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In today’s hyper-connected world of instant communication, context is sometimes the missing part of the story. While it is true that residents of the Mid-Hudson Valley suffer thousands upon thousands of personal injuries a year, it is also true that compared to the rest of New York State (outside of New York City), our region… Read More »

According to state statistics, there are 18,769 registered motorcyclists in Dutchess County, NY, and in 2024, preliminary police-reported statistics report that 53 of them were injured in motorcycle crashes, and four were involved in fatal crashes. In this blog post, we’re going to dive deeper into what the actual causes of these crashes are, and… Read More »

There are 21,561 registered motorcyclists in Orange County, NY, and in 2024, police-reported statistics say that 116 of them were injured in motorcycle crashes, and 12 tragically passed away in crashes. In this blog post, we’re going to dive deeper into what’s actually causing these crashes, and discuss how motorcyclists can protect themselves from crashes.… Read More »

According to state statistics, there are 14,503 registered motorcyclists in Ulster County, NY, and in 2024, police-reported statistics report that 64 of them were injured in motorcycle crashes, and 5 tragically lost their lives in crashes. In this blog post, we’re going to dive deeper into what’s actually causing these crashes, and discuss how motorcyclists… Read More »

In New York State, the fundamentals of personal injury law have remained pretty stable over the years. However, we always keep an eye on new developments in the laws of our state to see if they’ll have any impact on our work. In this blog post, we’ll go over five recent new laws that were… Read More »

There aren’t official statistics being kept about hit-and-run crashes, but the existence of them can be extremely disturbing to both victims and to the community as a whole. It’s a violation of trust that a driver might cause harm, but then run away from the consequences; leaving the victim and their family to pick up… Read More »

There aren’t statistics about hit-and-run crashes the way there are about other kinds of crashes, but they can be extremely disturbing when they happen to you or a loved one. Our community’s social fabric disintegrates when someone who causes harm runs away from the responsibility of it; leaving the victim to pick up the pieces.… Read More »

There are no official statistics about hit-and-run incidents, but they are some of the most troubling kinds of personal injuries; caused by someone who runs away from the responsibility of making sure that the victim can get medical attention and help. Even if the perpetrator of a hit-and-run escapes legal responsibility from causing a crash,… Read More »

Find out why and where: According to the Institute for Traffic Safety Management & Research, bicyclists in Orange County, NY were the victims of 36 personal injury crashes in 2023. Four of the crashes resulted in serious injuries, 13 resulted in moderate injuries, and 19 resulted in minor injuries. Serious injuries could include fractures, concussions,… Read More »

Find out where and why: According to the Institute for Traffic Safety Management & Research, bicyclists were the victims of 31 bicycle personal injury crashes in 2023, near Kingston, NY and Ulster County. Six of the crashes resulted in serious injuries, 13 resulted in moderate injuries, and 12 resulted in minor injuries. Serious injuries could… Read More »