Distracted Driving

Published on: May 31, 2012

Recent Injury to Young Football Player

by Stephen Bilkis

A young man was recently involved in a single car accident as he ran into a retaining wall around a single family residence. The young man, who is still in high school, received numerous injuries in the accident; he had had his driver’s license for less than two years at the time of the accident.

The young man, who has played football on the varsity team, received burns of the majority of his body. This will mostly likely keep him from participating in the fall season; burns can take several months to heal depending on the severity of the burns. In this case, the driver, who was alone in the car at the time of the incident, was able to survive the crash because witnesses helped him escape from the vehicle as it was engulfed in flames.

It is unknown what distracted the driver and caused him to crash into the wall in the first place. There was no sign that the boy tried to stop the car as he went off the road. Preliminary reports had not determined what speed the car was traveling when the accident occurred, only that the car was going fast enough to cause the fire.

Published on: May 29, 2012

Rescue Effort Challenges Rescue Services

by Stephen Bilkis

The teams attending a car accident faced challenges to free the driver from the vehicle. The force of the accident crushed the vehicle which trapped the driver inside their car. The accident occurred on Sunday afternoon and it took several hours for the driver to be removed.

The accident and injury occurred because the driver lost control while driving. It’s not currently clear why this was allowed to happen. However, the weather conditions were fairly poor. It was rainy and it’s thought that he may of lost control due to this. When the driver lost control of the car in New Haven, he continued and hit a parked car and then smashed straight through a safety fence. The car still carried on moving and travelled down an embankment.

The firefighters were called to the site of the accident because the driver was trapped inside. The fire service was under the impression that the accident was pretty much like any other car accident. However, when they arrived they found that it was much more difficult than they imagined. However, they managed to handle the accident and rescued all the affected people.

Published on: May 20, 2012

Mark Anthony Spano died in a car accident

by Stephen Bilkis

Mark Anthony Spano died in a car accident. He hit a tree with his car and died. In a trial, filed by Leonard Spano as the Administrator of the Goods, Chattels and Credits of Mark Anthony the trial court found that they were not able to establish at initial look the negligence that was supposed to have been committed by Deputy Edward H. McAvoy. In their case, they claimed that spotlight that was used by Deputy McAvoy reflected in the decedent’s rearview mirror and temporarily blinded him, which in turn caused him not to see the tree and hit it and die. A witness said that the court did not find any evidence where they could somewhat infer that the deputy’s spot light can blind a driver.

A case was filed with the Appellate Court to appeal against the decision. The court looked at the evidence presented, said a juror. The only testimony regarding the length of time the spotlight on was from the defendant Deputy McAvoy. He testified and in his sworn statement, that the spotlight was on for about three seconds. He also swears that he did not see Mark Anthony Spano’s car hit the tree. Where evidence shows that he was just about five seconds or about 500 feet behind the decedent’s car. With this distance, he has a clear view if the car before him, and the tree. This creates a doubt about his testimony regarding how long the spotlight was on.

Another question about his statement was that it was given three hours after. It was given to an investigator whom the sheriff hired. The statement itself showed that the defendant reviewed it very thoroughly before he signed it as there were corrections that he initialed by hand. It was mentioned by a source that it narrated Deputy McAvoy turning on his spotlight and focused it on the rear window of the pursued vehicle. There was no mention of when he turned off the spotlight, if he did. The records also showed that within four days from the accident, the investigator did a follow-up investigation to clarify Deputy McAvoy’s statement. In the additional report, it is said that Deputy McAvoy turned off the spotlight as the decedent’s car crossed the intersection. He said that it was because it was hard to drive and control the spotlight at the same time. Nassau and Suffolk have the same problems.

Published on: May 17, 2012

Power Disrupted by Crash on Route 67

by Stephen Bilkis

The Oxford police department is currently investigating the cause of a car accident on Route 67, explains a witness. The accident happened when a car driver hit an electricity utility pole. This caused his car to spin off the road and ended up in a ditch off the road.

The accident occurred during the early evening at around 7:15 PM. The car lost control when it was on Route 67 and close to Brooklawn Drive. Eye witnesses say that the driver simply lost control of the car and hit a utility pole with a transformer attached. The car then spun off and landed in a ditch.

An eye witness said that as soon as the car hit the utility pole, the transformer started to spark and make loud noises. After hitting the utility pole, the car then hit a bump and flew into the air. It spun around and landed in the water in the brook.

Published on: May 5, 2012

Much Loved Family Man Dies in Car Crash

by Stephen Bilkis

The family and friends of a 29 year old who was recently killed in a car accident are said to be devastated by their loss. The accident happened on the A45, explains a witness.

