New York Injury Lawyers Blog

An off-duty New York City Firefighter is facing multiple charges, including DWI and leaving the scene of an accident, after crashing into another car in the Bronx (NYC) on Thursday night. The firefighter was apprehended by police after leaving the accident, which occured on the Grand Concourse at approximately 10:30 pm. The motorists in the other vehicle reported minor back and neck injuries. The firefighter refused a breathalyzer upon his arrest.

Website Resource: Off-Duty Firefighter Charged With DWI After Accident

NY1, July 16, 2011

Last Thursday, a 20 year old Nazareth College student pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter after a January crash left a passenger in her car, Gabrielle Acevedo of Portchester, NY fatally injured. Although the students were driving in inclement weather on the night of the crash, the driver also admitted to drinking prior to the accident. Additional charges of vehicular assault and driving while intoxicated were dropped as terms of the plea deal accepted by the driver.

The defendant, a resident of Oswego near Syracuse, reportedly lost control on a snow-covered road and hit another car. The other motorist, Renee Broderick, survived serious injuries.

Website Resource: NY student to get 6-month sentence for fatal crash

AP, July 8, 2011