Staten Island Personal Injury Blog
How to reduce your chances of getting hit by a drunk driver
Everyone knows that drinking and driving is dangerous. Yet every year, police across New York State arrest thousands of people for DUI. Here in Staten Island, several innocent people get killed or permanently disabled each year at the hands of drunk drivers. They and...
Premises liability: Facts about New York dog bite laws
When dogs attack, it rarely ends well for the victim. Some of the most common injuries suffered in a dog attack include deep puncture wounds as well as possible damage to bones, nerves and muscles. In some cases, dog bites may even result in dangerous tissue...
Should you actually lay your motorcycle down?
One of the common themes people talk about with motorcycles is the idea of “laying down” the bike when a crash seems imminent. Some drivers will tell stories about how they had to do this. Maybe a car pulled out of a driveway in front of them, for instance, and they...
Young drivers: Heed these safety tips
Inexperience means that young drivers tend to have very high crash rates. It makes sense. Think of any skill you’ve learned, from riding a bike to playing the guitar. You make the most mistakes at the beginning. It’s true with driving, as well. The problem is that...
New York’s problem with crumbling facades
In what’s been described as a chain-reaction accident, one person was killed and three more were injured when part of a parapet fell off a Manhattan building that was undergoing repairs. According to witnesses, debris from the building hit a rig being used for the...
Struck by a car? Here are some common causes of knockdowns
If you’ve ever been walking on or near the roads and nearly been hit by a car, you probably know how dangerous it can be to be a pedestrian. Many pedestrians are knocked down, hurt and killed by drivers who aren’t paying attention or who make errors. There are dozens...
Signs of a traumatic brain injury
Car accidents, construction accidents, and even slip-and-falls can leave a victim with a traumatic brain injury (TBI). What makes these injuries so dangerous is how hard it can be for someone to identify the injury. Knowing the signs of a traumatic brain injury can...
5 ways to reduce the chance of a dog bite while running
You are coming onto the home straight, one block to go to your house, and you are in full flow on your 10 km training route. Then out steps that dog. There is nothing that spoils a run so fast as a loose aggressive dog. It can be tempting to plow on past; after all,...
Runners are safest when running toward traffic
When gym runners first start to venture outside and run on the road, trying to get in those longer distances, they may feel unsure which side of the road they should be on. You will often see two runners on the same side, but going toward one another. Clearly, one...
Would you drive with your eyes closed for 5 seconds?
If I told you to close your eyes while driving for five seconds, you’d probably tell me not to be daft. Closing your eyes while driving would be dangerous. Yet, every day, thousands of drivers across the country may as well be driving with their eyes closed, for five...
