Category Archives: Auto Accidents
U.S. Officials Continue to Investigate Fatal Pedestrian Accident Involving Tesla Vehicle
Federal auto regulators continued to investigate an accident that occurred on the Long Island Expressway in July involving a Tesla vehicle that may have been using an advanced driver assistance program. According to officers from the NYPD, a 52-year-old man died while trying to fix a flat tire on his vehicle when he was hit… Read More »
Motorcyclist Dead as Driver Fails to Yield at Long Island Intersection
A failure to yield accident at a Long Island intersection resulted in the death of a 42-year-old man from Central Islip. The man was riding his motorcycle on Motor Parkway when he was hit by a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe that was traveling west. The 23-year-old driver of the Santa Fe was trying to turn… Read More »
Lindsey Lohan’s Mom Admits to Fleeing Scene of Drunk Driving Accident
Dina Lohan, mother of actress Lindsay Lohan, pleaded guilty on September 28 to operating a vehicle while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident without reporting it. The indictment stemmed from a January 2020 incident near the Outback Steakhouse in Nassau County at Merrick Mall. Police reported at the time of the arrest that… Read More »
Bicyclist Hospitalized After Failure to Yield to Traffic
A bicyclist was transported to the hospital with serious injuries after failing to yield to a vehicle at a busy intersection on Long Island. According to police, the 24-year-old male cyclist from Centereach was riding his bike and went through the intersection of Boyle Road and Old Town Road in Terryville. A 73-year-old woman driving… Read More »
Man Dead in Chain Reaction Crash on Long Island
On the afternoon of Monday, May 24 in Huntington, a chain-reaction crash involving four vehicles resulted in the death of a 50-year-old Huntington man. That man, Mark Bernzweig, was driving his 2004 Honda Accord west on the Jericho Turnpike when he struck a 2018 Lexus RX350 driven by a 51-year-old woman, also from Huntington. She… Read More »
Injuries Reported in Long Island Accident Involving Ambulance
An ambulance was recently involved in a serious car accident on Long Island. According to Nassau County Police, the accident occurred shortly before 2 p.m. on Friday, April 2. Emergency responders arrived to the scene at Old Country Road and Zeckendorf Boulevard, where multiple vehicles were involved in the collision. Reports indicate the ambulance was… Read More »
Multi-Vehicle Accident Results in Several Injuries
Four people sustained injuries in a multi-vehicle accident in Mineola at the intersection of Willis Avenue and Jericho Turnpike. According to information released by the Nassau County Police Department, the accident occurred just after 3 a.m. and involved a Lexus sedan, a Chevy SUV and a Jeep SUV. The sedan, which was driven by a… Read More »
U.S. District Court Judge Killed in Long Island Hit-and-Run Accident
U.S. District Court Judge Sandra Feuerstein, who served the federal court in Central Islip for two decades, was recently killed in a hit-and-run accident in Boca Raton, Florida. She was 75 years old. The driver was a 23-year-old woman who was, according to police information, high on drugs at the time of the accident. She… Read More »
Determining Liability When An Accident is a Result of Poor Road Conditions
In most cases, car accidents occur due to fault on the part of one or more drivers. However, there are some circumstances in which an accident could happen simply due to poor road conditions, such as potholes, erosion, bad weather (snow and ice), or poor design. If this is the case, what options do accident… Read More »
Why are Women More Likely Than Men to Sustain Serious Injuries in Car Accidents?
Numerous studies have shown women are more likely than men to sustain serious injuries in car accidents. According to one recent study b the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), a significant factor in this is the types of vehicles men and women are more likely to drive. Let’s take a look at the findings… Read More »