New York Injury Law Firm News

Investigation Studies Rising Serious Traffic Accident Injuries in NYC
A Bloomberg News investigation shows that serious traffic accident-related injuries have been increasing despite the introduction of traffic-calming measures and a decrease over a decade in pedestrian deaths. The news outlet reports that between 2022 and 2024, serious injuries from traffic accidents rose 10% citywide with double-digit increases across all modes of transportation: 12% for …
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Brooklyn Pedestrian Critically Injured in Emergency Vehicle Collision
A 19-year-old man was critically injured early morning on May 4 after he was struck by a volunteer EMT driving a smart car in Brooklyn. According to a report on Shore News Network, the pedestrian accident occurred at the intersection of McDonald Avenue and Avenue P in the Midwood section of Brooklyn. Officials said the …
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Bicyclist Struck and Killed by Delivery Truck in Soho
Georgios Smaragdis, 44, of Brooklyn, was killed in a bicycle accident after he was doored by a parked passenger van and fell in the path of a delivery truck in SoHo, Straus News reports. An accident video viewed by Straus News showed a driver in a parked Mercedes Benz, a 43-year-old man, on the northeast …
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Worker Killed in New York Construction Site Accident
A 49-year-old Pawling man was killed in a construction accident when an excavator he was operating overturned, partially ejecting and entrapping the victim the morning of April 30. According to a Mid Hudson News report, emergency workers rushed to the scene and tried to remove the machine operator from under the excavator. But the worker …
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Elderly Woman Dies in Brooklyn Pedestrian Accident
Taibel Brod, 99, succumbed to injuries she sustained in a Brooklyn pedestrian accident on April 20, about two weeks after the crash. According to a report in BrooklynPaper.com, Brod was crossing the street with a walk signal at the intersection of Brooklyn Avenue and Montgomery Street the evening of April 8 when 65-year-old Menachem Shaglow …
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