Anyone who drives on highways with any regularity comes to understand and to anticipate common mistakes that motorists will make.  This ability to anticipate will allow people to potentially avoid crashes.  Unfortunately, few if any people would ever foresee the possibility of someone driving in the wrong direction down a highway.  Tragically, that appears to be what occurred early on Sunday morning when a wrong-way driver allegedly caused a New York car accident that took the life of one person and injured two others.

According to the authorities, this wrong-way New York car accident occurred on Sunday morning at 4:30 a.m.  A 26-year-old female and resident of Pennsylvania was allegedly driving in the wrong direction on the southbound Interstate 95 near New Rochelle.  Police estimate that she could have been doing so for a few miles, and she eventually collided head-on with a vehicle that was being driven by an unidentified person.  The crash injured that driver and took the life of a 29-year-old male resident of New Jersey. 

New York Car Accident Statistics

First and foremost, we'd like to offer our most sincere condolences to the family and friends of the person who was killed in this wrong-way New York car accident, and we hope that the people who were injured in this crash will be able to survive the harm they have suffered and recover quickly.  In addition, this crash will now become part of the overall statistics regarding New York car accidents.  Every year, 187,000 people are injured and 1,200 people are killed in these occurrences.

New York Wrongful Death Lawyers

If the available facts regarding this New York car accident are accurate, then it's possible that the driver involved in this crash could face a New York wrongful death lawsuit if the family of the person who was killed decides to initiate such a filing.  If they do and the claim is successful, the family could be awarded damages that compensate them for their medical costs, their lost income and their loss of companionship.

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