03/15/2012 // New York City, New York, USA // New York City Accident Lawyer // Jonathan C Reiter
According to information received by Manhattan injury lawyer Jonathan C Reiter, six people were seriously injured in a two-car drunk driving accident Sunday, February 19, 2012. Two cars collided at 130th Street and Madison Avenue in East Harlem at 5:15 am, as stated by New York City auto accident attorney Reiter.
Rousell Martinez, 31, of the Bronx, was arrested after the crash and charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI), according to police reports received by Manhattan injury lawyer Jonathan C Reiter.
Reiter explains that a Hyundai traveling north along Madison Avenue ran a red light at approximately 5:15 am Sunday morning. Upon running the light, the Hyundai smashed into a Chrysler Pacifica driven by Martinez, which was traveling east on 130th Street.
Police reported that six people were taken to Harlem, Lincoln and St. Luke’s hospitals after the incident, according to Manhattan injury lawyer Jonathan C Reiter. Reiter also reports the driver of the Hyundai was not charged.
Manhattan injury lawyer explains New York City saw the fewest annual traffic fatalities in the past 100 years during 2011. Many answers have been given as to the reason behind the drop in fatalities, including increased safety measures for both drivers and pedestrians.
New York City auto accident attorney Reiter references NYC Police Commissioner Kelley in stating that improved safety on New York City streets can be attributed to, among other things, over one million traffic tickets issued through 2011. Of those tickets, 164,000 were for not wearing a seat belt; 161,000 were for texting or speaking on a cell phone while driving and 127,000 were for running a stop sign. Furthermore, some 8,500 DWI arrests were made within New York City during 2011, which led to 900 vehicles being confiscated from those convicted of the charges.
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