Posted On: January 31, 2011

Drivers Still in Critical Condition after Head-On Collision

A crash on the Long Island Expressway has left two men in critical condition, after one car drove head-on into the other, speeding and driving the wrong way down the road. They are both in a Flushing hospital’s intensive care unit, according to a New York Injury Lawyer.
A 64-year-old man from Greenlawn was put into a medically induced coma and his friends and family wait with him for further developments in his condition. He was driving his airport shuttle van on the eastbound side of the Long Island Expressway when it was struck head-on by a 2002 Mercedes-Benz driving by a 30-year-old man from Hempstead, a spokeswoman with the New York City Police Department told a New York Car Accident Lawyer. There were no passengers in the shuttle at the time of the accident.
The Greenlawn man is in critical condition and finds it difficult to breath. His lungs have contusions and his rib cage is broken. His pelvis and right leg also suffered fractures, his son-in-law told a New York Injury Lawyer. “He’s fighting for his life right now,” the son-in-law said to a New York Car Accident Lawyer.
No matter what the circumstances or who is at fault, a car accident is a terrible thing to experience. If one should happen to you or a loved one, call a New York Car Accident Attorney. Only a New York Injury Attorney can give your case the proper attention and ensure a just and equitable result.

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Posted On: January 30, 2011

Car Crashes Amongst Leading Cause of Death

Not smoking, not cancer, not heart disease, but an action that most everyone does every day: car related crashes. Car related crashes are amongst the most common causes of death in the United States of America, reports a New York Injury Lawyer. That terrible feeling of a four thousand pound mess of steel, glass, and plastic getting out of control. That helpless sensation as your coffin skids down the road, stopping who knows where and who knows when, but all the while the one thing known is that the stopping will be violent and angry, says a New York Car Accident Lawyer. The car, that single creation that has so transformed this great nation from one of horses and buggies to one of interstate travel on a daily basis. It has revolutionized the world. But all that change brings with it the greater chance of death. A person is more likely to die driving a car than they are to die flying in an airplane, notes a New York Injury Lawyer. Think about that, defying the laws of God and nature by throwing oneself through the air in a tight metal ball is more safe than driving a car to the store, says a New York Car Accident Lawyer Yet, the world we live in demands we drive and so few of us would ever give it up for that reason. Still, the startling realities are that car crashes happen every day and every day they take a life.

If you have been the victim of a car crash, contact a New York Injury Attorney today.

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Posted On: January 29, 2011

Two Hurt in Long Island Expressway Crash

Two drivers, both from Long Island, suffered a head-on collision on the Long Island Expressway, according to a New York Car Accident Lawyer. One of them was later charged with drunken driving and was driving the wrong way, police said. Not only did the cars collide, but there was an explosion as well. Both men were in critical condition, due to the accident.
A 30-year-old Hempstead man and a 64-year-old man from Greenlawn were taken to New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens in Flushing after the early morning crash between Exits 24 and 25, sources in the NYPD told a New York Injury Lawyer.
Police told a New York Car Accident Lawyer that the Hempstead man was intoxicated and driving above the speed limit when he drove his Mercedes west on the eastbound side of the highway. He crashed into the man from Greenlawn, who was driving a Super Shuttle, a vehicle used to transport passengers to and from the airport. There were no passengers in the vehicle at the time of the incident.
The 30-year-old Hempstead man will be charged with driving while intoxicated and reckless endangerment. New York Injury Lawyers could not reach the relatives of either driver for comment.
There are many little details to sort out when a car accident happens. Let a New York Car Accident Attorney help you get those details straight so you can face your insurance company or other drivers involved in the accident as prepared as you can be. When you have a New York Car Accident Attorney on your side, you have a powerful friend.

