The issues surrounding boating under the influence of alcohol or drugs have been highlighted recently with a local case that has garnered much attention. And as we head toward the summer season, with many people taking their boats out on the rivers and lakes in [...]
Recently, new legislation was proposed that would make it legal for a police officer to test a person’s cell phone if they were driving a vehicle involved in an automobile accident. Under this new law a police officer will be allowed use an electronic scanner [...]
Recently, the Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA) released a report for pedestrian-motor vehicle accident statistics for the year 2015. Unfortunately, the GHSA estimates a 10% increase in the number of pedestrians killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2015 (compared to 2014 numbers). Specific to New [...]
Last week, a Florida Jury awarded $15 million in the wrongful death of a motorcyclist who was killed when he collided with the negligent driver of a tractor trailer. The truck’s driver was fatigued, and had been driving in excess of his daily service limit of 11 [...]
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the chances of dying in a car crash in a late model vehicle have fallen over a third in the last three years. According to the Institute, this is owed in huge part to new designs, safety technology, and on-board computers [...]
Last year, we wrote a blog noting that Thanksgiving Eve is the #1 drinking night of the year. Inevitably, this makes Thanksgiving Eve one of the deadliest days of the year in terms of car accidents. From last year to this year, this has not changed. Thanksgiving [...]
Thursday, March 6th, 2014 brought two more large crashes on Route 7. The first, an early morning 3-car accident in the Town of Hoosick involving a tractor trailer shut down the road for 8 hours. Later in the evening, another accident snarled traffic on Hoosick near RPI [...]
A three car accident appears to have been caused by a motorist who failed to stop at a red light according to reports. Failing to stop at a red light is a violation of vehicle and traffic law section 1111(d). Traffic control devices are in [...]
New York State Police were called to a two-car accident near Plant Road where it now appears that 83-year old Paul Bouchard left the parking lot of a Stewart’s Shop and turned onto Route 146 into the path of a car driven by 34-year old [...]
You have probably seen a lot of commercials on TV or heard ads over the radio that start like this: “Hurt in a car accident? You need the legal services of ……,” Or something to that effect. It is always a good idea to seek [...]
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