Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark KEARNY – A 64-year-old security guard was fatally struck by a switch truck last week, marking the 11th person to die on Hudson County roads in just two months. Shazam Amin was crossing Jacobus Avenue — an industrial section just outside of Jersey City — just…
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark JERSEY CITY – Two pedestrians were fatally struck by vehicles on the city’s West Side in separate incidents Thursday morning, officials said. The first crash happened at about 1 a.m. on Route 440. A 54-year-old Ege Avenue woman was crossing in an “unregulated area” of the road near…
Submitted by New Jersey Dump Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark FRANKLIN (Hunterdon) — A 17-year-old boy was killed and his 16-year-old passenger injured when their car was struck by a dump truck Friday morning. The 2013 Toyota Corolla with the 17-year-old from Hampton Borough behind the wheel pulled onto Route 513 at Race Street and…
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. NEWARK — A 17-year-old high school senior was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer after returning from prom, a day before he was set to receive an award at his Newark school, officials said Friday. Christopher Gibbs, who attended Barringer Academy of Arts and Humanities and was senior…
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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…