Binghamton NY Vehicle Accident Lawyer
From Category: Vehicle Accident Do I have a Claim After Being a Passenger in a Car Accident?
- August 19th, 2020
- By: Tom Schimmerling
A car accident can be a devastating occurrence. Whether you are badly injured or just inconvenienced in a minor accident, it’s never a situation to be taken lightly. Many people develop a certain amount of fear and/or anxiety after being involved in a car accident. Perhaps someone ...
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From Category: Vehicle Accident Road Rage Accidents - Knowing Your Options
- August 14th, 2019
- By: Tom Schimmerling
Road rage is more common than ever, and you can decide for yourself what sets people off the most. Cell phones make distracted driving more prevalent than ever before. From texting and driving to taking selfies in traffic, you might find yourself more frustrated behind the wheel than ever before. ...
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From Category: Vehicle Accident First Thing You Should Do When You're in an Accident
- March 09th, 2018
- By: Tom Schimmerling
Nothing is as frustrating as being involved in a car accident. At best you are late getting where you were going, you’re dealing with insurance companies, car rental facilities, repairs, and many things that didn’t quite have a place on your to-do list any given day. ...
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From Category: Vehicle Accident Canine Car Accident Survivor Showered with Love, and Donations
- July 11th, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
When the lives of a young couple were cut tragically short last month near Colesville, they left an unlikely survivor. Their lovable pooch Sawyer was the only one to survive the horrific crash that claimed the lives of a young professor and her husband. In the wake of the accident, ...
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From Category: Vehicle Accident When Deer and Cars Collide, Damage and Injuries are Likely
- May 18th, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
When Empire State residents think about deer, many of us not conjure up friendly images of Rudolph the Red-nose Reindeer and his fellow sleigh-bearing stags. Instead, the terrifying prospect of colliding with one of these 200 pound mammals pops into our minds, as the odds of crashing into one of these ...
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From Category: Vehicle Accident Proposed Crash Zone Safety Legislation to Strengthen Move-Over Law
- April 20th, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
In a move that should garner widespread support from both sides of the aisle, New York State Senator Tom Libous has proposed a crash zone safety law designed to decrease the risks for road workers and motorists alike. The legislation extends the requirements of the existing move-over law in New ...
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From Category: Vehicle Accident Head-On Collision’s Rare Outcome Leaves Victims Unscathed
- April 02nd, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
A recent early evening car crash in Chenango defied the odds for head-on collisions when all parties involved walked away without injuries. Three vehicles in total were involved in the pile up, with the two vehicles that collided head-on bearing significant structural damage. Remarkably, the victims refused treatment at nearby ...
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From Category: Vehicle Accident Fatal Flat Fixes: Shoulders Pose Dangers to Disabled Vehicles
- February 26th, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
While roadside shoulders are designed and built as safe havens for disabled vehicles requiring brief emergency stops, they are frequently the site of serious accidents. This was the case recently on the shoulder of the Van Wyck Expressway just outside of JFK Airport where a motorist pulled over in his ...
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From Category: Vehicle Accident In Wake of Tractor Trailer Crash, No One Crying Over Spilled Milk
- February 09th, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
On a routine trek from a processing plant in Roxbury to New York City, a semi-truck laden with 18,000 pounds of milk failed to adequately reduce speed as it took a curve on Route 23A on a recent Saturday morning. The truck flipped over, spilling some of the milk, but remarkably ...
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From Category: Vehicle Accident NY Safety Advocates Argue: Many Car Crashes Not 'Accidents'
- January 13th, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
If representatives of the New York-based advocacy group Families for Safe Streets have their way, people will stop reflexively referring to incidents in which vehicles collide with people and objects as “accidents.” Among the chief complaints of Families for Safe Streets are the connotations that the word accident ...
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From Category: Vehicle Accident Who is Responsible for a Passengers' Car Accident Injuries and Deaths?
- January 01st, 2016
- By: Tom Schimmerling
As happens innumerable times throughout the season, a couple of friends headed out to a local watering hole to enjoy a few drinks on a recent summer evening in New York. Unfortunately, their night on the town had a very tragic ending when the driver slammed his Porsche into a ...
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From Category: Vehicle Accident The Auto Accident Triple Threat: Age, Speed, and Alcohol
- November 11th, 2015
- By: Tom Schimmerling
To paraphrase famed Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, “youth is wasted on the young”. Their own opportunities in life, however, are not the only casualties when young people drive drunk. Unfortunately, each year we see more and more intoxicated young drivers play out dangerous and deadly scenarios behind ...
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From Category: Vehicle Accident High Profile Collision Highlights Highway Hazards and Injury Issues
- November 11th, 2015
- By: Tom Schimmerling
Hilarity did not ensue, when the crew of comedians including television actor Tracy Morgan piled into a luxury van to return to New York from a rousing performance in Delaware. Mired in slow moving traffic on the New Jersey Turnpike, a Walmart tractor-trailer barreled into their vehicle. After the van ...
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