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Personal Injury

• Firm Moves Case Out From Under Bankruptcy Stay
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• Driver and Pedestrians Urged to be Careful as City Expects First Snow
• City of New York Modifies 911 System for Snake Hill Road
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News

• Police Report Shows Officer Was Speeding when Struck Pedestrian...
  Posted on 1/18/2012
• Brooklyn Woman with Broken Ankle Waits 30 Hours for Ambulance...
  Posted on 12/29/2010
• NY Insurers Argue Against No-Fault Reform...
  Posted on 6/24/2010
• NYC Police Target Motorists Who Use Cell Phones While Driving...
  Posted on 6/24/2010
• Toddler Suffers 2nd-degree Burns in Brooklyn Playground Accident...
  Posted on 6/24/2010

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Personal Injury

• Injured at a Store in Staten Island, New York
• Injured While Riding a Bike in Staten Island, New York
• PCB Contamination Exposure in Staten Island, New York
• Injured in a Car Accident in Staten Island, New York
• Injured While Jogging in Staten Island, NY

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Accidents Caused by Emergency Vehicles in New York

Accidents caused by emergency vehicles in New York can be serious grounds for a lawsuit case if someone becomes injured or is killed due to a negligent or reckless emergency vehicle driver.

An accident in which a driver of an ambulance, fire truck, or police car is not obeying New York law and is not taking the proper precautions when on their way to an emergency can put other drivers and pedestrians on the road at risk for becoming seriously injured or killed.

New York law requires that an emergency vehicle come to a stop at a red light before proceeding. This applies to all emergency vehicles and is true regardless of whether or not the lights and sirens are on or not. An emergency vehicle who does not follow this New York law concerning emergency vehicles and quickly cause the City of New York or the State of New York to become liable for any injuries or deaths caused by their negligence and recklessness.

For additional information on laws in New York concerning emergency vehicles stopping at red lights prior to proceeding contact Frank J. Dito Jr. Staten Island Injury Lawyer at 718-979-4300.


                          

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