Truck Accidents
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NJ Transit $8M Settlement for Fatal Train Crash Underscores Dangers of Public Transportation
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Five years ago, New Jersey Transit gained national notoriety when an out-of-control commuter train crashed at the Hoboken terminal during the morning rush hour. With the train moving at twice the posted speed limit, the cab car jumped over the end-of-track bumper, landed on the passenger concourse and hit a wall. A bystander, Fabiola Bittar
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How to Avoid Accidents on the Shoulder of the Road
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Pedestrian deaths on interstate highways range from 9.4 percent to 12 percent of all pedestrian traffic deaths annually, according to the AAA Foundation. The reasons why these people were walking on the highway vary and in many cases are unclear, but it seems that nearly one-third are “unintended” pedestrians who had been involved in a crash
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Wheel-off Incidents Among Most Dangerous Truck Accidents
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It is common knowledge that tractor-trailers and other large trucks can be dangerous. Their sheer size makes them harder to maneuver, more difficult to avoid and capable of inflicting more damage when they are involved in an accident. Their size also makes them harder to completely inspect and maintain. This means that drivers and mechanics
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What Is a T-Bone Car Accident?
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The common name for a traffic collision where the vehicles strike at 90 degrees, as one vehicle smashes head-on into the side of the other, is T-bone. Also known as broadsides, these crashes are generally not as violent as head-on collisions but can still deliver enough force to destroy the vehicles and severely injure or
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New Jersey Court Clarifies Hit and Run Law
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New Jersey Court Clarifies What It Means To Be “Involved In” a Hit-And-Run Accident Last month, an appellate court ruled that New Jersey’s hit and run law does not require a driver to come in contact with a pedestrian in order to be “involved in” a hit and run accident. Prior to the court’s decision
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New Jersey Truck Accident Involving Tracy Morgan Caused by Driver Fatigue
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In June of 2014, actor and comedian Tracy Morgan was severely injured in a truck accident on the New Jersey Turnpike near exit 8A in Cranberry. The accident was caused by a Walmart tractor trailer that rear-ended a Mercedes-Benz limo van, which was carrying Mr. Morgan and four other passengers. James McNair, Mr. Morgan’s longtime
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The Dangers of New Jersey Tractor-Trailer Jackknife Accidents
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Tractor-trailers, also called big-rigs and 18-wheelers, are one of the most common types of trucks on New Jersey roads. They are also prone to certain types of accidents because of their design. One common type of accident for tractor-trailers is known as a jackknife. There were 183 fatal jackknife crashes in the U.S. in 2013 alone. In
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Teenage New Jersey driver causes car accident
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Three teenage drivers probably wish they had met under better circumstances. The three of them, as well as one child, sustained injuries recently in a car crash in Montgomery when a 17-year-old female driver made an ill-advised left turn into the path of an oncoming car driven by a 19-year-old female. According to Montgomery Police
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Amazon’s Record Shows Contract Drivers Are More Prone to Crashes
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If it seems like you’re seeing more Amazon delivery trucks every day, it’s not an illusion. Americans’ insatiable desire to order almost everything online and have it delivered fast has led to an explosion of Amazon vehicles zooming around New Jersey highways and residential streets. Unfortunately, the drivers used by Amazon are not always the