Emergency Vehicle Accidents
0 CommentsAnyone who travels or commutes to work into and out of New York knows of the dozens of accidents that occur just about every week. Some of them involve emergency vehicles, such as ambulances, fire trucks, and police vehicles. In nearly every situation, drivers get out of the way – or they try to do…
Read More Read MoreHow Dangerous is the Long Island Expressway?
0 CommentsInterstate 495, also known as the Long Island Expressway (LIE), runs just over 71 miles through Queens, Nassau and Suffolk Counties. As it is New York, most drivers are not surprised at the often-congested driving conditions. However, this stretch of the freeway can be shockingly deadly, according to numbers released by the NHTSA Fatality Accident…
Read More Read More100 Deadliest Days of Summer
0 CommentsBetween Memorial Day and Labor Day, a deadly phenomenon occurs, causing parents of teenagers to cringe as the summer season arrives- the ‘100 Deadliest Days’. As the days get longer and the school year comes to an end, new teen drivers are out on the roads in swarms. According to a report released by AAA,…
Read More Read MoreAre You Safe On a Plane?
0 CommentsAviation accidents are extremely rare and often times preventable. In fact, the odds of being on a flight where one fatally occurs, even on an airline with the worst accident ratings, are 1 in 1.5-million. Nevertheless, the tragic death of a passenger on a Southwest Airline flight this month has highlighted a worldwide issue regarding…
Read More Read MoreConstruction Fatalities in NY
0 CommentsA 34-year-old construction worker from the Bronx was killed on a construction site in Queens last month after hitting his head on a low beam. The incident was not only tragic but began raising questions about the safety of the high-rise worksite and the company the worker was employed for. Unfortunately, construction fatalities such as…
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