The Syracuse Post Standard reported the other day that an SUV struck a Syracuse man “on purpose” after an argument on Westcott Street Tuesday morning. Fortunately, the injuries do not appear serious; the victim suffered only cuts to his arm and leg and was taken to Upstate University Hospital. Here’s…
Yesterday the New York Times reported that, while drunken-driving deaths are dropping, car-accident deaths caused by drivers who have taken legally prescribed narcotics, such as painkillers, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications, and other potent drugs, are increasing. Unlike with alcohol, no firm studies or guidelines exist determining what blood level of…
The Cayuga County Sheriff reports that yesterday afternoon a car crossed over into the oncoming lane of traffic and collided into a bus carrying disabled people on Route 34 in Fleming, New York (just a few miles south of the Central New York personal injury llaw office of Michaels Bersani…
The Syracuse Post Standard reports that a Baldwinsville man got a one-to-three year jail sentence for seriously injuring two motorcyclists last fall in a Syracuse, New York car-on-motorcycle collision. He was driving through the intersection of Hiawatha Boulevard and State Fair Boulevard in Syracuse with a .08 blood-alcohol count when…
True heroism is rare. Strictly speaking, sports figures are not “heroes”. In order to be a true “heroe”, you must risk your own life to save someone else’s. This past June 10th, two true local heroes saved a life, all while risking their own. Joseph and Anna Buttaccio of Newark…
O.K., the headline is funny, but the story is very sad. How sad? How about a one- and two- year old who are now motherless. Today news sources report that the driver of a tractor trailer, who was streaming porn on his laptop while he drove his rig into the…
I have written several blog posts about “distracted driving” – motorists driving while texting and driving while talking on their cell phones. (See those posts by clicking here, here, here and here). As I said in those blog posts, distracted driving is quickly becoming a leading cause of motor vehicle…
When I read the Syracuse Post Standard’s report of this recent Central New York motorcycle accident, I thought perhaps I had accidentally jumped to the movie review section of the paper and was reading about a slapstick comedy. The accident happened on Route 31 in Lakeport, New York. The motorcyclist…
Being hurt in a New York car accident when it’s not your fault doesn’t necessarily mean you have a good case. You have to be “seriously injured” to get compensation from the at-fault driver’s insurance. Otherwise, all you get is your no-fault benefits (up to a maximum of $50,000 in…
There are many common misperceptions about New York personal injury lawsuits. I will be discussing these in my blog posts over the next few days. One of the most common mistaken ideas is that if you “are almost killed” by someone’s negligence, you must have a case. This is usually…