NYC Pedestrians Killed by Distracted Drivers at 5X the National Average

Distracted driving is defined as any action that takes a drivers attention (hands, eyes, mind)away from the road. Although distracted driving has become an epidemic across the entire United States, the NYPD is one of the few city law enforcements that have recorded data from distraction caused car accidents. According to NYC open data, 2013-2016 had more than 115,000 distracted driving crashes in New York City alone. That equates to just under 80 car accidents every day over the span of 4 years. In New York city specifically, distracted driving incidents have killed pedestrians at a rate of 5x that of the national average. 

The New York injury attorneys at the Law Offices of Omrani & Taub interact with severe car accident victims each day. Firm founder, Alex Omrani is trying to spread awareness of just how big of an issue distracted driving has become. Check out the entire study completed on NYC distracted driving accidents.