Category Archives: Personal Injury
Family of Woman Murdered in Long Island Settles Wrongful Death Suit
The family of a Long Island teacher who was the victim of a grisly crime has decided to settle its wrongful death suit against a mental health facility located in upstate New York. Denice Fox was a 57-year-old retired teacher living in a gated community in Glen Cove, Long Island. Just across the street, Evan… Read More »
Off-Duty School Bus Driver Hits Police Car in DUI Accident
According to local police, an off-duty school bus driver from Long Island was charged with drunk driving after she drove her vehicle directly into a police car that had been stopped in response to a different accident. The 55-year-old bus driver was reportedly traveling on Expressway Drive North close to Horseblock Road in Medford when… Read More »
Drunk Driver Arrested After Fatal Long Island Accident
A woman in Long Island was arrested for driving under the influence in the early hours of March 13 after she allegedly caused a car accident that killed another driver. Suffolk County police say that the suspect, 36-year-old Natalia Simmons, was driving north on Route 25A in her 2013 Nissan Rogue when she steered her… Read More »
Firefighters Free Trapped Man at Construction Site
On April 7, firefighters were called to a construction site in Water Mill to help free a man who was reportedly trapped in a trench. According to representatives from the Sag Harbor Fire Department, a man’s legs were stuck in a hole at the construction site after a large amount of dirt collapsed on top… Read More »
Long Island Motorcyclist Killed After Running Over Pothole
Police from the eastern part of Long Island say a motorcyclist died from his injuries after he hit a pothole on Reeves Avenue. When friends of the victim from his motorcycle club went to the accident scene to see what could have led to his accident, they discovered a road that was covered with potholes…. Read More »
Woman Arrested After Fleeing Scene of Fatal Accident
Law enforcement officials have announced the arrest of a 57-year-old woman who has been charged with fleeing the scene of an accident in Deer Park, Long Island. The woman, Irene Caldarero, had been driving on Deer Park Avenue one Saturday evening when she allegedly struck a woman crossing the road. Rather than stopping and staying… Read More »
Are Nursing Homes Liable for Slips and Falls on their Premises?
Elderly people are much more prone to slips and falls than the average person, and because of their frailty they are also much more likely to suffer serious injuries in those falls as a result. It stands to reason that nursing homes, as homes to many elderly people in one location, would be a common… Read More »
Report: Long Island Man was Texting Before Fatal Car Accident
An employee of PSEG Long Island was recently involved in an accident when his utility truck crossed into oncoming traffic, striking and killing a woman who was driving his way. It was later found that he was texting his girlfriend at the time of the accident. The driver is 54-year-old Bayport resident Michael Pepe, who… Read More »
At Least 7 Dead in Crash Between Train and SUV
A crash between a Metro-North commuter train and an SUV led to the deaths of at least seven people and injuries to a dozen more on Tuesday, February 3. The accident occurred during peak rush hour in Valhalla in Westchester County. A spokesperson from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority says that the SUV was going past… Read More »
Woman Seriously Injured in Collision with Snowplow on Long Island
A woman was seriously injured after she was struck by a snowplow while out for an evening walk, according to Suffolk police. The victim, Blanche Pope, was walking north on New Highway in North Amityville just past 41st Street when a pickup truck with a plow attachment struck her. The truck had not been plowing… Read More »