Construction Site Car Accidents

Construction on New York roads is never ending. While repairs and improvements to roads are necessary, they are often inconvenient to drivers. In addition, roadway construction sites are inherently dangerous. Construction workers often walk dangerously close to passing vehicles and slow-moving construction vehicles move in and out the construction area. While the law requires that drivers slow down and drive cautiously through construction zones, drivers frequently fail to follow these requirements. Sadly, sometimes the result is a serious car accident resulting in life-altering injuries. For example, it is not uncommon for a construction site car accident victim to suffer broke bones, contusions, abrasions, neck injuries, or a spinal cord injuries. These types of injuries may involve long recovery times, requiring the victim to miss a significant amount of work. However, under New York law victims of vehicle accidents are allowed to seek compensation from the person whose negligence resulted in the accident. If you were injured in a car accident at a construction site, contact an experienced Bronx construction site car accidents lawyer at Stephen Bilkis & Associates who can explain your options for seeking compensation for your losses.

Construction zones tend to be inherently dangerous as they alter the normal traffic flow and restrict the way that cars navigate road way.

• Narrowed lanes. When work is performed on roads, it is sometimes necessary to narrow the portions of the road that cars can use. Road narrowing is done in several different ways including using temporary painted stripes on the road, cones, and concrete barriers. When lanes are narrowed little room is left for a shoulder. This increases the likelihood of sideswipe accidents or shoulder of the road accidents.
• Moving construction equipment. As an experienced Bronx construction site car accidents lawyer will explain, heavy equipment is often involved in accidents. Large, heavy equipment moving in construction areas is hazardous. Such equipment moving in and out of construction areas may cause drivers to unexpectedly slow down, resulting in a rear-end collision and chain reaction accidents.
• Workers in the roadway. Flagmen and other workers drifting into the roadway or walking on the shoulder may cause drivers to swerve or quickly switch lanes, colliding into other vehicles.
• Road debris. Vehicles are constantly hauling away items from construction sites and moving workers around. However, because of often unpaved roads and debris, care must be taken to avoid accidents.

Construction site car accidents often leave the victim with serious injuries including broken bones, brain injuries, spinal cord damage, neck injuries, and amputations. Because such serious injuries require expensive treatment, victims injured in work zone accidents are often left in deep financial distress while they are not able to work. Medical expenses quickly add up. A serious injury may also require short or long-term rehabilitation as well as medical equipment such as crutches or a wheelchair.

Holding the parties responsible for the accident will help alleviate financial stress caused by the accident. In a lawsuit with the help of an experienced construction site car accidents attorney in the Bronx you may be able to recover damages for your medical expenses as well as lost wages. Lost wages includes the money that you would have received in your paycheck as well as the value of vacation or sick days that you had to use while recovering and any bonuses or other compensation that you would have received. If as a result of the accident you are no longer able to earn as much money as you did prior to the accident, or you are no longer able to work at all, you may be entitled to compensation for that.

If your injury was the result of a work-related construction site car accident, then you may be entitled to file a claim for benefits under New York’s workers’ compensation rules. Note that just because you were an employee at the time of the accident does not necessarily mean that you are restricted to the benefits offered of workers compensation. After reviewing your case, an experienced construction site car accidents attorney serving the Bronx let you know the best course of action for you.

If you have been hurt at a construction site, contact our legal team. Construction site cases are complex and it is essential to have experienced legal guidance in order to obtain the compensation you deserve. You may be able to collect compensation over and above the workers compensation award. Contact us at 800.696.9529 to schedule a free, no obligation consultation regarding your accident. We represent clients in the following locations: Bronx, Long Island, Manhattan, Nassau County, Queens, Staten Island, Suffolk County, Westchester County, and Brooklyn.