Man, going 100+ mph, and 9-year-old son killed in Route 78 crash, cops say

July 14, 2015

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark WARREN TOWNSHIP — A 9-year-old boy and his father both died in the Route 78 crash that brought traffic to a standstill for hours Saturday night, after the father sped along the highway at more than 100 mph, state police said. Stephen Weekes, 34, of Bethlehem, Pa., and his son…

Man, woman, baby killed in Route 80 crash in Rockaway Township

July 13, 2015

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP — A Mountain Lakes man was arrested Saturday morning for allegedly causing a chain reaction crash on Route 80 that killed a man, a woman and a baby, State Police said. Bhavuk Uppal, 22, of Mountain Lakes, was charged with three counts of…

Two Who Fled Parkway Crash Apprehended At Jenkinsons

June 12, 2015

Accident happened on Garden State Parkway in Tinton Falls, nearby schools end up on lockdown. Submitted by New Jersey Lawyer Motor Vehicle Accident, Jeffrey Hark TINTON FALLS – It started with a collision on the Garden State Parkway Thursday, and soon, five borough schools were in lockdown mode. Schoolchildren were holed up in their classrooms…

Lincoln Tunnel Accident: Injuries, Delays To New York

June 3, 2015

The Lincoln Tunnel to New York was having traffic delays early Monday because of an accident with injuries, according to the Port Authority. Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. The Lincoln Tunnel to New York was having traffic delays early Monday because of an accident with injuries, according to the Port…

Giants punter Steve Weatherford involved in crash on New Jersey Turnpike

June 2, 2015

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. EAST RUTHERFORD – Giants punter Steve Weatherford is expected to participate in today’s OTA (offseason training activity) practice despite being involved in an early-morning car accident on the New Jersey Turnpike. Weatherford, whose wife Laura gave birth to the couple’s fourth child over the weekend,…

Totowa man killed in crash on Route 3 eastbound in East Rutherford

May 29, 2015

Submitted by motor vehicle accident attorney, Jeffrey Hark. EAST RUTHERFORD – A 44-year-old Totowa man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Route 3 Friday morning. Joseph Frederick was pronounced dead at 7:41 a.m., Chief Larry Minda said in a statement. Frederick’s motorcycle appears to have struck the highway’s eastbound guardrail near the Route 120…

How Not to Get Pulled Over by Police for Minor Infractions (or at least know the law when you do)

May 28, 2015

Submitted by New Jersey Traffic Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This blog doesn’t address a specific case or complex legal issues. Recently I was reading a case in which a defendant was pulled over mostly due to an air freshener obstructing his windshield (at least that was the reason written in the police report). That case will…

New York teen seriously injured in Old Bridge accident, report says

May 27, 2015

Submitted by motor vehicle accident attorney, Jeffrey Hark. OLD BRIDGE — A New York teenager was hospitalized with serious injuries after the car he was traveling in ran a stop sign and collided with another vehicle Tuesday morning, mycentraljersey.com reported. The 18-year-old, a passenger in the car, was thrown from the vehicle in the accident…

Driver in crash that killed John Nash had only been a cabbie for 2 weeks, report says

May 26, 2015

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark The taxi driver who lost control of his vehicle — causing the crash that killed famed mathematician John Nash Jr. and wife Alicia — had only been on the job for two weeks, the New York Post reports. It quotes cab driver Tarek Girgis’s 19-year-old…

N.J. traffic roundup: Areas to avoid on your Memorial Day drive

May 26, 2015

New Jersey Vehicle Accident News – submitted by Jeffrey Hark, motor vehicle accident attorney. JERSEY CITY—The drive to Memorial Day festivities seems to be relatively clear as of Monday morning, with a few exceptions. New Jersey State Police Sgt. First Class Gregory Williams told NJ Advance Media just before 8:30 a.m. that there were no…

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