When a person is driving on the road, we trust that they will drive safely, with concern for the safety of others around them. Sadly, this isn’t always true and there are an increasing number of distracted driving accidents in New York City being caused by drivers who use of cell phones to talk or text or scroll through their social media feeds while driving.

The National Highway Traffic Administration (NHTSA) statistics show that in 2018, more than 9,500 people were killed by speeding drivers, and close to 400,000 were injured in accidents caused by distracted drivers. Both speeding and distracted driving may be considered acts of reckless driving that are responsible for many accidents in New York.