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New York Truck Accident AttorneysAccording to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 139 large trucks were involved in fatal truck accidents in New York in 2005. That’s 2.8 percent of the U.S. total for large trucks involved in fatal truck accidents during the same year.
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Although the government and the trucking companies have tried to institute harsher driving restrictions to cut back on trucking accidents, they are still a big part of the transportation landscape.There are 2 million more registered trucks than there were a decade ago in the United States alone. The higher the number of trucks on the road, the more likely the risk of an accident becomes.
Common Reasons for New York Truck AccidentsThe driver: Below are some of the most recent accidents in New York and New Jersey involving buses.
May 17, 2011: A New York Department of Transoportation worker was tragically run over by a mack truck operated by his co-worker. 59 year old Errol Wilson, a veteran employee for the city, was working to repave part of the Cross Island Expressway when his co-worker accidentally backed up into him with his massive work truck. Read more about this tragic truck accident in this online edition of The Daily News. May 5, 2011: A pizza delivery man was fatally struck by a moving truck in Brooklyn. 22 year old Luis Torres was delivering pizza on his bicycle when a Budget box truck crashed into him and then tried to flee the scene. The driver of the truck was apprehended by NYPD a block away. Read more in this online edition of The Daily News. April 20, 2011: A sanitation worker was arrested for drunken driving after crashing his sanitation truck into another vehicle in Brooklyn. 30 year old Sabastiano Tritto hit the Hyundai Elantra head-on when his truck steered into the wrong lane. Read more in this online edition of The Daily News. You Need an Experienced New York Truck Accident AttorneyTruck accidents cause different personal injuries such as back, neck, spinal cord and brain injuries. Truck accidents can also lead to death. That’s why it’s important to find a New York truck accident attorney that you trust to help you recover the compensation you deserve. If you or someone you know has been the victim of an injury due to a truck accident in New York or New Jersey, you need knowledgeable and experienced New York truck accident attorneys on your side. The attorneys at Gersowitz, Libo & Korek, P.C. have been winning cases involving people just like you for years. We want to hear your story. Here’s how to reach us: –For fastest service, call: 1-800-529-9997, or We’re eager to hear your story, answer your questions and lay out all of your available options. All at no risk and no cost to you. That’s right. Our consultations are completely FREE. So call us now at 1-800-529-9997. We handle personal injury cases in New York and New Jersey. |
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