Widow settles wrongful death suit with New York for $1.4 million

Staten Island, New York (NewYorkInjuryNews.com- News Report) – The devastating 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash left many lives crushed, many families broken. Osserritta Robinson was married to Louis Robinson for only eight months before he was killed in the crash of ferryboat Andrew J. Barberi. The boat crashed into a maintenance pier near the St. […]

Angered Taxi Group Rejects New Rules

New York City, New York (NewYorkInjuryNews.com – News Report) – A new city rule was recently passed requiring any new taxis to be hybrid vehicles because of their fuel efficiency rating of at least 25 miles per gallon for city driving and small size. It is part of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s drive to cut […]

Hit and run student gets 18 months probation

Long Island, New York (NewYorkInjuryNews.com- News Report) — 21-year-old Jonathan M. Ebel of Mastic, N.Y., was recently sentenced to 18 months probation and 30 hours of public service for the death of a Conway woman who reportedly stepped out in front of his car on U.S. 501, near Singleton Ridge Road. Ebel told Circuit Judge […]

Guardian angels or pure luck?

Long Island Vital Transportation limo driver cheats death. Long Island, New York (NewYorkInjuryNews.com) — How often do trees in the middle of a concrete city randomly topple over? Probably not many, but it did happen to a 60-year-old limo driver, Fransisco Vizuete, about to begin his drive to the Newark Airport for a pickup. He […]

5-year-old girl killed in Long Island accident

NewYorkInjuryNews.com – News Report – Whenever the lives of young children are taken, it seems almost more tragic than that of an elderly person who was at least given the chance to live their life. The life of energetic Margaret Sheerin was taken recently when a 2002 Saab driven by Erika Halweil, 31, of Sag […]

Good News in the State of New York

Good News in the State of New York -New York City, New York (NewYorkInjuryNews.com) – One huge indicator of a city’s health is the infant mortality rate, and New York is doing great. Reaching record lows since 2001, the city’s infant mortality rate dropped in 2007. New York health officials stated that there were 5.4 […]

Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing

Harpswell, Maine (New York Injury News) – What could have been a fatal crash turned out to be an easy landing with minor injuries to the passengers. Mr. Meisel was flying his cousin, and her boyfriend from the East Hampton Airport to the Farr Field Airstrip in Maine. The plane was a small four-seater single-engine […]

Forgetful Parents, Tragic Accidents

Atlantic City, New Jersey (NewYorkInjuryNews.com – News Report) – How do you forget your child in the car? This question must boggle the mind of young parents all across America with the frequent occurrences where children are left in stifling hot cars. There is no explanation other than people are human and humans make mistakes. […]