The 29 year old was a passenger in a SUV which was involved in a crash during Tuesday morning. The car came off the road, sped down the embankment and eventually stopped by hitting a lamppost.

The passenger was already dead by the time the emergency services arrived. However, the driver was alive and it was possible for him to be extracted from the vehicle. The driver of the car, a 36 year old male was taken to a nearby hospital. His injuries are thought to be serious and potentially life threatening.

Published on: May 3, 2012

Car Accident Injures Driver

by Stephen Bilkis

A well-known and popular sports personality was injured as a result of a car accident in Louisiana. He is currently receiving medical treatment in a local hospital.

The policeman has managed to obtain a report from the sports players’ agent. He said that the running back is recovering and did not suffer any serious injuries. This means that he is expected to be able to return to play sports again in the near future. The player is on the reserve list and is expected to be an important player in the future. It’s likely that he will stay in hospital for the next couple of days explains the car accident attorney.

The injuries are not thought to be very serious. Although he requires medical attention in a hospital, they will not affect his career or life in any way. Friends of the football player said that he is a strong willed character and that he will recover very quickly. His friends and family are grateful that he is ok and that he has a chance of recovery. He is getting better every day.

Published on: April 29, 2012

Teenager from Jackson Dies in Car Crash

by Stephen Bilkis

Another teenager from Jackson has been killed after being involved in a serious car crash. The accident involved two vehicles. Several other teens have recently lost their lives in similar circumstances. This accident has also injured two other teens and another driver.

The teenager that died was 17 years old. The deceased, and two other injured teens were all from Jackson Memorial High School and were keen members of the baseball team. These were all inside a 2004 Lincoln when the car was involved in an accident with a Ford Escape.

According to a police report which has been obtained by the Lawyer, the accident happened at around 8:45 PM on Friday.

Published on: April 24, 2012

2 Best Friends Involved in Crash

by Stephen Bilkis

A report explains that two best friends have recently been involved in a fatal car accident. This resulted in the deaths of both of these students who recently graduated.

One of the people who died in the crash was a keen skateboarder, and the other was a bull rider. Both people that died were 18 years old and graduated from Plattsmouth high earlier in the month.

The Lawyer who has practiced in NYC and Westchester indicated that the two were driving to collect one of the teen’s younger brother. The car that they were driving in was hit by another car at an intersection between Nebraska Highway 91 and Highway 81.

Published on: April 21, 2012

Crash Kills Man from South Brunswick

by Stephen Bilkis

A man has lost his life in an accident which also left four other people seriously injured. The accident involved three cars and was a serious car accident, explains a Lawyer.

The 51 year old man was killed at the scene of the accident before the emergency services could arrive. The other four people were seriously injured and needed medical treatment in hospital. The accident happened during Sunday afternoon.

The source who is from Queens and Staten Island reads from the report which says the accident occurred close to Woodlot Park. This accident forced police officers to shut down New Road from Wheeler to Route 1 for the rest of the afternoon.

Published on: April 17, 2012

Drivers of emergency vehicles are afforded some sort of immunity

by Stephen Bilkis

Drivers of emergency vehicles are afforded some sort of immunity from vehicular accidents that result to personal injuries. Emergency vehicles include ambulances and police cars are more prone to car crashes when the drivers are responding to calls of emergency from dispatchers and most of the time, serious injuries arise from these as they are more likely to involve high-speed collisions. Our expert explains that an emergency vehicle driver who gets figured in a car crashis governed under the vehicular and traffic laws 1104, wherein his actions must be qualified and that he must not be found to be more than negligent to be able to be exempted from being liable to his victim’s injuries.

This is an example of a car accident case involving a police car and another vehicle as reviewed by one of our top Attorneys. On February 4, 2011, the Milim couple, Steven and Susan (Plaintiffs), was stopped along an intersection in Suffolk County behind two vehicles, while traveling northbound and waiting for the red traffic light to change. Finally, at the turn of the green light, the two cars moved forward and just as Steven Milim was about to pull up, a spinning police car slammed onto his left side which made their SUV spin 360 degrees.

According to Steven, the impact was so great that it could be described as something exploding inside the car. In his testimony prior to the trial, Steven Milim also claimed that he did not see the car because he kept his eyes on the road ahead, anticipating the traffic light to turn to green. He only came to realize that the police car was going to slam against their car when his wife, Susan motioned for him to watch out for the incoming spinning police vehicle. Moreover, Steven said that it was a cold, wet day for driving. In Susan Milim’s testimony, she stated that the police car was out of control spinning at an estimated speed of about 70 mph.