Be careful driving the first daylight savings commute.
Traffic accidents tend to spike on this day due to drowsy motorists and dark morning driving conditions. Studies have found an 8 to 17% spike in accidents on the Monday following the “Spring back” daylight savings time change.
Matthew J. Weiss, Esq. graduated Hofstra Law School in 1984. He was Law Review and won the law school’s prestigious Procedure Award. Upon graduation, he became one of the first Hofstra Law School graduates to work at the New York State Court of Appeals (New York State’s highest court) working on various appellate matters.