Car Accidents

With fewer daylight hours during the cold winter months in New York, drivers who take to the roads after dark face more crash risks than those driving during the day. Typical causes of car accidents at night include compromised vision and fatigue, not to mention the...

Any time New York travelers are on the road, they are at risk of being involved in an accident. While most people hope that their focused driving will allow them to reach their destinations safely, that is not always possible. In fact, even the safest drivers are at...

The year 2020 is one that most of us would like to forget. But even though we are now in the second month of 2021, there are aspects of last year that we cannot afford to ignore or put behind us yet. Obviously, the pandemic is one such issue, since we are still in the...

Even in the wee hours after midnight, there can be a lot of traffic in many New York regions. Just before 12:30 a.m. on a recent Friday a tragedy occurred on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. As is often the case in motor vehicle collisions where driver impairment is...

If there is one thing New York drivers cannot avoid, it is intersections. While many drivers find intersections a source of frustration and a waste of valuable time, the fact is that they are also among the most dangerous places to be. More than half of all car...

Parents in New York may not like the answer to the above question. However, a recent survey by a leading insurance company revealed that the threat of a ticket or other penalty is not what would convince most teens to leave their phones in their pockets or purses...

Traffic accidents continue to pose a major safety threat in New York and across the country. In fact, they are the top cause of death for people between the ages of 15 and 29. Because of the high toll taken by car accidents, reducing collisions and increasing safety...

A 39-year-old New York woman was killed in a car accident on Feb. 1 as she drove her 7-year-old son back to their home after they left a family birthday party. Her car crashed into a tree alongside Meadowbrook Parkway in North Merrick after another driver rammed into...

When people are convicted of drunk driving, they may be mandated to have ignition interlock devices installed in their vehicles. These machines are a form of an in-car breath test that requires drivers to blow into them before they can start their vehicles. Some urge...

Alcohol detection technology is beginning to show signs of success when it comes to preventing drunk driving. Drivers in New York should be aware that drunk driving crashes claim the lives of some 30 people every day in this country. However, if a certain bill is...