Poorly designed roads and highways cause thousands of accidents every year. Federal, state, and local municipalities are obligated to design and maintain safe thoroughfares. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. In many situations, unsafe design or insufficient maintenance leads to serious accidents. Common situations of defective highways involve:

• Failure to correct dangerous roadway conditions
  
• Failure to remove obstacles that obstruct traffic
  
• Failure to maintain speed limit and warning signs
  
• Failure to correct visual impediments such as overgrown trees
  
• Failure to resurface worn roadways
  
• Failure to properly attend to snow and ice
  

In these circumstances, where negligence is clearly the cause of an accident, the responsible party is required to compensate the victim for the damages caused by their neglect. If you have been injured because of a defective road or highway, you need an experienced personal injury lawyer. Contact our committed firm personal injury lawyers in Poughkeepsie and Monticello today to discuss your case.