Archive for 'Auto Accidents' Category
This is Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, Drowsy Drivers responsible for nearly 17% of Fatal Crashes
A study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety about drowsy driving in America has found some surprising results, including that about 16.5% of all fatal crashes involve a driver who was drowsy. AAA released the study, entitled Asleep at the Wheel: The Prevalence and Impact of Drowsy Driving, today in honor of the National [...]
Distracted Driving Caused 16% of All Traffic Fatalities in 2009, says Govt. Report
A new report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says accidents involving reports of distracted driving caused 16% of all traffic fatalities in 2009, up from 10% in 2005. The NHTSA defines “distraction” as a specific type of inattention that occurs when drivers divert their attention from the driving task to focus on [...]
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Asks Government to Require Antilock Brakes on Motorcycles
A recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) that found antilock brakes significantly reduce motorcycle crashes has prompted the organization to ask that the federal government require motorcycle manufacturers to make the technology standard equipment on all new motorcycles. Motorcycles with antilock brakes are 37 percent less likely to be in fatal [...]
Utica DWI Woman Twice Legal Limit and Driving with Four Children
A Utica woman is facing serious charges under Leandra’s Law for driving under the influence and having four young children in the car. New York State Police received a report of about 11:15 p.m. Friday night of a female driver who hit a tollbooth while getting on the Thruway at the Williamsville, NY toll plaza, [...]
Crash Amputates Leg of Bronx Man While He Changed Tire on I-95
A horrific crash this morning on I-95 in Mamaroneck, NY left one man without part of his leg. About 7:30 a.m., an accident occurred on I-95 northbound just south of Exit 18A, Fennimore Road, resulting in minor injuries. Ten minutes later, 26-year-old Sylvia Cabrera of New Rochelle, NY steered around the accident, lost control of [...]
Off-Duty NYPD Officer Charged in Fatal DWI Crash
- New York Andrew Kelly, 30, seven-year veteran of the NYPD, was arrested at the scene and charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated after he struck and killed Vionique Valnord, 32, in a early morning crash at the corner of Ave. N and E. 56th St. in Old Mill Basin. Valnord, the daughter [...]
New Child Booster Seat Law to Take Effect
New York – September 26, 2009 On November 24, New York law [Section 1229-c(1), NYS Vehicle & Traffic Law] takes effect and requires the use of booster seats or other appropriate child restraint systems for four, five and six year olds. A child restraint system is a device that is used in conjunction with safety [...]
