Truck Accidents
Burlington County’s 46 traffic deaths last year were most in NJ
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Burlington County was home to the deadliest roads in New Jersey last year, according to statistics compiled by the New Jersey State Police. A total of 46 people died in 41 accidents on roads and highways in the county, up from 31 people killed in 2014.…
Read MoreOff-duty Port Authority cop killed in N.J. Turnpike crash, police say
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. UPDATE: Port Authority cop killed in car crash mourned by family EAST BRUNSWICK — An off-duty Port Authority Police officer, who was on the force for just over a year, died early Tuesday morning in a car crash on the New Jersey Turnpike, according to authorities. The accident occurred…
Read More3 women killed in fiery crash on Torresdale Avenue in Holmesburg
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. HOLMESBURG (WPVI) — Three women are dead after a passenger car slammed into a parked tractor trailer causing a massive fire on a Northeast Philadelphia road. Friends identified two of the victims Sunday night as 25-year-old Amonie Hill and 22-year-old Gia Abgarian of Northeast Philadelphia. The…
Read MoreWorlds Converge in Deadly Crash on New Jersey Highway
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In one vehicle there were 13 immigrant workers, men and women commuting home in a van after a long Saturday shift at a Chinese restaurant. In another was a young data analyst heading home after mentoring a teenager. And in another, two farmers hauling a truckload…
Read MoreCongress demands study of trucker hours after Tracy Morgan crash
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark WASHINGTON — Federal lawmakers want a study on truck drivers’ hours in the wake of the New Jersey Turnpike crash that seriously injured comedian Tracy Morgan and killed his friend. The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, which renews federal surface transportation programs through 2020, requires a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration…
Read More3 dead, 12 injured in chain-reaction crash involving livestock trailer on I-287 in New Jersey
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark BERNARDS TOWNSHIP, N.J. (WABC) — Three people were killed and a dozen were injured in a tragic, chain-reaction crash involving a livestock trailer on I-287 in New Jersey over the weekend. It happened at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday in the eastbound lanes in Bernards Township, located…
Read MoreI-80 truck crash in New Jersey cuts off traffic from Pa. for hours
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Interstate 80 east from Pennsylvania into New Jersey was closed three hours early Thursday evening because of a tractor-trailer crash 1 mile east of the Delaware River, police said. State police at Swiftwater said the 4 p.m. tractor-trailer crash, which spilled fuel, had forced the shutdown…
Read More1 injured in crash between 2 trucks on Parkway, police say
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. LAKEWOOD — One person suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle crash on the Garden State Parkway Thursday morning, police said. Sgt. Jeff Flynn, a State Police spokesman, said troopers responded at around 8:20 a.m. to the southbound side of the Garden State Parkway near mile marker 88.9. Flynn…
Read MoreDump truck crash hospitalizes 4, including infant
Submitted by New Jersey dump truck accident lawyer, Jeffrey Hark STAFFORD TOWNSHIP – Four people, including an infant, were hospitalized Monday following a crash involving a dump truck on Route 72. On Monday, a tri-axle dump truck loaded with gravel – which was being operated by Craig VanVliet, 51 of Holland, Pennsylvania – was traveling east…
Read MoreRoute 287 a giant mess Wednesday because of tractor-trailer crash
Submitted by truck crash attorney, Jeffrey Hark. An overturned tractor trailer on Route 287 made a mess of the morning drive on Wednesday. New Jersey State Police Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Williams said a truck turned over on the northbound side north of Exist 26 for Mt. Airy Road in Bernards Township around 6:40 a.m., initially blocking…
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