Being a passenger in a vehicle is essentially putting one's life in the hands of another. Subsequently, driving a vehicle with passengers is taking on the legal responsibility for the lives of those passengers. When a driver acts negligently or ignores the law, putting the lives of others at risk, those passengers may have legal options to pursue against that driver. If a fatal accident occurs due to driver negligence or blatant disregard for the law, the family left behind may also have cause to pursue civil action in a New York court in addition to any criminal consequences that driver may face.
Fatal accident in New York takes young woman's life
New York car accident takes lives of three on Halloween
What should have been a fun family night of trick or treating turned into chaos and tragedy for a family and others. A car accident during trick or treating took the life of three and left others injured. The deadly car accident occurred as a car jumped the curb and hit a group on the sidewalk in New York.
