Could Officials Have Prevented the Bronx Zoo Car Accident?
MSNBC has reported that the guardrails that run along a brief length of the Bronx River Parkway were inadequate, have been inadequate for some time, and that city and state officials have long been aware of the problem. The elevated stretch that runs six stories above a deep ravine at the Bronx Zoo has been the site of numerous car accidents over the past 30 years. This past week, it was the site of another car accident that claimed the lives of seven family members. Over the years, some patches have been made to try to make the roadway safer and more accident free, but despite the fact that experts have long maintained that the barrier between motorists and the ravine needed to be higher, it has remained at its four-foot height.
In 2006, another tragic car accident occurred at the exact same spot. That accident killed six people. According to the lawyer who represents the family members of those six, in the six years since that accident, little has been done to change the dangerous road. And it is not as though the authorities can plead ignorance about the potential for another fatal car accident when they did nothing or little to remedy the danger.
It is not known if the surviving family members of those who were killed this past week will choose to enter into a lawsuit over the Bronx Zoo crash that claimed their loved ones. But given the fact that the city and state were aware of problems with the road, and with the precedent of fatal accidents there before and still did not remedy the situation, it would not be surprising to hear that the family had already consulted with a lawyer.
If you have lost a loved one as the result of a car accident in the Bronx, and you believe that the death could have been prevented had someone acted differently or taken another course of action, it is important that you speak with a Bronx car accident lawyer right away. Your lawyer will not be able to change what has already happened, but together, you and your lawyer can work for justice to be served in order to honor the memory of your loved one. In addition, in pursuing legal action, you may be able to ensure that the same grief and sense of loss does not befall some other family. When you lose a loved one through a wrongful death, you have certain rights. Your Bronx car accident lawyer will work to protect those rights and bring a sense of resolution in the midst of your grief.
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