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• ATV Safety

  Joe Stanley | June 04, 2007 11:19 AM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  At least 18 people - five of them children - died in crashes involving all-terrain vehicles over the Memorial Day weekend, and federal safety officials expect more deaths in coming months.The 18 deaths were nearly double the average for other weekends in May, according to estimates by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The five children were 16 or younger. These statistics are troubling...

• Car and Motocylcle Crashes

  Joe Stanley | June 04, 2007 11:10 AM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  A driver seriously injured in a motorcycle accident Sunday afternoon along Interstate 81 has died. This news headline is another in a series of fatal and near fatal accidents in our communities involving car ,bus motorcycle, truck boat and atv crashes. Please be careful watch for other drivers. It summer and roads ad byways are crowed with distracted vehicle operators. Dont be a statistic that...

• Medical Care and Military

  Joe Stanley | June 01, 2007 10:08 AM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  As the news media has exposed health care in the VA and other institutions for our veterans in subpar at best. Military parents are calling on congress to change the medical care soldiers receive once they get home.This is demonstrated in the new film The Ground Truth. We should all insist on better healthcare for current and future veterans. Our office sees many cases of medical malpractice...

• Motorcycle Accidents

  Rob Quattrocci | June 01, 2007 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  It is summer and everyone has there summer toys on the road. It is incumbent of motorcyclists and motorists alike to be aware of eachother on the roadways. Motorcycle accidents normaly inviolve severe injuries and thus safety is of utmost importance.Only a few minutes ago a cyclist was taken away by helicopter. Cayuga County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a motorcycle crash that has sent...

• Automobile Accident - Teens

  Rob Quattrocci | June 01, 2007 9:40 AM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  As we are all aware our area has been plagued in recent years with many unnecessary injuries and deaths among our teenage population as a result of imprudent speed and inexperience. Another such accident occurred in the Utica area where a teen lost control of a vehicle at high speed and struck a tree. As indicated by the police:The driver of a 2001 Oldsmobile, John T. Woods, 18, of...

• Holiday Weekend Focus on Safety

  Joe Stanley | May 25, 2007 9:16 AM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  It is a holiday weekend. Accidents and injuries skyrocket at this time. Car accidents and crashes increase. In 2005, highway crashes killed 33,329 motor vehicle occupants, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Over 55 percent of those victims were not wearing their safety restraints, which is why state trooper patrols will be nestled in areas around the state to catch...

• Car Crashes - Nice Weather - Syracuse

  Rob Quattrocci | May 24, 2007 9:59 AM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  As the weather turns pleasant people tend to drive faster than normal. Driving at this faster rate of speed tends to cause a large number of car accidents in May and early June. Just yesterday on the commute home I heard of approximately ten accidents that were reported on the traffic report. Please be careful has high speed coupled with inattentiveness can cause high speed accidents - for...

• Beware of further attempts to mislead about lawsuits for injured victims

  Joe Stanley | May 22, 2007 11:51 AM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  The US Chamber of Commerce has been filling the airwaves with ads about lawsuit abuse.When looked at closely the ads contain misleading information at best for example FactCheck.org labels as "false" the TV spot alleging that "lawsuit abuse" costs each U.S. family $3,500 a year. Other aspects of the campaign have been harshly critical of seeking to harm those least able to protect...

• Workplace Injuries - Workers Compensation

  Rob Quattrocci | May 22, 2007 11:20 AM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  Slip and falls are extremely common in the workplace as well as at home. Adults over the ageof 65 are even more prone as they can no longer take evasive action when presented with anemergency.But falling is not just a problem of the elderly. In the workplace, about a quarter-million workers each year suffer injuries from falls that are bad enough to make them take time off, according to the...

• Boating and Watercraft Safety

  Joe Stanley | May 21, 2007 9:29 AM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  As the new shows watercraft season is upon us. The season is short and many tragic crashes and accidents occur because of a failure to follow basic rules of common sense. The following story is just such an exampleBoat Crashes Into Buoy On Oneida Lake. Bad things can happen please be careful this summer