If you are rear-ended during Buffalo’s busy holiday traffic season, focus first on safety, medical care, reporting the crash, and preserving evidence before traffic, weather, or vehicle movement changes the scene. Call 911 when someone is injured or when emergency help is needed. Exchange identifying and insurance information, photograph the vehicles and roadway, save dash-camera […]
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Sep
Sep
Fall school traffic can raise pedestrian accident risks in Buffalo because more children, parents, school buses, teen drivers, and commuters share the same streets during concentrated arrival and dismissal periods. Shorter daylight, rain, wet pavement, fallen leaves, parked vehicles, and changing traffic patterns can make it harder to see pedestrians or respond in time. If […]
Fall slip and fall injuries in Buffalo can happen before winter is fully underway. Wet leaves may reduce traction or hide uneven pavement, while frost, refrozen runoff, and early ice can make sidewalks, entrances, stairs, and parking areas hazardous. Liability depends on the facts. In a New York premises liability case, evidence may need to […]
A deer-related car accident in Western New York can create two separate insurance questions: who pays for vehicle damage, and who pays for injuries. If you hit a deer directly, comprehensive coverage on your own auto policy is usually the first coverage to review for damage to your vehicle, subject to the policy terms and […]
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Aug
Aug
Rainy fall weather can increase car accident risk in Buffalo, New York, because wet pavement can reduce traction while rain, spray, glare, fallen leaves, and earlier darkness can make hazards harder to see. Federal Highway Administration data based on five-year averages from 2019 through 2023 show that more than 77 percent of weather-related crashes occur […]
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Aug
Aug
August often brings active road construction across Buffalo and Western New York. Lane closures, detours, summer travel, commercial deliveries, and overnight projects can place cars and large trucks into narrow, shifting traffic patterns. These conditions can increase the risk of rear-end crashes, sideswipes, unsafe merges, underride collisions, and multi-vehicle pileups. Truck crashes can cause severe […]
Yes. You may be able to file a claim after a slip and fall at a New York hotel or resort when a dangerous condition caused your injury and the responsible party created the hazard, knew about it, or should have discovered it through a reasonable inspection. Hotel and resort claims may involve wet floors, […]
Late summer keeps many motorcycles on Buffalo roads while commuter traffic, construction, weekend travel, school-related traffic changes, and earlier evening darkness can create added hazards. Common crash causes include left-turn collisions, unsafe lane changes, distracted driving, following too closely, speeding, impaired driving, and dangerous road conditions. Riders may suffer fractures, road rash, head trauma, spinal […]
An injury at the New York State Fair, a county fair, concert, carnival, food festival, or another summer event may support a personal injury claim when an unsafe condition or preventable act causes harm. Potentially responsible parties may include a property owner, event organizer, vendor, contractor, ride operator, security company, driver, equipment manufacturer, or government […]