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Posted On: January 27, 2011

11-Year-Old Girl Stable but Critical after Crash

An 11-year-old girl has been declared to be in critical but stable condition after she was struck by a car in North Bellport, hospital officials told a New York Injury Lawyer. She remains hospitalized for the time being.
The North Bellport girl was struck while walking with her family to her great-grandmother’s home on Station Road at about 11:40 p.m., police told a New York Car Accident Lawyer. She was taken to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in East Patchogue at first, then transferred to Stony Brook University Medical Center, to undergo extensive surgical procedures.
She had a head injury and a number of broken bones from striking the windshield of the car, police told a New York Injury Lawyer. The driver is not being charged for the accident. New York Car Accident Lawyers have yet to learn if the girl’s condition has changed nor do they currently have any further details regarding the driver.
A New York Injury Attorney is a vital and important ally when you or a loved one suffer a car accident of any kind. There are a number of details to cover, including unraveling insurance policies, and assessing damages.
It is nearly impossible to deal with everything alone, which is why it is so necessary to have a New York Car Accident Attorney in your corner when the time comes for you to be represented in court. It’s the best possible way to be sure your case is resolved both quickly and fairly.

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Posted On: January 26, 2011

Shuttle Driver Struck in Crash Dies, Reports New York Injury Lawyer

An airport shuttle driver was struck by an allegedly drunken man driving the wrong way on the Long Island Expressway over the Fourth of July weekend, and subsequently died, sources told a New York Injury Lawyer.
The 64-year-old shuttle driver, of Greenlawn, was pronounced dead at New York Hospital Medical Center in Queens, where his family had been waiting all morning to learn of his fate, a family friend told a New York Car Accident Lawyer.
“Everybody’s devastated,” said the family friend. A law enforcement source has informed New York Injury Lawyers that the suspected drunken driver’s charges are likely to be upgraded, since someone died in the accident.
The suspect has not yet been arraigned on any charges because he is still in the hospital, a spokeswoman for a Queens district attorney told a New York Personal Car Accident Lawyer. According to official sources, the suspect has already been charged with vehicular assault, drunken driving, and reckless endangerment.
After the crash, both victim and suspect were hospitalized just a few beds away from each other. The shuttle driver had been going to pick up passengers to take to the airport, said the driver’s son-in-law. He was the only one in the vehicle at the time of the crash.
Some car accidents need more than an exchange of information at the side of the road. They need the services of a New York Injury Attorney. The assistance of a New York Car Accident Attorney is the key to fair negotiation and settlement of any car accident dispute.

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Posted On: January 24, 2011

One Driver Arrested for Vehicular Manslaughter Reports New York Car Accident Lawyers

Two New York Police officers were injured in Bronx crash when a drunk driver struck two cars at an intersection at White Plains and Gun Hill Roads. One of the cars was an unmarked police car according to New York Car Accident Lawyers. Two officers and the driver of the second vehicle were injured at approximately 11:30 PM.

Approximately fifteen minutes later, the driver who was thought to have been drinking hit another car near Central Park Avenue near McLean Avenue. The occupants of the second crash were a sixty-five year old man and his sixty-three year old wife. The man was killed and his wife was hospitalized. The driver was arrested and charged with vehicular manslaughter report New York Injury Lawyers.

The man charged in the accident was originally charged with DWI but the charges were upgraded to manslaughter

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Posted On: January 23, 2011

Three Car Wrecked Kills Two Teens Reports New York Car Accident Lawyers

When a three-car pile-up occurs due to the fact that one of the drivers, a nineteen year old crossed the centerline and collided with an oncoming Audi sedan and a Ford SUV. New York Car Accident Lawyers report that the passenger, a nineteen-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. This was apparently the only fatality in this three-car incident.

If you find yourself in a situation similar to this one, the firm of Stephen Bilkis and Associates has capable lawyers to help you make sense of the events as well find your rights regarding the accident and your loss. In this particular case, the three people in the SUV were treated for minor injuries and no one in the Sedan was hurt.

