Taxi driver arrested in Syracuse pedestrian accident
| January 6th, 2011
January 6, 2011 Syracuse.com reports that police have arrested the driver of a taxi cab who was responsible for a New year’s Day hit-and-run Syracuse pedestrian accident. The driver struck a pedestrian at 2:30 a.m. and then left the scene of the Syracuse pedestrian accident. The victim was taken to the hospital where she was listed […]
Woman killed in Rochester auto accident
| December 2nd, 2010
December 2, 2010 The Wall Street Journal reports that a woman was killed in a four-vehicle Rochester car accident. The woman was a passenger in a vehicle attempting to make a left turn. The vehicle was rear-ended in the car accident, which pushed the car into oncoming traffic. The vehicle was then struck by a […]
One killed in Niagara Falls drunk driving accident
| October 28th, 2010
October 28, 2010 Police are investigating a Niagara Falls car accident that killed one person and injured two others. According to WGRZ, the Niagara Falls car accident happened when the driver of the car took a turn too fast and struck a pole. The vehicle flipped over upon impact with the pole. Six people were […]
Falling asleep at the wheel: accident or negligence?
| June 17th, 2010
June 17, 2010 The Post Standard reports that a mother and her two children were taken to the hospital following a Watertown car accident. Their vehicle was side swiped by another car whose driver fell asleep at the wheel. The Watertown car accident happened on State Route 3. A 20-year-old female was driving a Jeep […]
2007 Car Accident News
| December 30th, 2007
2007 was a trend in the right direction in terms of car accident safety. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that in 2007, traffic deaths reached their lowest levels since 1994. However, there were still plenty of car accidents, with the NHTSA reporting a total of 41,059 people killed and another 2,491,000 injured. […]
Anti-text messaging bill aims to prevent New York auto accidents
| November 20th, 2007
November 20, 2007 The Post-Standard reported that a senator is proposing a bill that would fine drivers $100 for sending text messages while driving in an effort to reduce New York car accidents. The bill proposal comes just months after a horrific crash that took the lives of five teenage girls that had graduated from […]