Bus Accidents
Exterior sensors mandated on New Jersey school buses
Submitted by New Jersey Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark TRENTON, N.J. — New school buses in New Jersey will have to be equipped with exterior object-detecting sensors under a bill signed into law on Tuesday. The bill was dubbed “Abigail’s Law” for Abigail Kuberiet, a 1-year-old girl who was killed in 2003 at the front…
Read MoreTragic accident inspires school-bus safety bill
Submitted by New Jersey School Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. A tragedy in 2003 could result in safer school buses under a bill that passed both houses of the state legislature and is awaiting Gov. Christie’s signature. A bill, known as Abigail’s Law, if signed by the Governor, would require motion sensors on the front…
Read MoreUPDATE: South Jersey Bus Accident Victims Identified
The two people who were in a Volkswagen Passat that collided head-on with the school bus were identified Wednesday morning. Submitted by New Jersey Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The victims in Tuesday night’s deadly school bus crash involving the Lenape Regional High School girls swim team have been identified. The driver of the Volkswagen…
Read MoreSchool Bus Accidents – Need Accident Attorneys
Submitted by New Jersey School Bus Accident Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. A standout amongst the most vital days of a kid’s life is the first day of school. With their lunch box, rucksack, and a kiss on the cheek you walk them to the transport stop on a chilled September morning and sit tight for the…
Read MoreMultiple injuries reported in crash involving school bus in Bridgewater, NJ
Submitted by New Jersey School Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (WABC) — Multiple injuries have been reported in a crash involving a school bus in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The crash happened just after 3:30 p.m. on U.S. 22 near Grove Street, in front of the AAA Bridgewater store. The crash is involving a…
Read MoreNHTSA Leader Pushes for Seat Belts on School Buses
Submitted by New Jersey Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced at a conference during the weekend that he’s making the push for 3-point seat belts on every school bus in the country. “The position of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is that seat belts save…
Read MoreThe Final Word on Seat Belts?
Submitted by New Jersey Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark For months, the school bus industry has been abuzz about what the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would do about three-point seat belts in school buses, and the verdict may soon be in as NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind takes the stage on Sunday at the 2015 NAPT…
Read MoreWATCH: Jersey Shore School Bus Driver Texting, Speeding At 80 MPH While Driving With Child
Submitted by New Jersey School Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark See YouTube video below: “Every muscle in body went weak. How could she take my child’s life into her hands…?” the child’s mother said. Brick, NJ A N.J. school bus driver is now out-of-work after a video published on social media caught her texting and…
Read MoreL.I. School Bus Driver Says He Was Fired After Pointing Out Safety Hazard
Submitted by New Jersey Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. EAST PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A school bus driver said he saw danger and spoke up, and while parents applauded him, his bus company also fired him. As CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff reported, Long Island school bus driver Willie Toohey claimed he got fired because he brought…
Read MoreSchool Bus Driver Injured In Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Middletown
Submitted by New Jersey School Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark MIDDLETOWN, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A school bus driver was hospitalized late Friday, after a crash involving a semi-trailer truck in Middletown, New Jersey. As CBS2’s Christine Sloan reported, an army of firefighters rushed to the scene to free the driver — 65-year-old Beverly Cerbone — from…
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