Although this type of accident occurs much more often than anyone would feel comfortable admitting, the details on how to handle the events, which follow a fatal loss, are sometimes difficult to see and understand depending on the ability of the victims to find a firm that specializes in New York Injury Lawyers.

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Posted On: January 22, 2011

Fatal Car Crash Spurs Online Petition for Stronger Charges, Says a New York Car Accident Lawyer

An online petition has been started to convince the Suffolk district attorney to upgrade charges against a driver who killed two Connetquot High School students in an accident, New York Injury Lawyers have learned. Police say this driver had a revoked license at the time of the crash.
The petition gained nearly 800 signatures in the first few days. The woman who started the petition was a friend of the families of the slain high school students, and says that the petition was signed by family, friends, and friends-of-friends of the boys who died in the crash – a 17-year-old from Oakdale, and a 16-year-old from Sayville. “This is unique,” a professor of media studies told a New York Car Accident Lawyer. “I’ve heard of social media used for social causes, for holding public officials accountable, for helping advocate for or against an issue. I’ve not encountered one where people are trying to influence a case.”
Suffolk police have told New York Injury Lawyers that the 28-year-old Selden man who was driving the fatal vehicle was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, which carries a maximum punishment of 30 days in jail, authorities told a New York Injury Lawyer. A spokesman for the district attorney would not tell New York Car Accident Lawyers if the petition would have any effect on the charges being brought forward.
A car accident is a complicated affair, no matter how severe the damage. Let a New York Car Accident Attorney help you demystify the processes of litigation and negotiation. The help of a New York Injury Attorney will help your cause achieve an equitable resolution.

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Posted On: January 20, 2011

Newly Married Woman Dies in Fatal Crash Reports New York Car Accident Lawyers

A newly married woman was killed in a multi-vehicle accident reports New York Car Accident Lawyers. Authorities report that the crash occurred shortly before 10 PM and involved a westbound car and a tractor-trailer. Add in icy conditions and the recipe for disaster is set. New York Car Accident Lawyers report that in this accident, a tractor-trailer initially rolled over onto the car.

A twenty-year-old passenger and a ten-year-old boy were killed in the accident and the 66-year-old driver of the westbound car was killed as well. Lawyers will consult in situations where family members are lost at the hands of an incompetent driver.

In addition to the death of the young woman and the ten-year-old boy, six others were involved in the accident, however, each were fortunate enough to suffer only minor injuries. New York injury Lawyers are always happy to meet with clients to discuss problems that arise from various degrees of accidents.

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Posted On: January 19, 2011

Riverhead Man May Get Life Sentence for Car Accident, Reports New York Car Accident Lawyer

A Riverhead man may well spend the rest of his life behind bars for causing a 2008 accident that killed a furniture salesman from Manorville, a Suffolk prosecutor told a New York Car Accident Lawyer.
The 50-year-old man from Riverhead was facing a sentence between 12 ½ to 25 years for the death of the 45-year-old furniture salesman, but will have to appear again in Suffolk County Court to determine whether his previous felony convictions make him eligible for a longer sentence, an assistant district attorney remarked to a New York Injury Lawyer.
The assistant district attorney also told a New York Injury Lawyer that the driver of the car could be sentence to life in prison if the judge classifies him as a persistent felony offender.
The prosecutors made their move on the day the Riverhead man was to be sentenced for driving his sport utility vehicle into his victim’s 1995 Toyota Camry in May 2008 in Farmingville. Not only have prosecutors told New York Car Accident Lawyers that he had been using cocaine, but the Riverhead driver had been fleeing police at the time of the accident, who suspected him of stealing lawn equipment.
The 50-year-old Riverhead man was convicted of aggravated vehicular homicide, second-degree manslaughter, driving while impaired by drugs, and other charges in connection with the furniture salesman’s death.
Car accidents can be catastrophic, life-changing events. Minimize their impact by hiring a New York Car Accident Attorney. Should the matter need to be adjudicated in court, only a New York Car Accident Attorney can ensure you are represented in the best possible manner.

