October 27, 2011 – Long Island, N.Y. – According to a report from Eyewitness News WABC-TV New York, a hit and run on Saturday afternoon, October 22, seriously injured a woman. At around 4 p.m., an unidentified woman in her 50s was struck and seriously injured while crossing a street at the intersection of Peninsula Boulevard and Fulton Avenue. The victim was transported to Nassau University Medical Center and was listed as being in critical condition with a head injury. The driver of that vehicle fled the scene of the accident. Police believe that a vehicle found a few blocks away was abandoned by that driver, who likely got away on foot. Police are still looking for the driver and have been interviewing witnesses of the hit and run accident. If you or a loved one has been seriously hurt in a hit and run, you should speak with a New York car accident attorney as soon as possible. According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2009, there were 1,156 fatalities as a result of traffic accidents in the state of New York.
To help raise awareness of traffic safety in the New York area, our firm will frequently publish blogs about traffic accidents that occur throughout the 5 boroughs and beyond. We do this to raise awareness about the common types of motor vehicle accidents that occur in New York that may result in serious injury or traffic fatalities.
Among the most common types of traffic accidents in New York include:
- accidents caused by hazardous road conditions;
- single-vehicle crashes;
- rollover accidents; and
- “distracted driver” accidents or crashes caused by intoxicated drivers.
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