Driver dies after tanker truck crashes, bursts into flames on New Jersey Turnpike in Woodbridge

May 6, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Fuel Truck Accident Attorney, Jeffrey Hark WOODBRIDGE, N.J. (WABC) — State Police say the driver of a tanker trunk that crashed and caught fire on the New Jersey Turnpike Tuesday has died from his injuries. He has been identified as 58 year old Carlos Vinciguerra-Gomez from Elizabeth, NJ. The accident happened…

‘Did I hit something?’ drunken man asks after crashing through Lincoln Tunnel gate, police say

May 5, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark WEEHAWKEN—When a Bronx man drunkenly sped through a closed portion of the Lincoln Tunnel on Friday, he didn’t realize he’d crashed through barriers in order to get into Manhattan, Port Authority police said. As smoke and antifreeze came off his heavily-damaged car, the driver asked police if…

Exigent Circumstances Required to Draw Blood without Consent or Warrant

May 4, 2015 |

On today’s date the New Jersey Supreme Court decided to apply the case of Missouri vs.  McNeely retroactively to all cases in their decision of State v. Adkins. If you recall Missouri vs McNeely is the US  Supreme Court case we wrote about 18 months ago. The issue was whether the police were required a…

Monday morning traffic: Accident on Route 287 in Hanover, delays on 80

May 4, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. HANOVER TWP. — An accident on Route 287 southbound is causing minor delays for motorists near exit 39. Just before 7 a.m., officials closed down the right lane on 287 just south of exit 39 – N.J. 10, according to the New Jersey Department of…

Driver charged after car smashes into NJ Transit bus in Newark; several injured

May 2, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark NEWARK, New Jersey — Authorities say a 27-year-old man has been charged after his car crashed into a New Jersey Transit bus in Newark and left the scene. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said Andre Price was charged with aggravated assault by auto and leaving the…

Several injured after NJ Transit bus, car collide in Newark

May 1, 2015 |

Submitted by NJ bus accident lawyer, Jeffrey Hark.   NEWARK (WABC) — A New Jersey Transit bus and a car collided in Newark Friday, injuring seven people. The vehicles collided on Central Avenue and South Eighth Street just before 2 a.m. NJ Transit said the bus, the No. 34 from Newark to Bloomfield, at the…

Diners defy death at Stewart’s restaurant

April 29, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Attorney, Jeffrey Hark HOWELL – James Winckowski was airborne when the car crashed into the restaurant. The 36-year-old Haddon Township man and two other engineers from CME Associates had gone to Stewart All American Restaurant on Route 9 for lunch, he said. They were having the special: chili,…

Sniffing Around: Traffic Stops May Not Be Extended for Narcotics Dogs

April 29, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. It’s just after midnight on a Tuesday morning in March of 2013. A Nebraska police officer spots a vehicle driving along the shoulder of a highway in violation of traffic law. He pulls the vehicle over, checks the driver’s licenses of the operator and passenger, and issues…

Girl struck, seriously injured by bus in Jersey City

April 27, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Bus Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) – Authorities say a young girl who was struck and seriously injured by a bus may have darted out in front of the vehicle. The Hudson County Sheriff’s Office says the accident occurred Saturday afternoon in Jersey City, near Communipaw and Woodward avenues.…

Two Dead In I-295 Accident In South Jersey

April 26, 2015 |

The accident happened at 9:09 a.m., on I-295 southbound, north of Exit 17/Route 680/Harmony Rd. Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Two people were reportedly dead in a serious accident on I-295 in South Jersey on Sunday morning, authorities said. The accident, in East Greenwich Township in Gloucester County, involved multiple vehicles,…