Dover couple, son killed in head-on car crash in New York

Posted in Wrongful death on August 29, 2012

Families are meant to be together and do things together like eating meals as a family, building memories, going on family vacations, taking road trips, and living their lives for one another. Unfortunately, one of the most tragic things that can ever happen to a family is dying as a result of a head-on collision with another vehicle.

One family, the Krolak family of Dover Delaware, Patrick Krolak, 72, his wife Rita Krolak, 70, and their son, Patrick Krolak, were traveling together in their vehicle near Duane, NY when an SUV, driven by Peter Patrenicola, 62, crossed into oncoming traffic, hitting the Krolack’s vehicle head-on. Both vehicles flipped onto their roofs, but the members of the Krolack family didn’t survive – they were pronounced dead at the scene. Patrenicola’s vehicle flipped and burst into flames, but bystanders were able to pull him from the vehicle. He is recovering from his injuries at a hospital in Vermont.

The cause of the accident is under investigation, but no amount of investigation is going to bring back an entire family. Vehicle accidents like these are serious heart-breakers that we wish would never happen.

If your family or a loved one has been injured or killed as a result of a head-on accident in New York, you need to contact an experienced attorney in NYC who will fight aggressively on your behalf. The Law Offices of Jay S. Knispel Personal Injury Lawyers have 20 plus years of proven experience in litigating serious car accidents, catastrophic injuries, and wrongful death cases.

If you want results, contact Attorney Knispel who is a graduate of Binghamton University and received his law degree from Albany Law School of Union University. Attorney Knispel was inducted into the prestigious National Order of the Barristers and was a Senior Trial Attorney for a major, national insurance company. The firm has litigated multi-million dollar catastrophic injury cases in the areas of automobile liability. Jay currently serves as trial counsel lawyer to some of the most respected law firms in New York City.

There is never a fee unless they win your case so winning is a relentless pursuit and goal of the entire law team.

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