New York Personal Injury Blog

A pair of unrelated automobile accidents in New York State claimed the lives of a seven-month-old infant and a four-year-old child. The baby girl was killed November 27 when an alleged drunk driver crossed the center line in Irving, NY,...

Toyota has recalled 7.43 million vehicles worldwide – included 2.4 million in the United States – because a faulty power window switch can cause a fire eruption. The recall includes more than a dozen models manufactured between 2005 and 2010....

In New York, it is a primary offense if the driver or front seat passenger is not wearing a seat belt. New York law enforcement agencies frequently partner with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to enforce the state’s seatbelt...

Earlier this month a New York man died as he worked his trash collection route. According to news reports, the man was apparently “pinned under or between parts of the machinery” that picks garbage up and dumps it into the...

In January, we reported about a construction worker who suffered a head injury on the job. Unfortunately, a fatal construction accident last week in New York, once again raises awareness of the dangers construction workers face on a daily basis....

Two adults and two children lost their lives in a tragic automobile accident Saturday afternoon on Airport Road near Binghamton, NY. While police are continuing to investigate the cause of the accident, it appears that a minivan carrying three children...

A construction worker working on securing a concrete slab to a window façade, while standing on scaffolding three stories high, was struck in the head by a falling concrete slab yesterday. The Democrat and Chronicle reports the man was treated...

Rochester signed an Arizona-based company to install red-light cameras at key intersections throughout the city to help deter drivers from the irresponsible behavior of running red lights. At the intersection of Jay and State Streets, the police were pulling over...

A 38-year-old woman was seriously injured after a collision with a van driven by a NY Department of Transportation (DOT) employee on the Thruway near Batavia, NY. The accident occurred on Monday in a construction work zone during the morning...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported in August 2010 that three out of four drunk driving accidents occur in the early morning hours between midnight and 3 a.m. The timing coincides with the typical bar closing times while...