The rules of the road for New York are found in the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law. The rules exist to provide roadways that are safe to drive on for everyone. One of the rules of the road provides that vehicles making a left hand turn yield the right of way to vehicles proceeding straight in the opposite direction. When a driver is negligent and careless in making a left hand turn and causes a crash, that driver is responsible for the injuries and damages that result. In a recent case handled by Michael Asta, a driver making a left hand turn failed to see a car proceeding straight and caused a serious collision. Our client, the driver of the car travelling straight, suffered multiple fractures to his body. He was also disabled from working for one year. Asta & Bickoff was successful in obtaining a $1,200,000.00 recovery for our client.