New York Hit And Run Law
The failure
of motorists to stop and
render aid after a collision
is killing hundreds and maiming
thousands each year on American
roadways. Increasingly, motorists
are driving away, rather
than facing the inevitable
contact with law enforcement
officials accidents bring.
Hit and run drivers come
in all ages, races, nationalities
and professions, as do the
victims of a hit and run
crash.
Are you or someone
you know a victim and need
legal advice about New York
Hit and Run Law? If
so, contact us for a free
consultation on New York
Hit and Run Law today!
Pedestrian
hit and run accidents can
be catastrophic. Pedestrians
are defenseless against vehicles.
Some of the common
injuries that have occurred
from these types of accidents
include:
- brain
damage
- disfiguring
scars
- partial
and full paralysis
- loss
of limbs
- death
In a study
published in 2003 by the
National Center For Statistics
and Analysis and sponsored
by the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, 18%
of pedestrian fatalities
in single-vehicle crashes
from 1998 to 2001 were hit-and-run.
In 2001, 4,882 pedestrians
were struck and killed, 781
of these accidents were the
result of a hit-and-run.
In 2005,
new laws were passed to help
protect New Yorkers against
hit and run drivers and drunk
drivers. The new hit and
run law not only increase
penalties for deadly drivers
who leave the scene of an
accident, but also eliminate
the need for prosecutors
to prove criminal negligence
in order to charge a drunken
driver with a felony.
Are you or someone
you know a victim and need
legal advice about New York
Hit and Run Law? If
so, contact us for a free
consultation on New York
Hit and Run Law today!
If
you would like more information
regarding New York Hit
and Run Law, safety
and injuries, please visit
our links page.
Learn
what you should do after a
car accident
Michael
Gunzburg is a New York
Hit and Run Attorney serving
the New York Metropolitan
area, including New
York City, Bronx, Brooklyn,
Manhattan, Queens, Staten
Island, Nassau, Suffolk,
Westchester, Rockland and
Orange County.
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