Car-truck crash victims identified as UConn students

September 21, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. STORRS, Conn. (AP) – Two people killed when a car collided with a tractor trailer have been identified as University of Connecticut students. UConn spokeswoman Stephanie Reitz said Sunday the victims were sophomores Alana Ferrente and Ryan Meegan. She said both “were held in the highest…

Family: Boy on life support after Route 80 crash dies

September 19, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark A 13-year-old boy who suffered devastating head injuries in a car accident died on Thursday, his mother said, ending his family’s monthlong quest for more testing and medical opinions about whether he had truly suffered a “brain death.” Michael “Mikey” LaVecchia died at Robert Wood…

Authorities ID two killed in Route 18 truck crash

September 17, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. COLTS NECK Two men died and a third was hospitalized Wednesday morning after they were thrown from a truck that overturned on Route 18 North. Apolinar Guerrero, 39, of Piscataway, was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:30 a.m., according to Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman Charlie Webster. Juan…

Smell of Marijuana Still Provides Probable Cause for Search Even In Age of Growing Medical Use

September 10, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark State v. Myers, decided by the Appellate Division on September 8, 2015, addresses the question of whether the smell of marijuana can still be used as probable cause for a search given that it is now legal for some citizens to both use and carry the…

Jacksonville couple rebuilding their lives after crash in New Jersey

September 10, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A bad crash in New Jersey left a Jacksonville couple badly injured. Now they’re trying to recover physically and emotionally as they move on without a car, home or source of income. The wreck happened on the New…

Route 17 South closed in Hackensack after truck clips overpass

September 9, 2015 |

Submitted by truck accident attorney, Jeffrey Hark. HACKENSACK (WABC) — A truck clipped an overpass in New Jersey Tuesday afternoon, spilling its cargo across the roadway and forcing the shutdown of Route 17 South. The incident happened at the I-80 exit in Hackensack around 2 p.m. The truck, coming from Route 17 South and trying…

Northbound Parkway lanes closed after SUVs catch fire

September 8, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. HOLMDEL, N.J. (AP) – State police have closed northbound express lanes on the Garden State Parkway after two SUVs caught fire in an accident. State police Sgt. Jeff Flynn said the accident happened about 8:15 Tuesday morning in Holmdel when a Ford Escape and a…

Public Defendants and Statute of Limitations

September 7, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In Ramey v. Demaio, decided August 25 by the Appellate Division, the plaintiff appealed a dismissal of her complaint against Mr. Demaio, acting director of the Newark Police Dept. Ramey’s daughter was murdered in 2011, and Ramey filed a complaint almost two year later in 2013 alleging…

Similar Injuries May Still Be Distinct for Workers’ Compensation Purposes

September 6, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Rajpaul v. McDonald’s Corporation, decided August 28, by the Appellate Division. Petitioner was a maintenance worker for McDonald’s between 1995 and 2005. In 2001, he was diagnosed with bilateral bicipital tendonitis but it was resolved with treatment and he continued to work at McDonald’s. However, in…

2 children injured after 2 pickup trucks collide in Camden County

September 2, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. WINSLOW TWP., N.J, (WPVI) — Police are investigating a crash that injured two children Tuesday morning in Winslow Township, New Jersey. The crash occurred at about 5:50 a.m. when a pickup truck traveling northbound on Route 73 collided with a pickup truck traveling southbound on Fleming…