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Posted On: January 17, 2011

DA Investigates Vespa Crash in Brooklyn, Reports New York Car Accident Lawyer

The Brooklyn District Attorney has decided to look into a crash between a Vespa and an SUV that killed a mother for three, a New York Car Accident Lawyer has learned.
The 40-year-old woman was killed when her scooter ran right into an SUV being driven by a Treasury Department official at a busy Fort Greene intersection, sources told a New York Injury Lawyer. The authorities determined there was no criminal activity involved in the crash and did not charge the driver of the SUV.
Since then, several witnesses have come forward to state to the District Attorney’s investgatores that the SUV ran through a red light at the corner of DeKalb Ave. and Clinton Ave. right before the collision occurred, law enforcement sources told a New York Car Accident Lawyer.
The victim, a Scotland native, was a stay-at-home mother who is survived by an 8-year-old girl and two sons, ages 6 and 3.
The 29-year-old driver of the SUV, who resides in Louisiana, is known to have suffered chest pains after the accident and was in the hospital for a brief time. The Treasury Department has issued no comment to New York Injury Lawyers about the crash.
Nothing can take back injury or tragedy after a car accident, but there’s no reason to let someone in the wrong get away with it. Let a New York Car Accident Attorney help you achieve justice when someone’s recklessness or negligence causes harm to you or a loved it. It takes the skill of a New York Injury Attorney to give you a level field in which to press your case and get the compensation you deserve.

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Posted On: January 15, 2011

Marine Loses in Life in Car Accident Reports New York Car Accident Lawyers

When a young man signs up and reports to duty in any branch of the United States military, he knows the risks that exist in times of war. However, once home on the turn in which he was born and raised, one particular marine had possibly let down the guard he would normally use during a time of war. In this case, a New York man has been charged with manslaughter and driving under the influence in connection with the death of the twenty-four year old Connecticut soldier reports New York Car Accident Lawyers.

The driver of the automobile was an inebriated twenty-five-year-old who has been arraigned in a Norwalk Superior Court and was held in lieu of a $250,000 bond. If you find yourself in a situation like this one,
Authorities say that the driver an SUV that hit a tree and killed his friends who was a passenger in the automobile. The blood alcohol level of the driver was 0.21 more than the legal limit. The young man who lost his life had just returned from a seven-month tour in Iraq. New York Injury Lawyers are available to help families understand the events of the accident as well as the charges, which have been filed against the driver.

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Posted On: January 14, 2011

Police Officer Faces Charges in Biker Accident, Reports New York Car Accident Lawyer

A transit cop has been arrested and suspended after driving the wrong way on a Brooklyn street and hitting a bicyclist, according to a New York Injury Lawyer.
The 42-year-old transit officer, who was a 19-year veteran of the force, was charged with assault, reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident that caused the biker severe bleeding, broke his tooth and his nose, sources told a New York Car Accident Lawyer.
The transit officer and his partner were driving north in the southbound lane of Jay St, on June 16, 2010, their siren wailing and their lights flashing. Sources have told New York Injury Lawyers that there was no apparent emergency. The speeding patrol car ran right into a bicyclist who had to get stitches for his mouth and nose.
The transit officer’s partner, a six-year veteran of the force, was not charged in the matter. The whole incident was captured on a surveillance tape, a spokesman for the Brooklyn district attorney’s office told a New York Car Accident Lawyer. The officer himself pleaded not guilty when he was arraigned.
Even the most careful driver sometimes suffers a car accident. Don’t be caught unprepared if it happens to you or a loved one and the time comes to go to trial. A New York Car Accident Attorney is available to assist you. The representation provided by a New York Injury Attorney is vital to acquiring a fair hearing in which your side of the story is heard.

