Submitted by New Jersey Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. A woman who became trapped under an NJ Transit bus at Van Houten Street and College Boulevard in Paterson early Wednesday morning was removed and transported to the hospital, according to police. She suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to Jerry Speziale, the city’s police director. The woman, who was not identified,…
Submitted by New Jersey Bus Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. WEST DEPTFORD TWP. — State police have charged a tractor trailer driver in connection with a crash with a tour bus that injured 32 people last week. The truck and bus collided on the New Jersey Turnpike shortly after midnight on March 26. The PandaNY Bus, traveling…
Submitted by New Jersey Bus Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Dozens hurt after bus crash on NJ Turnpike. Vernon Odom reports during Action News at 4pm on May 26, 2017. WEST DEPTFORD, N.J. (WPVI) — Dozens of tour bus passengers were hurt after an overnight crash between a tour bus and a tractor-trailer on the southbound…
Submitted by New Jersey Bus Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) — A car collided with a NJ Transit bus in Newark Monday morning, leaving 13 people injured. The bus was heading eastbound on West Market Street when the car, a silver 1996 Honda Accord, turned in front of it from Dr. Martin…
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…
Submitted by New Jersey Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The township police department’s Traffic Safety Bureau is continuing its investigation into Thursday morning’s crash that left seven people injured, police said. The crash, that closed down Route 130 for two hours, was reported at 6:30 a.m. when a bus heading south on…
Submitted by New Jersey Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. SUMMIT, New Jersey (WABC) — Black ice caused the driver of a bus to lose control of the vehicle on Interstate 78 Tuesday morning. The Coach bus crashed in the eastbound lanes at mile marker 48 in Summit, N.J., just before 5:45 a.m. Three people suffered…
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…
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…
Submitted by New Jersey Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Mass Transit Accidents in New Jersey When residents of New York and New Jersey hear about a serious public transportation accident, images of traffic collisions in Manhattan or subway or commuter train derailments often come to mind. However, bus accidents can also cause serious injuries to…
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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…