuries that require immediate medical attention. In 2015, there were 34 dog bite-related fatalities in the country. Pit bull bites and injuries by Rottweilers accounted for 91% of the total reported deaths the same year. 50% of all fatalities involved more than one dog. 15% involved a pack of four or more dogs. If someone has a vicious dog and fails to control it and it harms you or causes you to be harmed, it is pay day for you! Call 212-344-1000- RMFW Law
