Category Archives: NY Personal Injury
Drive First App by Sprint – Prevent Distracted Driving
Sprint currently provides an app that can help ease the mind of parents with teenage -->
May
Track Your Teens’ Driving Habits
There’s an app for that. Researchers from the University of North Carolina found that the -->
May
With Freedom Comes Risk: Tips to Help Keep Kids Stay Safe
With the rescue of three women in Cleveland who were abducted nearly a decade ago, -->
May
Stop The Texts. Stop The Wrecks.
The Shocking Truth: Distracted driving is the number one killer in American teens. Five seconds -->
May
Crash Hospitalizes Pine Bush Woman; Driver Faces DWI
A Pine Bush man was charged with driving while intoxicated on Monday in Bullville, Town -->
May
Driver Charged in Fatal Crash on Route 9W
A Poughkeepsie man, Francisco Vasquez-Cruz, faces a vehicular manslaughter charge following a crash in Highland -->
May
Keep Your Kids Safe in 7 Simple Steps
When it comes to child safety, you know the basics: buckle up, wear a helmet, -->
May
Teen Drinking & Driving: A Dangerous Mix
Nearly one million high school teens drank and drove in 2011. Teens are 3 times -->
Apr
Voice-To-Text Just As Dangerous As Texting
A new study shows that using voice – i.e. Siri on the iPhone – to -->
Apr
Safe Kids Day is Coming Up on May 18th
On May 18, 2013, communities around the world will join together to celebrate Safe Kids -->
Apr
Driver, 84, Flown to Hospital After Hitting Garbage Truck
84 year-old Jaroslaw Mytrofaniuk was driving north on Lucas Turnpike in Kerhonkson, NY when he -->
Apr
Indictment: Driver Who Hit New Windsor Pedestrian Was On Drugs
A 35 year old man, Arsen Berezhansky, of the Bronx, was arraigned Friday in Orange -->
Apr
Orange County Woman Gets Jail Time for Drunk Driving, Car Chase and Crash
A Highland Mills woman, Charlotte McDonald, will receive jail time for drunken-driving, high-speed chase, and -->
Apr
Johns Hopkins Malpractice Study: Surgical ‘Never Events’ Occur At Least 4,000 Times Per Year
Johns Hopkins patient safety researchers estimate that a surgeon in the U.S. leaves an object -->
Apr
Millions Die from Sepsis – But It Can Be Cured If Detected Quickly
What Is Sepsis? Sepsis is the tenth leading cause of death in the U.S. The -->
Apr
Student Killed While Texting & Driving – His Final Text Revealed to Help Deter Others
A 22-year old University of Northern Colorado student, Alexander Heit, was texting and driving when -->
Apr
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month: Tips for Moms Driving Safely This Month
1 in 10 new moms have been in a crash with their baby, according to -->
Apr
Hip Implant Failure More Likely in Women
While the risk of total hip implant failure is low, it is slightly higher in -->
Mar
A New Approach to Hip Surgery
An article in The New York Times highlights a new approach to hip surgery known -->
Mar
Azithromycin (Zithromax or Zmax): Drug Safety Communication – Risk of Potentially Fatal Heart Rhythms
On March 12, 2013 the FDA posted a warning to the public that azithromycin (Zithromax -->
Mar
Impaired Driving Fatalities: Get The Facts
According to an article by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every day 30 -->
Mar