Drunk Driver Caused Death of Young Driver on Long Island Expressway
Last weekend a driver slowed down while driving on the Long Island Expressway, with the aim of negotiating an oncoming accident scene, but was killed when a driver who was drunk hit his vehicle. The young driver was George Ragotte, 21, of Ronkonkoma. He was removed from his auto and transported to Nassau University Medical […]
When a Fatal Crash Seems to be Inexplicable
Most car accidents in New York have a reasonably simple explanation. The driver was drunk, distracted, overtired, driving too fast, driving carelessly or recklessly, failed to stop for a red light or at a stop sign. Sometimes the occupants of the vehicle are injured or killed, and at other times completely innocent people are affected. […]
Are Cab Hailing Services Like Uber a Distracted Driving Risk?
Many taxi drivers and other people who make their living driving passengers from one place to another have increasingly been using their smart phones in order to get fares, and many of their passengers are using hailing services like Uber to get a ride. As soon as the request has come through to Uber, it […]
Car Accident Kills Passenger in Greenport
There have been 70 fatalities already on Long Island roads in 2014, and yet another one took place in Greenport last weekend, when a man from Peconic lost his life after a collision involving two cars. The driver, John Costello, who was behind the wheel of the other car, has as a result been charged […]
NYC Aims to Make Dangerous Avenue Safer for Pedestrians
Pedestrian accidents are some of the most deadly types of vehicle-related accidents – here in the New York City area and across the nation. Traffic in busy cities tends to travel at a swift pace, or to be jammed with frustrated drivers. One particular stretch of West End Avenue has recently seen more than its […]