New York Personal Injury Blog

A recent article published in The Daily Orange provides some comforting news about driving in New York. Thirty years after the legal drinking age was raised from 18 to 21, the rate of alcohol-related traffic fatalities in the state is...

For aging adults, hip replacement surgery may be necessary. And while some hip replacements restore mobility and result in decreased pain for patients, they can also cause serious complications. When defective hip replacement kits are used, an adverse medical event...

Driving in the winter is dangerous. In New York, where lake effect snow is a reality, drivers may be at an even higher risk of having an accident. In fact, in 2014, there were 25,510 traffic accidents that involved slippery...

New York has had a long history of major winter storms, a fact that does not look like it is going to change anytime in the near future. In the early part of November 2014, Buffalo and the western portion...

New Year’s Eve, parties and drinking can be a deadly trio when someone who has had too much to drink gets behind the wheel. If you’re hosting a party, you should always be conscious of your guests’ safety. However, are...

Even though cars are being made more crashworthy than ever, head-on collisions in New York and the U.S. almost always cause serious injuries or death. That’s because the human body is not built to withstand the violent impact of two...

A charge of vehicular homicide has been filed in a December 1 car crash that killed two high school students on Interstate 87 in Saratoga County. The defendant, Dennis Drue, is a 22-year-old Siena College student. At a January 7...

A pair of unrelated automobile accidents in New York State claimed the lives of a seven-month-old infant and a four-year-old child. The baby girl was killed November 27 when an alleged drunk driver crossed the center line in Irving, NY,...

Toyota has recalled 7.43 million vehicles worldwide – included 2.4 million in the United States – because a faulty power window switch can cause a fire eruption. The recall includes more than a dozen models manufactured between 2005 and 2010....

In New York, it is a primary offense if the driver or front seat passenger is not wearing a seat belt. New York law enforcement agencies frequently partner with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to enforce the state’s seatbelt...