Submitted by NJ motor vehicle accident lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In Hennessey v. Newby, decided October 20, 2015 by the Appellate Division, a motorcycle (driven by Newby) hit Hennessey’s car. Hennessey then put GEICO on notice of an underinsured motorist claim and GEICO intervened. Hennessey filed an offer to take judgment against Newby for $39,000 without…
Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – A Hudson County man was killed early Monday morning after the car he was driving crashed into a tree off the Garden State Parkway, New Jersey State Police said. Shortly before 3:15 a.m., a Chevrolet Cavalier being driven by Ryan Steel,…
Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. A Glen Ridge man was killed Sunday in a fiery crash at a Garden State Parkway toll plaza in Paramus, New Jersey State Police said. According to state police Sgt. Jeff Flynn, John Muller V of Glen Ridge died in the single-vehicle incident. According to…
Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. SADDLE BROOK — A woman and a baby who is less than a year old were injured when their car overturned in a two-car collision on Route 80 on Thursday afternoon, State Police said. The accident, which police were alerted to around 3 p.m., involved…
Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. HAMILTON TWP. — A 6-year-old Sicklerville boy was killed Saturday afternoon in a two-vehicle accident on the Atlantic City Expressway, state police said. Jillian Nimmo, 26, of Sicklerville, was traveling westbound in the left lane near mile marker 16.2 when she attempted to move to the center lane, said…
Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark A 13-year-old boy who suffered devastating head injuries in a car accident died on Thursday, his mother said, ending his family’s monthlong quest for more testing and medical opinions about whether he had truly suffered a “brain death.” Michael “Mikey” LaVecchia died at Robert Wood…
Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. HOLMDEL, N.J. (AP) – State police have closed northbound express lanes on the Garden State Parkway after two SUVs caught fire in an accident. State police Sgt. Jeff Flynn said the accident happened about 8:15 Tuesday morning in Holmdel when a Ford Escape and a…
Submitted by New Jersey motor vehicle accident lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. PATERSON — Three people were taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a one-vehicle accident on Route 80 westbound, authorities said. The vehicle, a white van registered in New York, struck a barrier in the fast lane and rolled over, landing in…
Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. LOWER MAKEFIELD, Pa. — Police say one woman was killed and five others were injured in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in suburban Philadelphia. The crash occurred shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday in Lower Makefield Township. Police say the woman, identified as Natasha Bellott…
A state Department of Transportation worker was hit by a car Wednesday morning, authorities said. Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark A state Department of Transportation worker was seriously injured in a car accident on Route 80 east Wednesday morning, state police said. A car hit the worker at approximately 10:37…
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New Jersey Survivors Justice Act: Sentencing Reform for Abuse Victims
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In January 2026, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a pair of bills known as the Survivors Justice Act (S-4870/A-5968 and S-4871/A-5969). This landmark legislation, championed by Senator Angela V. McKnight, Senator M. Teresa Ruiz, and other lawmakers, amends the state’s criminal code to allow courts…