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Drunk Driving Accident Victims

• Drunk Man Arrested in a Bellport Hit and Run
  Aug 10, 2010

  Sunday August 8, 2010 at about 10PM, a nine year old boy was seriously injured when a truck hit him while he was riding his bike. At an intersection in Bellport, New York, a man was driving a pickup truck with no headlights. He was also drunk at the time. The man slammed into the nine year old boy making him fight for his life. The man left the scene but was later arrested by the police.

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• Long Island Man With Infant Passenger Charged With DWI
  Aug 05, 2010

  On August 4th, a man from Greenlawn, Long Island, was charged with DWI. To make matters worse, the man also had an infant child in the car with him while he was driving. The man was on Jericho Turnpike, when he was pulled over by police for his tinted windows. The Suffolk County police then discovered that the man had been driving while under the influence. Criminal charges against the man include DWI and endangering the welfare of a child. The man's girlfriend, who was also the mother of the infant child, was also charged with endangering the child, as reports say that she knew the man had been driving drunk. Since the incident, the child has been put under the care of his grandparents. - 2 - 10

• Southampton Man Charged with DWI
  Jul 14, 2010

  Timothy Hughes, age 21, was at a Southampton club when he got into an altercation with another person. Hughes left acting outraged and speeding through the parking lot. He hit Mitchell Bloxon, age 28, and then ran into a fence. Bloxon was badly injured and was airlifted to the hospital. Timothy Hughes was charged with reckless endangerment, DWI and assault among other charges. - 3 - 10

• Drunk Driving Accident on Long Island Expressway
  Jul 12, 2010

  On July 5th, 2010, a drunk man driving down the wrong side of the Long Island Expressway, crashed his Mercedes-Benz into an airport shuttle bus. Both the drunk driver and the shuttle operator survived the initial collision, however, they each sustained severe injuries. According to reports, the impaired driver had a BAC of more than twice the legal limit. Following the accident, the two men were sent to New York Hospital Queens for treatment. The driver of the Mercedes has been charged with a DUI and reckless endangerment. - 4 - 10

• Queens Man Killed By Hit and Run Drunk Driver
  Feb 13, 2010

  A Queens delivery man for a chinese restaurant was killed in a hit and run accident February 12 2010. After the man was dragged the police was caught up with the driver who was charged with drunk driving and leaving the scene of the accident. It was later learned that the man had been previously charged with DWI. The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital where he died of his injuries.  - 5 - 10

• Long Island Fatal DWI Crash Centereach Teen Charged
  Feb 03, 2010

  A Centereach Long Island teenager was charged with DWI after she lost control of her vehicle and slammed into a tree. Two men from Hauppauge were killed in the accident. Two other men inside the car were taken to Southside Hospital with internal injuries. The driver was arraigned and charged with Driving While Intoxicated. 
  
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• Long Island Driver Arrested- Drunk Driving-Leandra's Law
  Dec 31, 2009

  It appears that a 50 year old Riverhead Long Island man has been arrested and charged with breaking Leandra's Law. The arrest took place in the Throgs Neck section of The Bronx when the man was driving with his 3 year old daughter in the backseat. The police say the man was seen driving at high speeds which resulted in the pull over. Under the Cild Protection Act otherwise known as Leandra's Law, it is a felony for anyone to drive while intoxicated or under the influence of drugs with children 15 years or younger in the car. Previous to Leandra's Law it was a misdemeanor to drive while intoxicated and then it could be reduced to a traffic violation. - 7 - 10

• East Meadow Accident Lawyer- Charges Added to Driver Who Killed Two
  Dec 11, 2009

  James Farr, 33, was arrested during the early morning hours on Aug. 23 following a crash that claimed the lives of Thomas Occhiogrosso, 27, of Riverhead, who was crossing Hempstead Turnpike near Conti Square Boulevard with his brother, 28-year-old Joseph Occhiogrosso of East Meadow, when they were both hit by the BMW driven by Farr.Investigators said Farr had a blood alcohol content of .21 percent, more than twice the legal limit .
  On Monday, Farr was indicted on two additional charges of second-degree manslaughter and two counts of criminally negligent homicide. Farr's attorney is claiming that since Hempstead Turnpike is one of the most dangerous roads on Long Island that the accident was unavoidable. He also claims that the victims were intoxicated. A funeral was held for both brothers in Westbury .The brothers had grown up in East Meadow and still took care of their mother who lives there.

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Construction/Labor Law

• New Crane Laws Look to Reduce New York Construction Worker Accidents
  Jul 29, 2010

  On November 8th, 2010, OSHA, or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, will put new crane operation rules into effect. The new regulations will require crane operators to obtain certifications. In addition, on site general contractors will be mandated to keep work sites free of any potential hazards while cranes are being utilized. The law will also call for cranes to be thoroughly inspected before being put to use. All these regulations come in response to the many crane related deaths and injuries that have occurred in the past several years. It's estimated that crane and derrick related accidents take the lives of about 100 people each and every year. Officials believe that the new legislation will decrease the amount of annual fatalities by about 20. Overall, many believe that these new rules will make the construction industry much safer for workers. - 9 - 10

• Bronx Ironworker In Construction Accident Wins Big Decision
  Mar 24, 2010

  On June 28th of 2003, Hugh Gallagher, an ironworker at a Bronx construction site, fell through a floor while he was attempting to hold onto a jammed power saw. He started his lawsuit against the owner of the property and he attempted to file a motion for suumay judgement which the Supreme Court denied. The reasoning had to do with a prior accident and whether Mr. Gallagher returned to work prematurely which could have been the sole cause of the accident. The Appellate Division agreed with the Supreme Court based on a diifferent reason. It was their belief that the testimony was conflicting as to whether Mr. Gallagher should have used safety equipment which was supposedly on the property. The Court of Appeals reversed and said summary judgement should have been granted for Mr. Gallagher as there was no evidence that he was aware of any safety equipment on the premises and thus owners were in violation of Labor Law 240 which provides strict liabilty against the owner for failure to provide safety equipment.
  
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