As we reported last month—head-on vehicle crashes are incredibly dangerous, often resulting in death and serious personal injuries like broken bones, spinal cord injuries and traumatic brain injuries. Many of these accidents occur because of driving while under the influence, distracted driving and the failure of car parts or vehicle defects. According to Yahoo!, 360 people are killed each year …
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Get Help NowWhat Is the ‘July Effect’? Ten Percent Increase in Errors Reported in Hospitals
Have you experienced poor medical care at a hospital in July? Well, you are not alone—it is a trend known as the ‘July Effect’, and it is often the result of the arrival of new interns and residents. CNN recently had a piece about the trend, written by Anthony Youn, M.D., a plastic surgeon in Metro Detroit. According to Youn, …
Have You Been in a Truck Accident? Wreck Claims Life of Two Nyack Men
According to LoHud.com, two Nyack men were killed in a truck accident on Interstate 287 near the New York border on June 24. The news source reported that Santiago F. Mercado, 42, and his son, 22-year-old Santiago M. Mercado, both of Nyack, as well as Harry Bulatowicz, 58, of Ellenville, New York, died in the crash. State police said that …
Loved One Killed in a Boating Accident? Operator Pleads Guilty in Bridal Death
Updating a story we brought you last year, Jojo John pleaded guilty recently to two counts of second-degree vehicular manslaughter for the boat crash deaths of bride-to-be Lindsey Stewart and her fiancé’s best man Mark Lennon. The crash caught national headlines last year, and the pleading concluded one of the most visible criminal cases in the area in several years. …
Did Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas Get Divorced?
According to People Magazine, actors Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith have announced that they are seeking a divorce. The news outlet reported that the couple has a combined net worth estimated to be around $50 million, and that the couple have numerous assets that will need to be divided. A source told People that Banderas is good at investing his …
Loved One Injured in a Nursing Home Assault? NJ Case Makes Headlines
According to Reuters, a 73-year-old resident of a suburban New Jersey nursing home was arrested on June 12 for an alleged assault on a fellow tenant nearly 20 years older. The alleged attack occurred at the Pine Acres Nursing Home in Madison. Investigators reportedly found the man accused of the crime sitting naked in a wheelchair outside the room of …
Injured in a New Jersey Truck Accident? Tracy Morgan Hurt
According to CNN, the truck driver accused of plowing into a bus carrying comedian Tracy Morgan was due to be arraigned in court last week on criminal charges. The truck accident, which occurred on the New Jersey Turnpike on June 7, critically injured Morgan, as well as Ardie Fuqua, Jeffrey Millea and Harris Stanton. It also killed Morgan’s longtime friend, …
Injured in a Wrong-Way Accident? Two Hurt in Blauvelt Head-On Crash
According to the Nyack Free Press, a head-on crash in Blauvelt on May 20 seriously injured a 76-year-old New Jersey man. The crash occurred on Route 303 from Blauvelt to Orangeburg. According to reports, the man had to be rescued from the wreckage of the crash by volunteer firefighters. Police told the Free Press that a 2013 Dodge Ram pickup …
Four Injured After SUV Crashes Into Chestnut Ridge Library
According to LoHud.com, a SUV ran over a 15-year-old girl and injured four other people in a pedestrian accident at the Finkelstein Memorial Library in Chestnut Ridge on May 27. The news outlet reported that the driver of the SUV, a man in his late 50s to early 60s, told police mechanical trouble caused him to lose control of his …
Divorce Battle Could Alter Los Angeles Clippers’ Sale
According to USA Today, Shelly Sterling, the estranged wife of disgraced Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, is planning on filing for divorce from her husband, but is waiting to file documents because of potential ownership proceedings by the NBA. Last month, audio recordings of Donald were leaked to the public in which he was making racist and bigoted comments …