$900,000 Ambulance Accident Settlement in Queens

An ambulance barreled through an intersection on Metropolitan Avenue in Queens and t-boned a driver who had the right of way — causing fractures that required surgery and months of rehabilitation.

Ambulance Collision on Metropolitan Avenue in Queens

Emergency vehicles have a duty to exercise due care even when responding to calls. On the day of this accident, an ambulance entered a busy Queens intersection without adequately clearing cross traffic. Our client, proceeding lawfully through a green light on Metropolitan Avenue, had no time to react before the ambulance struck the driver's side of their vehicle.

The T-bone impact drove the door panel into our client's body, fracturing ribs, the left hip, and causing significant soft tissue damage throughout the torso. Surgery was required to stabilize the hip fracture, followed by months of physical therapy to regain basic mobility.

Proving Municipal Liability in a Queens Emergency Vehicle Case

Claims against municipal entities and emergency services require navigating specific procedural rules, including strict notice-of-claim deadlines. Our firm filed the required notice within the statutory window and built a case demonstrating that the ambulance operator failed to slow down, failed to activate adequate warning signals for the intersection, and failed to ensure the crossing was clear before proceeding.

Dashcam footage from a nearby vehicle corroborated our client's account and directly contradicted the city's claim that the ambulance had slowed before entering the intersection.

"Emergency vehicles don't have a blank check to ignore traffic safety. When an ambulance operator fails to clear an intersection, the consequences can be life-altering. The dashcam footage made this case impossible for the city to defend." — Andrew Levine, Founding Partner

$900,000 Settlement for an Ambulance Accident in Queens

The $900,000 settlement accounts for hip surgery, rib fracture treatment, extensive rehabilitation, lost income during recovery, and the permanent limitations our client now faces. It also sends accountability to a municipal operator who endangered the public.

If you were injured in a collision involving an emergency vehicle or ambulance, our ambulance accident lawyers have the experience handling municipal liability claims required to hold government entities accountable, and are ready to review your claim.