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Not all Rochester area residents who suffer a personal injury as a result of being struck while walking are near home when this happens. Whether out sightseeing in another part of the state or on a business trip that requires walking around another city in New York State, it is actually more common for many people…
Unfortunately, it is not unusual for a driver who causes personal injury in a Rochester drunk driving accident to attempt to flee the area. If the drunk driver is successful in doing so and not apprehended until later, it may have some impact on any personal injury case brought by an injured party. How it impacts…
A Troy, NY teenager who headed off to his freshman year at Buffalo State College saw his future changed forever when police arrested him on a bogus sexual abuse charge. Though Elijah Bethel had a verifiable alibi and witnesses to attest to his whereabouts following another student’s being groped in her dorm room, police arrested…
Sometimes alcohol can cause problems far beyond a drunk driving arrest. In the case of James D. Power of Memphis, New York, a very bad night began with a phone call to police, in which a woman reported that Power had prevented her from leaving the home and physically harassed her. By the time police…
A Rochester City Court Judge has been arrested after New York State troopers spotted her car, heavily damaged and with flat tires, pulled off to the side of 490 West near Mt. Read Boulevard. Judge Leticia Astacio was behind the wheel of the vehicle when troopers stopped to investigate around 8:00 a.m. on February 13.…
When a bike rider in the Rochester area is struck by a car, it is not unusual for the bicyclist to suffer serious personal injury. If the bicyclist had been in a car instead of riding a bike, the initial medical bills would be paid by the auto insurance for the car in which he or…
Children can suffer personal injuries while involved in a variety of different activities, and it helps to have an experienced Rochester personal injury lawyer evaluate the circumstances surrounding injuries to a child to determine whether a claim for damages may be brought. In cases where a child was voluntarily participating in an activity and was injured,…
Rochester drivers are required to yield to pedestrians when the pedestrian has the right of way. A driver who fails to do so and strikes a pedestrian as a result may be ticketed for failing to obey the rules of the road. While the fact that the driver received a traffic ticket may be helpful in…
Many very serious personal injury accidents in the Rochester area have been caused by intoxicated drivers. Because drunk drivers have slowed reaction times and often do not even see other vehicles until it is too late, drunk driving accidents commonly happen at high speeds and may prove fatal to the drunk driver, innocent victims or both.…
Fentanyl, a powerful opiate linked to rising numbers of heroin deaths in recent years, is at the center of a recent Buffalo drug case. In February, police raided the home of Robert L. Smith after receiving information that Smith had a large amount of drugs in his home. Once inside, they discovered 167 bags of…