2 killed in Route 22 crash in Branchburg

August 20, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. BRANCHBURG — Two passengers were killed in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 22 and Route 28 Wednesday morning. Herminia Santos, 76, of Somerville, and Apolonia Viri, 62, of Raritan were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, Branchburg police Capt. Bill Haldeman said.…

Second Child Dies In Route 80 Crash: Police

August 18, 2015 |

13-year-old Michael LaVecchia III was riding the car’s front seat when it slammed into the back of a dump truck Saturday, police said. Submitted by New Jersey Dump Truck Accident Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. The second juvenile passenger in a car crash that killed another boy and the 37-year-old driver died Sunday, New Jersey State Police…

Overturned fuel tanker clean-up shuts down Route 287 ramp

August 17, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. HANOVER – A ramp onto Route 287 in Morris County is expected to be closed for the next several hours Sunday to allow for crews to clean up the aftermath of a fuel tanker accident. Around 9 a.m. Sunday, the truck’s driver failed to negotiate the curve on…

More Than A Dozen Injured When School Bus Collides With SUV In Irvington, NJ

August 13, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey School Bus Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark IRVINGTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – More than a dozen people, including children, were treated when a school bus collided with an SUV and then slammed into a building in Irvington Thursday morning. The accident took place around 8:15 a.m. at the intersection of Springfield Avenue and Sanford…

Three injured in multi-vehicle crash on Rt. 80 in Paterson

August 12, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey motor vehicle accident lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. PATERSON — Three people were taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a one-vehicle accident on Route 80 westbound, authorities said. The vehicle, a white van registered in New York, struck a barrier in the fast lane and rolled over, landing in…

Tracy Morgan Crash Largely Result of Truck Driver’s Fatigue, Regulators Say

August 12, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. Federal transportation regulators on Tuesday cited a Walmart truck driver’s fatigue as the chief cause of a crash last year that killed the comedian James McNair and critically injured Tracy Morgan, a star of the television series “30 Rock.” National Transportation Safety Board investigators, presenting their…

UPDATE: Dump Truck Driver Identified In Fiery NJ Turnpike Crash

August 11, 2015 |

The dump truck driver killed in a New Jersey Turnpike accident last week has been identified. Submitted by New Jersey Dump Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The dump truck driver killed in a New Jersey Turnpike accident last week has been identified as 62-year-old Allen Michael Yuhasz of the Hopelawn section of Woodbridge. Police say…

No Reaching into the Glove Compartment

August 10, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Legality of an Officer Entering a Vehicle without Permission State v. Keaton, decided August 3, 2015 by the N.J. Supreme Court touches on the following issue that may be important to readers. Does an officer have a right to enter your vehicle for the supposed purpose of…

NJ Turnpike undamaged by fiery truck crash, officials say

August 6, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Dump Truck Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. A fiery fatal dump truck accident that brought the state’s busiest toll road to a standstill for hours on Tuesday did not damage the overpass that the truck hit or the pavement underneath it. “There is no damage to the overpasses or the road surface…

2 injured when 2 school buses collide

August 6, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP – A school bus driver and a bus aide were injured when a school bus collided with another on Route 130 Wednesday afternoon, Bordentown Township police said. No students were on either bus during the 3:15 p.m. crash, police said. Police said a smaller bus…