Truck Accidents
Tractor-trailer tries – and fails – to fit under railroad bridge
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark A tractor-trailer crashed into the top of a Route 618 railroad underpass in Union Township on July 18, 2017. (Rich Maxwell | for NJ Advance Media) UNION TWP. – A tractor-trailer crashed into the top of a Route 614 railroad underpass on Monday afternoon. The accident was…
Read MoreOverturned Truck Carrying Chlorine Closes Route 70 For 7 Hours: Authorities
The truck, owned by a Toms River powerwashing company, overturned after it rear-ended a stopped vehicle, police said. Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark LAKEHURST, NJ — An motor vehicle crash that caused a box truck carrying chemicals for power washing to overturn on Route 70 Saturday took first responders about eight…
Read MoreMulti-vehicle accident causes delays on I-287 in Oakland
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Tips for New Jersey drivers on what to do when involved in a motor vehicle collision. Wochit An unknown number of vehicles, including a dump truck, tractor trailer and UPS truck, were involved in an accident while traveling on I-287 north, temporarily shutting down the roadway…
Read More2 fatally struck in separate Jersey City crashes Thursday
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark JERSEY CITY – Two pedestrians were fatally struck by vehicles on the city’s West Side in separate incidents Thursday morning, officials said. The first crash happened at about 1 a.m. on Route 440. A 54-year-old Ege Avenue woman was crossing in an “unregulated area” of the road near…
Read MoreN.J. teen killed in crash with dump truck in N.Y.
Submitted by New Jersey Dump Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark WAWAYANDA, N.Y. — A New Jersey teen was killed Wednesday morning when his SUV crashed into a dump truck in New York, police said. Andrew Van Dyke, 17, of the Highland Lakes section of Vernon, was driving north on Route 93 at about 5:42 a.m.…
Read MoreTeen killed, another injured, in Hunterdon County crash with truck
Submitted by New Jersey Dump Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark FRANKLIN (Hunterdon) — A 17-year-old boy was killed and his 16-year-old passenger injured when their car was struck by a dump truck Friday morning. The 2013 Toyota Corolla with the 17-year-old from Hampton Borough behind the wheel pulled onto Route 513 at Race Street and…
Read MoreNew Jersey man killed in I-80 crash
Submitted by New Jersey Dump Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark NEW COLUMBIA — A New Jersey truck driver was killed during an accident Tuesday morning along Interstate 80 in Union County. This morning, State Police said Ruben Montalvo, 50, of Elizabeth, N.J. died from injuries suffered in a crash involving a dump truck and a…
Read MoreWoman injured in crash where driver was on heroin reportedly gets $1.3M
Submitted by Jeffrey Hark, New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer. UPPER DEERFIELD TWP. — A woman who was seriously hurt when her boyfriend struck another vehicle head-on in Cumberland County has been awarded a $1.3 million, a report says. Brittany Dean, 37, was a passenger in a pickup truck driven by her boyfriend, David Uhland, when the…
Read MoreHigh school class president killed by truck after prom, officials say
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. NEWARK — A 17-year-old high school senior was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer after returning from prom, a day before he was set to receive an award at his Newark school, officials said Friday. Christopher Gibbs, who attended Barringer Academy of Arts and Humanities and was senior…
Read MoreDump Truck Rolls off Elevated Highway Ramp in NJ, Crushes Car Below
Submitted by New Jersey Dump Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. A car was crushed after a dump truck rolled off an elevated highway ramp in New Jersey and fell on top of it. (Published Thursday, June 1, 2017) A dump truck rolled off an elevated highway ramp and plummeted onto at least one car below,…
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