How to Stay Safe While Driving in the Winter
The snow is falling and chances are, it won’t be going away any time soon. With that in mind, it’s important to take some steps to prepare yourself and your vehicle for the winter weather. Before you go anywhere, clean the snow and ice off your car. It’s an important safety step to take and
Read MoreDid You Know? Your Social Media Posts Can Affect Your Injury Claim
Do you use social media sites or apps? Chances are, if you are reading this blog post, you have at least one social media account. According to Pew Research Center in 2014, nearly 75 percent of all Internet users use social media, a number that has likely grown in recent years. And while social media
Read MoreWhat Are the Deadliest Train Accidents in NJ History?
Riding on a train is, statistically, much safer than driving a car. But that does not mean that nothing ever goes wrong on New Jersey rail lines. Here are some of the deadliest train accidents in New Jersey across the last century. 1904 – A chartered Erie Railroad train from Hoboken to Greenwood Lake stopped
Read MoreCar Accidents Plague New Jersey Roads during Holidays
When it comes to motor vehicle accidents on New Jersey roads, this holiday season has already proven deadly. The weekend before Thanksgiving saw four people killed and another critically injured in a series of accidents taking place within 24 hours of one another. One woman, a 69-year-old living in Brooklyn, died crossing a road when
Read MoreSleep Apnea May Be Making Your Commute Unsafe
Is sleep apnea making your commute unsafe? Taking the train is a fact of life in New England. But did you know that by getting on the train, you may be exposing yourself to danger caused by undiagnosed sleep apnea? According to New Jersey Transit, more than 40 train engineers have been sidelined after being
Read MoreWhat Do I Do If I a Guardrail Fails and I Am Injured?
One young boy was killed and another was injured after they fell from a balcony in Perth Amboy early this month. The accident occurred just after 5 p.m. According to investigators, the two friends, one 9-year-old and a 13-year-old, were playing on the balcony while adults visited inside the home. And then, for an unknown
Read MoreTree Falls on NJ Woman; Saves Her Life?
Having a tree fall on you probably doesn’t sound like a good experience, but it may have saved a New Jersey woman’s life. The woman, a Middlesex County resident, was clearing some snow off her car when a tree crashed down onto her SUV. She was trapped beneath the tree for several minutes as neighbors
Read MoreWal-Mart Driver Responsible for Tracy Morgan Truck Accident Enters Plea
In June of 2014, a devastating truck accident on the New Jersey Turnpike left comedian James McNair dead and actor Tracy Morgan with a serious brain injury. The driver of the truck failed to slow down despite signs warning of construction on the road, and slammed into the back of Morgan’s limo van. During the
Read MoreA Fatal Truck Crash in New Jersey Has Drawn Attention to This Dangerous Road
Last month, a car merged into the left lane on Interstate 78 East and smashed into a truck hauling a trailer. The truck rolled several times and struck a New Jersey Department of Transportation truck. A passenger was killed, while a separate driver and a passenger both sustained serious injuries in this fatal truck crash.
Read MoreWhy Did This New Jersey Truck Driver Cause an Eight-Car Pileup?
The family of a man killed in an eight-vehicle accident in Salem filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the truck driver who caused the accident and his trucking firm last month. According to the accident report, the truck driver ran a red light and was unable to stop his truck in time to avoid the
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