Not all medical mistakes have catastrophic outcomes. Medical malpractice/negligence is an issue that many people do not know much about. No one likes the thought of the professionals they rely on for life-sustaining care and treatment causing them more harm...
Month: May 2018
Fatal truck crashes rose in 2016 according to FMCSA report
In New York and across the U.S., commercial truck accidents are all too common. Though the past two decades have seen a decrease in accident rates, with many crashes being prevented by new safety measures and technology, every increase can be a cause for concern. The...
Tesla CEO unhappy about coverage of self-driving car crashes
Residents of New York who are having doubts about the safety of semi-autonomous vehicles should know that they're not alone. The recent occurrence of accidents involving these vehicles has raised many concerns, and each accident receives considerable media coverage....
Truckers may become less distracted with new tech
According to data analytics firm Zendrive, an estimated 69 million drivers in New York and across the U.S. use their phones every day while behind the wheel. At any given hour, approximately 40 percent of the nation's drivers are using their phones at least once. This...
New York man who caused accident charged with homicide
A 37-year-old New York man who is accused of being under the influence of drugs when he caused a fatal accident on the Long Island Expressway in March has been charged with vehicular homicide. The Suffolk County district attorney announced that the charges against the...
The dangers of being an NYC sanitation worker
Sanitation workers deserve more respect than they receive. Keeping NYC streets clean is not only a demanding and continuous job but also one that comes with more dangers than most people think. In fact, the sanitation industry has the most fatalities in New York,...
Road to Zero Coalition takes aim at road fatalities
Motor vehicle accidents claimed the lives of more than 37,000 road uses in New York and around the country in 2017 according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, but a group of road safety experts believe that this figure could be reduced...