10 Hurt in School Bus Crash in Burlington County

March 18, 2015

Submitted by New Jersey Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark   A special services school bus crash in Burlington County, New Jersey Wednesday morning left at least 10 people with minor injuries.   The crash — involving the bus, a Lexus sedan and Chevrolet Tahoe — happened around 8:20 a.m. along Woodlane Road near Tarnsfield Road…

23-year-old Montville man killed stepping into truck’s path on Route 287

March 17, 2015

Submitted by commercial truck crash attorney, Jeffrey Hark Police say a Montville man stepped onto Route 287 and was killed when struck by a truck Sunday night. A 23-year-old township man died after stepping onto Route 287 and being struck by a Freightliner truck Sunday night, State Police said. Marquis P. Akins was pronounced dead…

Jersey Shore: Lakewood Bus Driver Suffers Serious Injuries Following Bus Accident

March 17, 2015

Submitted by bus accident attorney, Jeffrey Hark. A Lakewood bus driver was involved in a serious accident in Deal, NJ on Sunday afternoon. Please be Mispallel for Yehuda Chaim ben Leah Gittel who sustained serious injuries in an accident which occurred in a school-bus yard in Asbury Park. According to TLS, the victim was reportedly…

State Troopers help save man in Route 78 crash

March 15, 2015

Submitted by truck accident lawyer, Jeffrey Hark UNION (Hunterdon) – The quick actions of two off duty New Jersey State Troopers who were on their way to work Wednesday are being credited with helping to save the life of a man in an Interstate 78 armored truck crash. According to the State Police, Lt. Porfirio…

HazMat Team Called – Armored truck overturns, fuel spills near Exit 13 of Route 78

March 13, 2015

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. UNION TWP. — An accident involving an overturned armored truck took place on Route 78 west-bound between exits 12 and 13, causing traffic back-ups in both directions. The accident took place shortly after 9 a.m. The left lane on Route 78 westbound remained closed around 9:35…

Rail service resumes on 2 NJ Transit lines

March 13, 2015

Submitted by New Jersey Transit Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark WOODBRIDGE – Rail service has resumed on two New Jersey Transit lines that were briefly shuttered when a truck hit a power transformer in central Jersey. But service on the Northeast Corridor is now operating with delays of up to 60 minutes, while the North Jersey Coast…

NJ State Police: Man Killed In Crash On I-287 In Hanover Township

March 11, 2015

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Attorney, Jeffrey Hark HANOVER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A gruesome crash on I-287 in New Jersey claimed the life of a man Tuesday. At around 4 p.m, a sport-utility vehicle rear-ended the back of a tractor-trailer in the southbound lanes of I-287 in Hanover Township right near exit 37,…

Bus Crashes Through Stone Wall, Slides Down Embankment Near George Washington Bridge, 2 Seriously Hurt: FDNY

March 11, 2015

Submitted by New Jersey commercial vehicle accident attorney, Jeffrey Hark Updated at 6:59 PM EDT on Tuesday, Mar 10, 2015 Two people were seriously hurt when a small bus veered off the road, smashed through a stone wall and careened down an embankment near the George Washington Bridge in New York City Tuesday morning, fire…

Truck Crashes Tying Up Route 80 Rush Hour

February 24, 2015

Submitted by truck accident attorney, Jeffrey Hark MONTVILLE – Delays continued at 10 a.m. on eastbound Route 80 in Pine Brook after a tractor-trailer truck overturned near mile Exit 48, causing heavy rush-hour delays, according to the New Jersey State Police. Earlier reports indicated the accident scene had cleared, but a department spokesperson said that…

Groups seek electronic collision alert devices on big trucks

February 22, 2015

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Attorney, Jeffrey Hark DETROIT (AP) – Four highway safety groups have asked U.S. safety regulators to require tractor-trailers and big buses to have devices that alert drivers to stopped traffic and brake the trucks if drivers don’t respond. The groups – Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, the Truck…