New York is no different to any other city. Accidents happen, and will always happen. However, there is no excuse for significantly increasing the potential for the accident by taking charge of a machine, propelling it forward, in and around people, while drunk. The following recently appeared in the New York press.
A MAN HITS TWO TEENAGERS WHILE DRIVING DRUNK IN BROOKLYN. HE MAY NEED A NEW YORK CAR ACCIDENT LAWYER
Kings County Police report that a drunk driver had a blood alcohol content of .132, more than twice the legal limit when he crashed into Brian Rosario and Elizabeth Lopez on West Avenue and Ocean Parkway. The two were walking to Abraham Lincoln high School; located at 2800 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn NY 11224. Lopez suffered multiple injury including head trauma and a broken jaw bone. She was taken to Coney Island Hospital; located at 2601 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn NY 11235. Lopez suffered a less severe injury. He was taken to Lutheran Medical Center; located at 150 55th Street, Brooklyn NY 11220; where he was treated for a broken leg. Reports do not indicate if the driver suffered an injury. He was arrested at the scene of the accident and faces numerous charges including Felony Vehicular Assault, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Vehicle and Driving While Intoxicated. He was held in Kings County Supreme Court where bail was remanded.
The word accident should be applied to events that are unforseen, or avoidable. The term "accident waiting to happen" is a mis-nomer. This is an disaster waiting to happen.
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
There really is no logic to it...
Have you ever seen the programme "NUMB3RS"?. The programme about the maths professor who applies formulas, and calculation to what would seen random events. To try to apply a mathematical equation to a set of circumstances with the objective of predicting the next event before it has happened.
If that were possible, and that a set of equation explain events, then I'm not sure I even want to know the quadratic equation that solves the next story, as told in the New York media recently. There is a whole lot going on in the title itself..
"Brooklyn resident killed by ambulance
A New York Fire Department ambulance killed an elderly woman as she pushed a grocery cart across an intersection. The ambulance was on its way to transport a patient to Brooklyn Hospital. The ambulance had its lights and sirens in use as it raced down Bay 22nd St towards Lutheran Medical Center located on 150 55th Street in Brooklyn. It was not known if the ambulance went through a red light. The victim was believed to be in her 80’s. No charges of DWI were brought by the authorities."
Sometimes, accidents just happen without effects. Other times justice just doesnt seem to have been done...
If that were possible, and that a set of equation explain events, then I'm not sure I even want to know the quadratic equation that solves the next story, as told in the New York media recently. There is a whole lot going on in the title itself..
"Brooklyn resident killed by ambulance
A New York Fire Department ambulance killed an elderly woman as she pushed a grocery cart across an intersection. The ambulance was on its way to transport a patient to Brooklyn Hospital. The ambulance had its lights and sirens in use as it raced down Bay 22nd St towards Lutheran Medical Center located on 150 55th Street in Brooklyn. It was not known if the ambulance went through a red light. The victim was believed to be in her 80’s. No charges of DWI were brought by the authorities."
Sometimes, accidents just happen without effects. Other times justice just doesnt seem to have been done...
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