During the busy rush hour commute on Thursday morning, tragedy struck in Hoboken, New Jersey. A New Jersey Transit train, packed with the brim with commuters approaching the city after a 17-stop route, crashed into the platform at the Hoboken station. As of right now, officials say that over one hundred people have been injured and one person has died. Many of the injuries are serious. Witnesses to the accident have said that the train overran its stopping[...]

Distracted drivers put everyone around them at risk on the streets and sidewalks of New York. Although legislators have attempted to address the issue through stiffer penalties, traffic collisions, injuries and fatalities from inattentive motorists continue to occur. Auto manufacturers have also acknowledged the problem, and it may be that eventually, self-driving functions they are including on vehicles may eliminate this issue. Updates to vehicle computer software may soon take drivers across freeway traffic smoothly with the flick[...]

Late Saturday evening, a Long Island Railroad train derailed in Nassau County. The commuter rail train collided with a LIRR work train. Thirty-three people were injured, with four of them sustaining serious injuries. About half a mile from the New Hyde Park station on the Ronkonkoma line, the first few cars of the train went slightly off the tracks. Only the first few cars were impacted, with the cars behind those impacted staying in place on the tracks.[...]

Late Tuesday evening, a 49 year-old woman, Ellen Brody, stopped her SUV on train tracks in Valhalla, NY, and was consequently hit by a Metro-North train. According to the article at WebProNews, a witness in another car watched as Ms. Brody stopped on the wrong side of a crossing gate, briefly exited her car when the gate hit her car, and then pulled forward onto the train tracks. According to the New York Times, the train operator slammed[...]

Recently, we blogged on a crash between an SUV and a Metro-North train at a railroad crossing in Valhalla, NY. The crash and resulting fire killed several people. Now, a legislator in New Jersey is calling on the New Jersey Department of Transportation to take action on a railroad crossing in Elmwood Park, NJ. U.S. Rep. Bill Pacrell sent a letter to the Department asking the Department to find money to "fix" the crossing, which the Representative wrote[...]

Recently, Bob Simon, a long time host of "60 Minutes", was killed in a taxi crash. When it comes time for the Simon family to consider why Mr. Simon was taken from them, that family might sue the taxi company for negligence. The taxi's insurance company will likely have to defend against that claim and possibly pay it. How much compensation makes up for Mr. Simon's life and all that was lost when he died? That is the[...]

Every year, millions of Americans are involved in motor vehicle accidents. Frequently individuals who are injured in crashes and collisions incur significant expenses associated with medical care and lost wages. In cases where an individual believes that another driver was at fault in causing an accident, it's wise to seek the advice and assistance of an attorney. When pursuing legal action after a traffic accident, there are many issues and factors that must be investigated, examined and taken[...]