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Author Archives: Mark Goldsmith

Driver Charged with DWI After Injuring 3 in Staten Island Crash

A man has been charged with driving while intoxicated after getting into an accident that injured his two passengers. According to police, the 59-year-old driver lost control of his vehicle, striking a utility pole. The accident occurred at the intersection of Arden Avenue and Hylan Boulevard in the Staten Island neighborhood of Annadale at approximately… Read More »

Rochester Woman Dies After Accident on New York State Thruway

A woman from Rochester was killed and two others were injured in a car accident that occurred June 8 on the New York State Thruway in Lancaster. The 45-year-old woman, a professor at the University of Buffalo School of Nursing, was pronounced dead at the scene. According to the New York State Police, the accident… Read More »

Man Arrested After Causing Wrong-Way Crash on Long Island Expressway

A man from Westchester County was arrested and subsequently charged with reckless endangerment and driving while intoxicated after allegedly causing a wrong-way crash on the Long Island expressway. The accident occurred in the early hours of Monday, May 22. According to police, the man entered the highway on an off-ramp in his 2007 Nissan Murano,… Read More »

Police Arrest Suspect Allegedly at Fault for Hit-and-Run Crash in Brentwood

Police in Long Island recently arrested a man suspected of causing a fatal hit-and-run accident in Brentwood in late March. The 54-year-old man was charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. The accident occurred at approximately 11:30 p.m. Friday, March 24 on Washington Avenue. According to a Suffolk County Police Department… Read More »

Workers’ Compensation Reform Debate Heats Up in New York

A recent analysis has found that New York has the third-highest workers’ compensation rates out of the 50 states plus Washington, D.C. Critics of the state’s workers’ compensation system are calling for reform, focusing mostly on the level of care injured workers receive, the costs to businesses and the amount of time it takes to… Read More »

Department of Buildings Investigates Fatal Staten Island Crane Accident

The New York City Department of Buildings has launched an investigation into a fatal crane accident that recently occurred at a union work site in Staten Island. A 54-year-old construction worker was hit and killed by a load that came off of a crane at the site on Meredith Avenue in a March 10 accident…. Read More »

Construction Worker Rescued After Being Pinned Under Heavy Machinery

A construction worker had to be rescued at a Queens site in early April after he found himself pinned under a larger and heavy piece of equipment. The accident reportedly occurred at around 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, April 5, at a construction site on 126th Street, near 82nd Avenue in Kew Gardens. The worker’s legs were… Read More »

Suffolk County Man Suffers Injuries After Driver Merges into Motorcycle

A man from Suffolk County sustained injuries after a Subaru sedan reportedly merged into his motorcycle on Route 347 in Smithtown, New York, on April 6. According to reports, a 30-year-old woman driving the sedan was attempting to switch from the center lane to the right lane when she moved into the path of a… Read More »

Driver Exhibited Negligent Behavior Before Collision with Train, Witnesses Say

A Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) train collided with a minivan that was on the tracks the morning of Monday, March 13. The accident resulted in serious, but non-life threatening, injuries to the driver. He was reportedly conscious when responding officers arrived to break through the windows to extract him from the severely damaged vehicle…. Read More »

Negotiating an Injury Claim with an Insurance Provider

If you suffer an injury in a car accident and need to file a claim with the at-fault party’s insurance provider, you can negotiate the settlement you receive. You’ll also want the assistance of a personal injury attorney to do so. During the first call with your assigned insurance adjuster, you will discuss the strengths… Read More »