Zackhary’s Law Could Bring About Hit-and-Run Emergency Alert System
Hit-and-run injuries are often devastating, leaving victims with catastrophic injuries such as lacerations, bruises, broken bones, spinal cord injury or traumatic brain injury. And when the perpetrator flees, this often leaves the victims with little recourse in the way of seeking damages from the at-fault party. With this in mind, New Jersey lawmakers are looking
Read MoreDo Seat Belts Actually Make School Buses Safer?
You might not know this if you’ve never ventured far from New Jersey, but we are one of only six states in the country that requires school buses to have seat belts. That might seem outrageous given how important seat belts are to protecting drivers and passengers from serious injury in crashes. If passenger vehicles
Read MoreSleep Apnea? Defective Brakes? What Really Caused the Hoboken Train Crash?
In the wake of the devastating September 29 Hoboken train crash that killed one and injured 114, families are still wondering what exactly went wrong. In recent days, investigators and attorneys have pointed to two possible factors that may have led to the crash. These are the train operator’s undiagnosed sleep apnea and defects in
Read MoreAre New Jersey Bus Accidents Getting More Common?
Are New Jersey bus accidents on the rise? It seems like every week we’re hearing about another devastating accident involving public transit. Early this month, a New Jersey Transit bus struck a man near Summit train station, causing injuries that left him in critical condition. Another accident a few days later left one man dead
Read MoreCould New Jersey Construction Companies Do More to Protect Workers from Falls?
A worker was seriously injured in a construction accident where he fell two stories after stepping backwards into an opening in a house that was being built. The 30-year-old worker cracked his head on the basement floor and sustained a traumatic brain injury. While the rescue was complicated by the fact the basement stairs had
Read MoreAre Older Commercial Drivers Causing an Increase in the Number of Truck Accidents?
There is a severe shortage of truck drivers in America. Experts estimate the U.S. is missing approximately 48,000 truck drivers are required to better move goods across the country. As a result of this shortage, trucking companies are recruiting retired truck drivers and putting them back out onto the road. As of now, 10 percent
Read MoreCould This New Jersey Doctor Be Sued for Prescribing Pain Medication?
New Jersey’s attorney general is working to suspend the license of a doctor who prescribed a lethal dose of fentanyl “off-label” to a patient. Fentanyl is actually meant to be prescribed to cancer patients who are suffering from bouts of pain despite the use of other opioids. While the patient did suffer from neck and
Read MoreWhat Caused This NJ Transit Bus Accident?
In late August, we wrote about a New Jersey Transit bus accident that occurred where one bus T-boned another, injured 17 people and killing two. Now, a video has been released showing a bus driver running a stoplight that had been red for 34 seconds. What is Driver Error? While it’s true we’re all human
Read MoreAre NJ Transit Trains Safe or Not?
In our last blog post, we talked about the train that smashed into the Hoboken train terminal. The train crash killed one woman and injured at least 100 other people. While the cause of the train crash is still under investigation, experts believe operator error was the cause. This crash has drawn attention to the
Read MoreWhat Caused the Hoboken Train Crash?
New Jersey residents received a shock when, during the morning rush hour, a high-speed train packed with passengers slammed into a terminal. One woman died on the platform and more than 100 people were injured in the Hoboken train crash. According to witnesses on the scene, the train overran its designated stopping point, smashed into
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