A school bus carrying nineteen student passengers was involved in a traffic accident last week according to a Post-Standard story on Syracuse.com. A local woman lost control of her pick-up truck and collided with the bus on Route 264 in Palermo, New York. According to the Oswego County Sheriff’s department,…
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Roof Collapses at the Metrodome, None are Injured
As most football fans are aware, this past weekend, the roof of the Minneapolis Metrodome collapsed on Sunday afternoon. The Associated Press reports that the collapse occurred during a snowstorm caused by winter weather that has affected much of the Midwestern United States over the past several days. The inflatable…
Three Tractor-Trailers Involved in Van Buren Traffic Accident On New York State Thruway
For many, the winter holiday season means family gatherings and, as a result, the season also means increased traffic on New York State roadways. An increase in automobile traffic, as well as commercial vehicles used to transport presents and merchandise this time of year, can cause the State’s highways and…
New York State DOT to Fix and Replace State’s Aging Bridges
Bridge and roadway defects and failures have received extensive media coverage recently both in New York and across the country due to the Syracuse bus accident that occurred in Onondaga this past September. More information about this accident can be found in previous posts here on the Syracuse Injury Lawyer…
Syracuse Wrongful Death Lawyers Review New York Car Accident Statistics
According to a recent report issued by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), teen car accident deaths nationwide, including in New York, have declined over the past 5 years by nearly 40%. This is great news for parents around the country, as well as those who have been injured in…
New York Tractor Trailer Accidents Should Decrease With I-81 Corridor Coalition
New York State Route 81 is a 183 mile highway that runs from the Pennsylvania State line to the Canadian border at the 1000 Islands, through Broome, Cortland, Onondaga, Oswego and Jefferson counties. The heavily traveled highway, with more than 150 exits, is a main thoroughfare for tractor trailers traveling…
Megabus Crash Into SEPTA Truck Follows Syracuse New York Accident Involving CSX Train Bridge
On the heels of the September 11, 2010 Syracuse Megabus crash, which resulted in the wrongful death of Ashwani Mehta (34), Deanna Armstrong (18), Kevin Coffey (19) and Benjamin Okorie (35), as well as injury to dozens, a second double-decker Megabus was involved in an accident with a Southeastern Pennsylvania…
Four Syracuse Bus Accident Injured Hire Syracuse Wrongful Death Lawyers Bottar Law, PLLC
As Syracuse bus accident lawyers, the Bottar Law, PLLC legal team has been following and investigating the cause of the September 11, 2010 Megabus crash involving a low-clearance train bridge in Liverpool, New York. Shortly after the 2:30 a.m. crash, we issued a press release entitled Syracuse Bus Accident Lawyers…
New York Distracted Driving Summit Scheduled To Follow Syracuse Bus Accident Involving Megabus and Liverpool Train Bridge
As Syracuse bus accident lawyers, we were the first Central New York personal injury law firm to discuss the September 11, 2010 Megabus accident in Liverpool, New York. In our blog post, entitled Syracuse Bus Crash Lawyers Review New York CSX Bridge Accident in Onondaga, and our press release entitled…
Syracuse Bus Crash Victims Face Short Deadlines For Accident Claims Against County and New York State
Bottar Law, PLLC, was the first Syracuse personal injury law firm to comment on the September 11, 2010 Megabus accident in Syracuse, New York by way of a press release entitled Syracuse Bus Accident Lawyers Report on September 11 Coach Megabus Collision With Low-Clearance Train Bridge in Liverpool New York…