Archive for May 2015
Person Killed After Truck Crashes, Catches Fire on I-295
Submitted by New Jersey Box Truck Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark At least one person was killed after a box truck crashed and caught fire on I-295 in Mount Laurel, New Jersey Sunday night. The truck was traveling in the northbound lanes of I-295 when it struck the Route 73 overpass and burst into flames, officials…
Read MoreSchool Bus Accident with Two Other Cars Kills Brandi Ormsby, Hurts Two in Delran, New Jersey
Submitted by school bus accident lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. DELRAN, NJ — Brandi Ormsby was identified by police as the woman that was killed in a three vehicle accident that included a school bus in Delran, New Jersey on Wednesday, May 13th, 2015. News reports out of Cinnaminson have not pinpointed the exact time of the…
Read MoreReasonable expectation of privacy in stolen vehicle depends on knowledge not bright line rule
Defendant Dqwan Taylor was a passenger in a stolen vehicle back in 2012 when it was pulled over by State Troopers. The driver could not produce registration. Additionally nobody seemed to know who the owner was but just mentioned it belonged to a “friend.” The license plate didn’t match the vehicle, but the VIN number…
Read MorePolice: Woman killed in 3-vehicle accident in Delran involving school bus
Submitted by school bus accident lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. DELRAN — A Palmyra woman was killed and two township residents were injured Wednesday morning in a three-vehicle accident on Route 130 involving a school bus. The accident happened about 8:15 a.m. at Fairview Street when a car driven by Brandi M. Ormsby, 35, of Palmyra, collided…
Read MoreInterstate 78 East crash ties up traffic in Hunterdon County – UPDATE
Submitted by New Jersey traffic accident attorney, Jeffrey Hark. There was a five- to 10-minute delay at 6:40 Wednesday morning on Interstate 78 East near Exit 18 in Clinton Township after an accident, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The left lane was closed, the DOT said. New Jersey State Police confirmed the accident scene…
Read MoreMan killed in Garden State Parkway motorcycle crash
Submitted by motor vehicle crash lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. A Toyota Sienna then hit the motorcycle in the left lane, Sgt. Jeff Flynn told the Asbury Park Press. He said he could not provide the names of the Sienna and truck drivers, citing technical issues barring him from the full accident report. The crash occurred near…
Read MoreDuty to Treat and Testify–The Role of Physicians in Litigation
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark When a doctor treats you he/she must treat you as a whole. Unfortunately some medical treatments arise out of events that need to be litigated. In those situations your treating physician has a professional and legal duty to reasonably assist you in the litigation. This blog…
Read More‘Fully Engulfed’ Truck Fire, Crash On New Jersey Turnpike
A light pole was down in the New Jersey Turnpike truck lanes at mile marker 98.5 near Exit 13. Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark A “fully-engulfed” truck fire and crash was causing heavy delays on the New Jersey Turnpike Tuesday evening, according to the State Police. A light pole was down…
Read MoreA Case of Fundamental Fairness–Refusal of Breath Test Sentences Subject to Step-Down Provision
Submitted by New Jersey DWI Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. This blog concerns a case that recently settled the unfairness of sentencing disparities between repeat offenders guilty of DWI (see N.J.S.A. 39:4-50) versus repeat offenders guilty of refusal to submit to a breath test under N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.4a. State v. Taylor was decided May 11th by the Appellate…
Read MoreElderly NJ Jewish Man Dies in Accident on Maryland Highway
Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. An 89-year-old Orthodox Jewish man from Long Branch, New Jersey, died Sunday in a car accident on the Interstate-95 highway in Baltimore, Maryland State Police said. Sunday night, at around 11:50pm, police received a call of a motor vehicle collision on the I-95 northbound near…
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