Just read a New York Times op-ed piece titled “Trucks Are Killing Us”. As Syracuse NY trucking accident lawyers, we already knew that. And we also knew that truck-accident fatalities are increasing at the same time as car fatalities are decreasing. That’s because trucks are getting bigger and heavier, and…
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New York’s Highest Court Grants Dog Owners Impunity For Releasing Dogs Into Traffic.
I have a love/hate relationship with dogs. I love my dog, but I hate dogs who chase me on my bike or who snarl at me on my runs. When I go bike riding out on the country roads near Geneva, NY where I live, I even carry a small…
Girl Hit By One Car And Then Run Over By Another In Auburn, NY
I was glad to read in the news today that the condition of a 15-year-old girl who was struck on Monday by one car and then run over by another, in Auburn, New York, has improved. The girl’s condition has been upgraded from “life-threatening” to “fair” at Upstate University Hospital,…
When Man Tries To Kill Mom With SUV, Does Auto Insurance Cover it?
I read recently about the case of a man charged with attempting to murder his mom by ramming her with his SUV as she sat in her living room. He ran it right through the wall. Why? Apparently he had a financial dispute with her. In my humble opinion, that’s…
Central NY Injury Lawyer Gives Free Legal Advice!
Who says nothing in life is “free”? Here’s some free legal advice from your Central New York injury lawyer: Do not — I repeat, do NOT – drop the F-bomb on a cop while he is arresting you for homicidal drunk driving after you have just killed a teenager. That’s…
Lane Splitting On A Motorcycle Is Dangerous And Illegal In New York.
It’s motor cycle season again. While I don’t have the statistics for last year yet, I know that a total of 4,381 motorcyclists died in U.S. crashes in 2013. That’s about 30 times the number of people who died in car crashes, even though many more cars than bikes travel…
Ouch! A $58,000.00 Speeding Ticket. Central NY Injury Lawyer Reports.
As a recipient of more than a few speeding tickets within the last few decades, I took an interest in this NY Times article about a $58,000.00 speeding ticket in Finland. The offender was clocked at 64 miles per hour in a 50 mile per hour zone. Doing the math,…
A Wrongful Death Case That Will Make You Weap . . .
Warning: This is a sad story. A man’s 16-year old daughter was killed when her car veered off a bridge, overturned, and flipped into a creek. After the accident, the authorities agreed to install a guardrail on the bridge to prevent similar tragedies. Thirty days went by and still no…
Caution, Graphic Video. Texting While Driving Kills. From Central New York Injury Lawyer.
This is not easy to stomach. Not for you. Not for your teenager. But watch it. And then make sure your teenager watches it. The driver of the car in the photo was texting and did not see the tractor trailor stop to turn left. The video below is very…
Snow, Sleet And Rain Are Literally “Deadly” In Upstate New York
Did you see the recent article in the Syracuse Post Standard about weather-related motor vehicle death statistics? Statistics can be pretty boring. But I found this pretty interesting. The new study shows that SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN cause more than 800 vehicle-related deaths each year in the U.S. And…