New York – The driver of a sport utility vehicle (SUV) died in a multi vehicle car collision on the Long Island Expressway. The man, a senior citizen, was the driver of one of five vehicles involved in the accident. Police report that the chain of events began when the SUV slammed into the highway divider and then rolled over into traffic. The roll-over accident then caused other vehicles to hit into that SUV that was in oncoming traffic. They believe that a medical emergency possibly led to the SUV truck accident. The other drivers and passengers in the accident suffered varying injuries according to emergency responders. However, police were forced to arrest one of those other drivers for driving without a license. A New York accident lawyer explained that there are several complicated factors that will need to be addressed. Investigators and lawyers will need to determine if the driver of the SUV should have ever been permitted to drive in order to determine if any negligence was involved. Doctors are sometimes required to instruct a patient that they are not allowed to drive if they have certain medical illnesses that could precipitate a motor vehicle accident. For example, a patient with an uncontrolled epilepsy seizure disorder may be prohibited from driving under medically cleared. In fact, some jurisdictions require the doctor to contact the department of motor vehicles to report such a case. In addition, patients often bear the responsibility to not drive if they knowingly have a medical condition that prevents their safe operation of a car. This article explains more about this SUV accident.

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