School Bus, Car Collide In Pemberton, NJ

October 14, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey School Bus Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. PEMBERTON, NJ (CBS) — Authorities say two people were taken to a local hospital after a school bus and car crashed in Pemberton, New Jersey this morning. The accident happened a little after 8 a.m. at the intersection of North Pemberton Road and Pemberton Arney’s Mount Road. Authorities…

Serious accident closes westbound I-78 in Central Jersey

October 11, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. CLINTON TWP. – A serious accident closed the westbound side of Interstate 78 at exit 17 (Route 31 south) on Monday. The accident happened shortly after 8:30 p.m. As of 10:10 p.m., the right lane on the westbound side of the expressway remains closed as an accident…

Police ID man killed in I-295 crash

October 7, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. CARNEYS POINT TWP. — Police have identified the man killed when a tractor-trailer overturned on top of his pickup truck Wednesday night. Andrew Steinman, 30, of Newark, Delaware, died in the accident which took place around 6:13 p.m., according to New Jersey State Police Lt. Brian…

Pick-Up Truck Trapped Beneath Tractor Trailer In Fatal I-295 Accident

October 6, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark CARNEY’S POINT Twp., N.J. (CBS) — Officials say an accident occurred on I-295 in New Jersey on Wednesday evening, causing delays. The incident occurred on I-295 southbound, near exit 2 for New Jersey Turnpike/NJ 140. State Troopers responded to a report of a tractor trailer accident around…

Hoboken Train Crash Leaves at Least One Dead and Dozens Injured

September 29, 2016 |

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…

Video of deadly bus crash released; driver, passenger killed

September 28, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Bus Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Transit agency has released video of a bus crash that claimed the lives of a driver and a passenger on her way to work. The crash occurred Aug. 19 at around 6 a.m. in downtown Newark. Authorities have said…

2 killed in I-287 motorcycle crash are from Hamburg, police say

September 26, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. PARSIPPANY — The driver and a passenger who were killed Sunday in a motorcycle accident on Interstate 287 were from Hamburg, officials said. James Ruggiero Jr., 56, was driving a 1994 Kawasaki motorcycle around 11 a.m. when he veered right for unknown reasons and drove off the road, according to…

How the Use of Experts in Criminal Cases is Different from Experts in Civil Cases

September 22, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. State vs. Green Earlier this week we wrote a blog addressing the requirement for experts in civil cases to provide testimony regarding a defendant’s duty, breach of that duty, and the causal relationship to a plaintiff’s damage. These are civil burdens of proof the plaintiff is obligated…

When and Why Expert Opinion is Needed in Negligence Cases

September 22, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Bomtempo v. Six Flags Great Adventure LLC, N.J. Super. App. Div. (September 2016).  In this case plaintiff alleged to have been injured at Six Flags Great Adventure Amusement Park.  Plaintiff ‘s attorney failed to obtain an expert to provide an ‘expert’ opinion addressing the alleged negligence…

Elmer man injured when truck crashes into tree, police say

September 21, 2016 |

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. PILESGROVE TWP. — A Salem County man was injured after his truck went off the road and struck a tree in Pilesgrove Township, according to New Jersey State Police. The Elmer man was traveling down U.S. Route 40 when his 2002 Chevy truck veered off the…