Syracuse Injury Lawyer Blog

Debris scattered on a highway has caused a crash in Syracuse, New York. According to Syracuse New York tractor trailer accident lawyers Bottar Leone, PLLC, a semi truck struck a 14' high bridge overpass on December 28, 2009, causing the eighteen wheeler's cargo to fall off of the bed of the truck and onto the road. The truck driver drove away after the accident.

Emergency responders at the scene of the New York State Route 690 accident, located near the intersection Midler Avenue, found a driver who had struck debris injured. Another car stopped to avoid debris was struck from behind.

This type of crash is known as a low clearance incident. As many as 5,000 low clearance accidents occur every year, causing more than $100,000,000.00 in property damage and countless personal injuries. While the majority of tractor trailer versus bridge incidents are due to driver error, some low clearance incidents occur because the New York State Department of Transportation, or a county or town government, has failed to properly mark a bridge. Even if properly marked, paint fades and municipalities may have a duty to ensure that tractor trailer drivers are provided appropriate warnings regarding the height of an overpass.

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A Syracuse area man was killed in a snowmobile accident over the weekend. Mr. Beck was riding his snowmobile when he lost control and struck trees along the trial.

As many as 200,000 snowmobiles are sold each year. Most to married men over the age of 42, with one child and a household income greater than $70,000. Most snowmobile owners ride just under 1,000 miles per season. Hundreds of snowmobile accidents occur every season. Most involve collisions with fixed objects, such as trees, cars and embankments. Some accidents are due to operator error. However, snowmobile injuries also arise out of unsafe trails, poor lighting and poorly maintained equipment.

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Last Friday was the one year anniversary of the day that US Airways Flight 1549 crashed into the Hudson River. The Airbus 320 plane crashed crashed after the plane hit a flock of geese and lost power in both engines. Fortunately, the pilots were able to guide the plane to the ground safely during the the ninety (90) seconds between the time the plane lost power and when it crashed into the water.

Syracuse plane crashes are rare. The odds of being on a fatal airline flight are 1 in 8,500,000. That being said, planes do crash for various reasons, including pilot error, traffic control error, weather, fire, plane design flaws, negligent jet maintenance and mechanical failures.

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Last month, Michael A. Bottar, Esq., a Syracuse work injury lawyer with Bottar Leone, PLLC, secured $1,700,000.00 in compensation from two corporate defendants for injuries arising out of a 2006 incident that occurred at an Adirondack mine. The Syracuse construction site accident lawsuit alleged that the property owner failed to warn the worker about a rotten utility pole. The New York work injury lawsuit also alleged that the general contractor failed to provide the worker with safety measures to prevent injury should the utility pole break, and asserted that both defendants violated the New York State Labor Laws designed to protect injured construction workers. While the lineman was working on the utility pole, it broke at the base due to rot. He fell to the ground and was crushed by the pole.

The 44 year old plaintiff was permanently, totally disabled by his construction site fall. The recovery provided for nearly $1,000,000.00 in compensation for the worker's past and future pain and suffering, as well as $700,000.00 for his medical bills and lost wages.