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Posted On: January 10, 2011

Car Drives into Occupied Bedroom, Reports New York Car Accident Lawyer

A man from Islandia drove his car through a wall and into the bedroom of a West Babylon home early one morning, missing the two occupants by only inches, authorities told a New York Injury Lawyer.
The 21-year-old driver was subsequently arrested a charge of driving while intoxicated.
He was driving a 2001 Nissan Maxima just before 5 in the morning when he swerved off the road and into a home on Belmont Avenue, Suffolk police told a New York Car Accident Lawyer. The front end of the car hit the side of the house, stopping mere inches from where two women, the 26-year-old daughter and 25-year-old niece of the homeowner were sleeping, the chief of department of the North Babylon Fire Company told a New York Injury Lawyer.
“It was pretty close,” the chief said. The owner of the home was asleep on the second floor at the time of the accident. “My daughter was screaming, ‘Call 911!’” the homeowner said. “She was like, ‘Mom, there’s a car in my bedroom!’ I was screaming. I was frantic.”
The driver of the car was arrested and police charged him with driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest, police sources told a New York Car Accident Lawyer. He was treated at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center for minor injuries.
A car accident doesn’t have to involve more than one car. It takes only a moment for the car to get out of control and hit a pole, a house, or sometimes even a person. If this happens to you or a loved one, enlist the services of a New York Car Accident Attorney immediately. Your side of the story will get a fair hearing when you have a New York Injury Attorney on the case.

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Posted On: January 7, 2011

Grandmother Struck by School Bus, Reports New York Car Accident Lawyer

A 90-year-old grandmother suffered injuries when she was struck by a school bus as she walked home from buying milk and cookies in Queens, says a New York Injury Lawyer.
The grandmother was only yards from her home in Briarwood at 9:30 a.m. when she was hit witnesses and authorities told a New York Car Accident Lawyer.
At last report, she was known to be in stable condition with head injuries,New York Car Accident Lawyers has convenient locations throughout the NY area including Plainedge, NY. Our attorneys can give you advice about personal injury caused by another's negligence. Without a NY Car Accident Lawyer you will not be cognizant of all your rights and could be at a great disadvantage.
"> New York Injury Lawyers report. There are no further details on her condition at the moment. No children were aboard the bus at the time of the accident, which had just turned from 84th Road onto Parsons Boulevard where it struck the woman after her shopping trip.
The bus driver was questioned and plainly upset by the incident. Police sources have told New York Car Accident Lawyers that no charges are expected. As of this writing, there is nothing further known about the driver of the school bus.
There are thousands upon thousands of car accidents every day in the United States and chances are good one will happen to just about everyone at some point in their lives. If it should happen to you, it is important to know you can count on a New York Car Accident Attorney to help you through it. The aid of a New York Injury Attorney will not only offer you representation for your side of the story if it should come to a court case, but will also provide mediation between you and any other parties involved, so your case can receive the attention it requires.

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Posted On: January 3, 2011

Town in Mourning after Fatal Car Accident, says New York Injury Lawyer

Over the weekend, a car accident turned fatal and caused the death of two local college students, while a third student was flown to the hospital, according to a New York Injury Lawyer.

The students were all headed West when they collided with a Freightliner tractor trailer. It appears that the car the students were driving rear ended the truck. New York Car Accident Lawyers do not have any word as of yet as to whether charges will be filed.

The ages of the students who passed away are 18 and 21. The third student, who is currently in serious condition at the hospital, is only 21. The older two students were enrolled at the local college and were studying psychology. The younger student had not yet selected a major, says the New York Car Accident Lawyer.

The students were driving a 1998 Nissan Altima. New York Injury Lawyers do not know at present if the there was a mechanical problem, if the driver was intoxicated, or if it was simply an accident. A Mass held by a local church in memory of the students drew 300, which is about twice as much as usual.

If you find yourself hurt after a car accident, you should contact a New York Injury Attorney. Car accidents can have dire consequences for those involved, with costs not only for medical bills, but also for pain and suffering as well as lost income. The best course of action is to contact a New York Car Accident Lawyer in order to get the best possible outcome.

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