N.J. man, 26, dies in South Jersey Parkway crash

March 23, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark UPPER TOWNSHIP — A 26-year-old Cape May County man was killed Tuesday morning in a single-vehicle crash along the Garden State Parkway. Anthony Westcott was traveling north when his 2009 Ford F350 truck drifted off the road and into the woods near mile marker 24, according…

UPDATE: School Bus Driver Was Disoriented Following Fair Lawn Crash: Police

March 22, 2016 |

Expect delays in the area all day, authorities said. Fair Lawn-Saddle Brook, NJ Submitted by New Jersey Bus Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark FAIR LAWN, N.J. – A school bus crashed into a utility pole just past Fair Lawn Avenue and Saddle River Road Tuesday morning, police said. No one was on the bus, other than…

Police: Man dies after car crashes into salt truck

March 21, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. VINELAND, N.J. (AP) — A man was killed when his car crashed into a salt truck on a southern New Jersey highway. State police say 32-year-old Michael Bennett, of Sea Isle City, failed to slow down before the crash occurred just before 2 a.m. Monday on…

Truck crashes into house, igniting a fire in Salem County

March 17, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark, PENNSVILLE, N.J. (WPVI) — Police say a truck driver lost control and crashed the vehicle into a house which caused a gas main to erupt into flames in Pennsville, New Jersey. The incident happened before 5:30 a.m. Thursday on Dunlap Avenue and North Hook Road. The…

3 Die, Others Hurt in New Jersey Crash

March 16, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Authorities say a two-vehicle crash on a major New Jersey roadway has left three people dead and two others seriously injured. A 45-year-old man driving an SUV southbound on U.S.Route 9 in Old Bridge when he drifted into the oncoming lanes near County Route 516 and…

3 injured in Upper Freehold crash

March 15, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark UPPER FREEHOLD — Three people suffered minor injuries Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash on I-195, police said. The crash occurred at around 7:25 a.m. on the eastbound side of the highway near milepost 13.2 in Upper Freehold, Trooper Lawrence Peele, a New Jersey State Police…

State vs. Rosario: Is this an arrest or a field inquiry?

March 11, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark State vs. Rosario In this case the issue is whether the police’s contact and communications with the defendant was a ‘field inquiry’, a Terry stop, or a custodial interrogation?  If difference depends on whether the subject of the inquiry, the defendant here, feels their freedom to leave have been…

Legal Standard of Review of a Trial Court’s Motion to Suppress | State vs. Wilson

March 11, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark 14-2-9404 State v. Winslow, App. Div. (per curiam) (13 pp.) When reviewing a motion to suppress, we “must uphold the factual findings underlying the trial court’s decision so long as those findings are supported by sufficient credible evidence in the record.” Handy, supra, 206 N.J. at 44 (citation…

Right to Privacy in the Hotel Registration Sign In / Log book

March 11, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. 14-2-9404 State v. Winslow, App. Div. (per curiam) (13 pp.) A long standing standard ‘slow night’ policing tactic includes an officer conducted a “registry check” at the neighborhood low end ‘motels’ or hotels in town looking for anyone with an outstanding warrant for arrest for any reason.  In this…

School bus knocks stuffing out of turkey during Vineland crash

March 10, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey School Bus Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. VINELAND — A bus ride to school was cut short after a turkey flew in front of the vehicle and into the windshield. There were no serious injuries in the school bus accident except for the turkey, which was killed on impact, according to Vineland Police…