Archive for June 2015
Crossing guard: Truck driver shouted ‘Oh my God’ as boy was fatally struck
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Attorney, Jeffrey Hark CRESSKILL — At first, it looked like the tractor-trailer couldn’t make the turn onto the quiet suburban road. Then, there was screaming. “Oh my God, oh my God,” a nearby crossing guard heard the driver scream. The truck had struck 13-year-old Young Rok Lee, who had been riding his bicycle down Grant…
Read MoreGlassboro man killed when tractor-trailer overturns in Quinton
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark QUINTON TWP. — A Glassboro man was killed when he apparently lost control of the tractor-trailer he was driving and the vehicle overturned early Monday morning, state police said. The accident occurred around 6:39 a.m. on Telegraph Road, also known as County Route 540, between Cool…
Read MoreProponents push harder for belts on school buses
Submitted by New Jersey Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. BOSTON — Raising cost and compliance concerns, the group representing school-bus contractors in Massachusetts recently told lawmakers it’s not convinced that bills calling for seat belts on buses will achieve intended results. But the opinions of School Transportation Association of Massachusetts officials have not dissuaded lawmakers…
Read MoreMan killed when truck hits tree in Woodland Township
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. A man was killed on N.J. route 72 near mile marker 2 in Woodland Township, Burlington County, Sunday morning when his pick-up truck struck a tree, according to New Jersey State Police. Upon arriving at the scene, police reported the man, who has not been identified,…
Read MoreTwo Who Fled Parkway Crash Apprehended At Jenkinsons
Accident happened on Garden State Parkway in Tinton Falls, nearby schools end up on lockdown. Submitted by New Jersey Lawyer Motor Vehicle Accident, Jeffrey Hark TINTON FALLS – It started with a collision on the Garden State Parkway Thursday, and soon, five borough schools were in lockdown mode. Schoolchildren were holed up in their classrooms…
Read MoreI-287 Reopens After Tractor-Trailer Accident
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Interstate 287 has reopened in Mahwah after an overturned tractor-trailer shut down lanes and created a miles-long backup during the evening rush. Firefighters and emergency responders had to extract the driver of the tractor-trailer near mile marker 67, just south of the New York border. All…
Read More31 Hurt When NJ Transit Bus Bumps Tour Bus Carrying Students in Lincoln Tunnel: Officials
Submitted by New Jersey Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark A New Jersey Transit bus rear-ended a private bus carrying more than two dozen students in the Lincoln Tunnel Wednesday, leaving 31 people with minor injuries, authorities said. The private bus, operated by Toronto, Canada-based Denny’s Bus Lines, was carrying 26 students and two staff members,…
Read MoreRoute 3 west crash closes highway for several hours at height of p.m. commute
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark RUTHERFORD – A serious crash, which may have structurally damaged a Route 3 overpass near Route 17, has closed the west bound lanes of the highway and sent drivers and bus riders looking for another route home this evening. The accident has shut down the westbound side of…
Read MoreThe Danger of Leaving the Door Open During Witness Examination
Posted by New Jersey Civil Law Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. Sallee v. Stagnitti, decided June 2, 2015, arose out of an incident where the plaintiff allegedly was walking on the sidewalk in the parking lot of a restaurant called The Mill at Spring Lake Heights when she was struck by Mr. Stagnitti. It should be…
Read MorePolice officer in suspected DUI wrong-way fatal crash still on payroll
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark A Linden, New Jersey, police officer suspected of driving drunk in a fatal wrong-way crash that injured a Manheim man in March remains on the city’s payroll. Officer Pedro Abad’s blood-alcohol content was .24 – three times the legal limit – at the time of the…
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