Personal Injury Law

Dangerous Roadway on Staten Island Causes Another Crash and Injury

Another Crash Occurs on Dangerous Stretch of Staten Island Roadway

Alfred Spinelli, 37, was hospitalized after he crashed into a pole located on a controversial roadway on Staten Island, which many neighbors have said has been a dangerous roadway for motorists, the Staten Island Advance reports. Spinelli?s crash took place barely feet away from the location where four teenagers were injured days earlier when the driver lost control of her vehicle as she veered into a foot-deep drainage ditch and then crashed into a tree.

Julieann D?Amato?s father, Benny, said the city is responsible for the condition of Bloomingdale Road, which lacks a white line to delineate the edge of the asphalt. Benny D?Amato told the Advance that his daughter has been crying since the Staten Island auto accident and has been traumatized by it.

Thousands of Americans die each year because of dangerous conditions on roadways and intersections that are not properly maintained by municipalities or governmental agencies that are responsible for maintaining them. In this Staten Island case, the governmental agency in charge of that roadway failed to paint a white line or install some type of marker to caution drivers. It is basically poor road design on the part of the city.

People who get injured or killed on dangerous roadways have the legal right to sue the governmental agency responsible for maintaining that roadway, which caused them the injury. Victims must prove that a dangerous condition existed at the time of the accident, that the injuries were caused by such a condition and that the agency in charge had knowledge of such a deficiency on their roadway. Most states including New York have time limits within which such claims must be filed. So victims and/or their families would be well-advised to contact an experienced New York personal injury lawyer at the earliest to discuss their case and analyze their legal options.

Full post as published by New York Injury Talk Blog on October 28, 2008 (boomark / email).