Posts Tagged ‘Train Crash’
Amtrak workers and engineer killed in crash had all used drugs, including opioids and cocaine
Submitted by New Jersey Transit Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Two Amtrak maintenance workers were using opioids or cocaine when they were struck and killed south of Philadelphia last year by a passenger train whose engineer had marijuana in his system, according to federal officials. The revelation and the nationwide opioid epidemic led House Democrats on…
Read MoreBooker, Menendez question Trump decision on rule for drivers
Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. WASHINGTON — The engineer of a New Jersey Transit train traveling at more than twice the speed limit when it smashed into Hoboken Terminal last September was diagnosed last with sleep apnea. After the accident, the U.S. Transportation Department drafted a rule requiring railroads and trucking companies to…
Read MoreHoboken Train Crash Leaves at Least One Dead and Dozens Injured
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark HOBOKEN, N.J. — A commuter train crashed at a station in New Jersey during the Thursday morning rush, killing at least one person and injuring about 100 others, a number of them seriously, the authorities said. “There are fatalities,” said a senior transportation official who did…
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