31 Hurt When NJ Transit Bus Bumps Tour Bus Carrying Students in Lincoln Tunnel: Officials

June 10, 2015 |

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,…

Route 3 west crash closes highway for several hours at height of p.m. commute

June 9, 2015 |

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…

The Danger of Leaving the Door Open During Witness Examination

June 8, 2015 |

  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…

Police officer in suspected DUI wrong-way fatal crash still on payroll

June 8, 2015 |

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…

High school athlete seriously hurt in hit-and-run accident

June 8, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark PENNSVILLE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a southern New Jersey high school football player was seriously injured in a hit-and run accident. Pennsville Township police say 17-year-old Kyle Pszenny had been at his girlfriend’s house and was headed home on his skateboard when he was…

Pedestrian killed on NJ Transit tracks near Metropark in Edison, report says

June 5, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Transit Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark EDISON – NJ Transit riders are facing delays following an early morning train accident Friday that killed a pedestrian on the tracks, according to Edison officials and N.J. Transit. The accident occurred about 5 a.m. a short distance west of the Metropark station when a train…

Fiery truck crash slows traffic on New Jersey Turnpike in Bordentown

June 5, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. BORDENTOWN, N.J. (WPVI) — A fiery crash involving a tractor-trailer is slowing traffic on the New Jersey Turnpike in Bordentown. It happened before 5:00 a.m. Thursday in the outer southbound lanes (designated for both cars and trucks) approaching exit 7. State police tell Action News the…

3 dead after tractor-trailer smashes tour bus on I-380; bus driver identified

June 4, 2015 |

Runaway tractor-trailer hits tour bus head-on, killing bus driver, 2 passengers Submitted by bus accident lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Three people died in a crash involving a tour bus and two tractor-trailers on Interstate 380 North on Wednesday morning at mile marker 4.2, state police at Swiftwater said. It happened at 10:07 a.m., about one mile…

Res Judicata and the Entire Controversy Doctrine: The Civil Law’s Double Jeapordy

June 3, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Civil Law Attorney, Jeffrey Hark Wadeer v. NJM decided February 18, 2014 by the N.J. Supreme Court is an import case for this blog because it allows us to examine the entire controversy doctrine, res judicata, and whether insurance companies have an incentive to settle in an uninsured motorist(UM) claim. Put…

Lincoln Tunnel Accident: Injuries, Delays To New York

June 3, 2015 |

The Lincoln Tunnel to New York was having traffic delays early Monday because of an accident with injuries, according to the Port Authority. Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. The Lincoln Tunnel to New York was having traffic delays early Monday because of an accident with injuries, according to the Port…