People take livery cabs for many reasons, and one of them is to avoid the responsibility that comes with driving themselves.  Livery cab drivers are human and make mistakes like anyone else, but they can generally not be blamed for suddenly being approached by a wrong-way driver.  Tragically, a passenger in a livery cab was killed last weekend when the livery cab in which he was riding was involved in a Long Island Expressway car accident that involved a wrong-way driver.

According to the authorities, this fatal Long Island Expressway car accident occurred on Saturday at 6:40 a.m.  The driver of the livery cab was traveling in an eastbound direction on on the Long Island Expressway service road.  As the vehicle approached 58th Road in Queens, it collided head-on with the driver of a Chrysler sedan that was moving in the wrong direction.  The passenger in the back seat of the livery cab was killed, and the identity of the 37-year-old man was not released.

New York Car Accident Statistics

First and foremost, we'd like to offer our most sincere condolences to the family and friends of the passenger who was killed in this Queens car accident.  Losing a life in this manner is always a tragedy.  In addition, this Long Island Expressway car accident will now become part of the overall statistics regarding New York car accidents.  Every year, more than 187,000 people are injured and more than 1,200 people are killed in these occurrences.

New York Wrongful Death Lawyers

If the available facts regarding this fatal Queens car accident are accurate, then it's possible that the family of the passenger who was killed in this crash could file a New York wrongful death lawsuit against the other driver.  If such a lawsuit is filed and it's successful, it could lead to an award of damages that compensates the family for their medical, funeral and burial costs as well as their lost income and their loss of companionship.

If you have lost someone you love to a negligent or reckless driver, you need to seek the help of New York wrongful death lawyers who have been fighting for the rights of grieving families for 40 years.  Contact Fitzgerald & Fitzgerald today to schedule a free initial consultation.