Queens NY Law Blog

The bigger the vehicle that causes a traffic accident, the more the destruction left behind in its wake. People often see truck accidents and the devastation they cause but a recent accident involving a crane may prove to be more damaging than one involving an 18-wheeler.

According to police officials, a drunk driver was driving a construction crane in New York recently and ended up leaving a trail of destruction nine miles long behind him. The 43-yearold drunk driver was driving erratically and hit four vehicles and drove off when the police gave chase. Apparently, the driver did not stop when asked to-officers had to corner the crane on the shoulder of the road and then jump into the compartment to get him to come to a halt.

Everyone deserves to earn their living in a safe working environment, whether their workspace is an office or a construction site. It is an employer's duty to ensure this, by either removing potential safety hazards or training employees on how to deal with safety hazards. When this duty is breached and an employee is injured in a construction accident that results in catastrophic injuries, they find themselves struggling to make ends meet and cover their medical expenses at the time when finances are often the tightest.

Injuries such as these have a devastating impact on one's life. Depending on the type of injury incurred, the accident victim might be out of a job for a couple of months or even permanently, while the hospital bills pile up. What many workers who have been injured by a fall from an elevated height don't realize is that they are protected by law in New York, as discussed in last week's post.

As someone who suffered injuries in a car crash caused by an intoxicated driver, you're in a position to understand how dangerous drinking and driving really is. For most people, the intoxication starts to dissipate within a few hours after their last drink. However, there are also longer lasting consequences for some.

An interesting thing you may not know is that moderate drinking could have an impact on your memory in the future. According to a British study, moderate drinking, which equals 8 to 12 glasses of wine, beer, or shots each week, could be a sign of eventual memory loss. People who drank in these amounts were also more likely to lose language ability, whereas they did relatively well on other cognitive tests.

Giving birth is a natural process, but how babies in New York are delivered varies depending on the circumstances. While the ideal way is through a vaginal birth, there are many mothers who need to deliver their baby by a cesarean delivery. This involves making incisions in the mother and removing the baby from the uterus through the abdominal wall. Anytime a person goes through a surgery of this nature there are risks involved. Cesarean deliveries are no different.

With this type of operation there is an increased risk for infections, blood loss, scar tissue that can cause pain and future problems, extended recovery and stay in the hospital leading to less initial bonding with their babies, and other risks. There are also risks to the child in question such as breathing problems, low APGAR scores because they do not receive the same stimulation as those delivered vaginally, and injuries such as nicks and cuts during the surgery itself.