Exit for 96th Street on Henry Hudson Parkway near where accident occurred. Image Credit: Google Maps

Driver was left paralyzed after collision with a guardrail on Henry Hudson Parkway. Benjamin Yannick worked as a server at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Manhattan. On October 27, 2003, after working from 3:30pm to 11:00pm, Yannick drove home to the Bronx on the Henry Hudson Parkway. Yannick lost control of his vehicle at approximately 12:50 a.m. near the intersection of 96th Street. Yannick veered from the middle lane of traffic to the left, crashed into the concrete median, then crossed diagonally across traffic to the right and collided with a guardrail. Yannick suffered a burst fracture at T-9 and was rendered paralyzed. (more…)