Totowa man killed in crash on Route 3 eastbound in East Rutherford

May 29, 2015 |

Submitted by motor vehicle accident attorney, Jeffrey Hark. EAST RUTHERFORD – A 44-year-old Totowa man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Route 3 Friday morning. Joseph Frederick was pronounced dead at 7:41 a.m., Chief Larry Minda said in a statement. Frederick’s motorcycle appears to have struck the highway’s eastbound guardrail near the Route 120…

How Not to Get Pulled Over by Police for Minor Infractions (or at least know the law when you do)

May 28, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Traffic Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This blog doesn’t address a specific case or complex legal issues. Recently I was reading a case in which a defendant was pulled over mostly due to an air freshener obstructing his windshield (at least that was the reason written in the police report). That case will…

No Harm No Foul–Harmless Error

May 28, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark As mentioned in the last blog concerning State v. Firman, a reversal of a conviction is not an overly common occurrence even when then trial judge has made a mistake. This is because of the concept of harmless error. If at trial, a mistake by the…

New York teen seriously injured in Old Bridge accident, report says

May 27, 2015 |

Submitted by motor vehicle accident attorney, Jeffrey Hark. OLD BRIDGE — A New York teenager was hospitalized with serious injuries after the car he was traveling in ran a stop sign and collided with another vehicle Tuesday morning, mycentraljersey.com reported. The 18-year-old, a passenger in the car, was thrown from the vehicle in the accident…

The Distinction between What You Saw and What You Think You Saw in Testimony

May 27, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark A reversal and remand for new trial is not extremely common. The prejudicial threshold necessary for a judge to reverse a conviction made by the verdict of a jury is high. But that’s just what happened in State v. Firman, decided May 21, 2015, and this…

Driver in crash that killed John Nash had only been a cabbie for 2 weeks, report says

May 26, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark The taxi driver who lost control of his vehicle — causing the crash that killed famed mathematician John Nash Jr. and wife Alicia — had only been on the job for two weeks, the New York Post reports. It quotes cab driver Tarek Girgis’s 19-year-old…

N.J. traffic roundup: Areas to avoid on your Memorial Day drive

May 26, 2015 |

New Jersey Vehicle Accident News – submitted by Jeffrey Hark, motor vehicle accident attorney. JERSEY CITY—The drive to Memorial Day festivities seems to be relatively clear as of Monday morning, with a few exceptions. New Jersey State Police Sgt. First Class Gregory Williams told NJ Advance Media just before 8:30 a.m. that there were no…

UPDATE: Waretown Man Airlifted To Jersey Shore After Lacey Road Accident

May 26, 2015 |

The other driver reportedly was looking at cell phone when accident occurred, police chief says. Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. A Waretown man whose Ford F250 was sideswiped by by a Ford Explorer Sunday morning on Lacey Road had to be airlifted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center with back and…

The 4th Amendment Protects All of Us but Only From Some of Us

May 22, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark State v. Wright, decided by the New Jersey Supreme Court began with a simple call from a tenant to her landlord about a leaking pipe in the kitchen ceiling. The landlord and a plumber followed the source of the leak which ultimately led them to the bedroom.…

Man found, but fatal 295 crash probe continues

May 22, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. If you have any legal issues or concerns regarding this accident, please contact us immediately. Police have located a man thought to be involved in the deadly accident on Interstate 295 in Mount Laurel this week but his role in the crash remains undetermined. New…