Submitted by Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Getty Images Gov. Murphy has been working on getting five states and Puerto Rico to share crime gun information. Meanwhile, a pair of New Jersey legislators want to hide information about another deadly weapon, the motor vehicle. That’s both ironic and misguided. State Sens. Nicholas Scutari (D., Union) and Nicholas Sacco…
Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark On February 8, 2012 around 8:00pm, Brain Rice (plaintiff) was at a pub located on Route 70 in Cherry Hill. Plaintiff randomly decided to go purchase a “Powerball” lottery ticket across the street at the gas station. Plaintiff did not drink the beer he just…
Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. ELIZABETH — A driver who lost control on an entrance ramp for I-278 nearly plunged from an overpass, but was saved by a fence, according to authorities. Elizabeth and Linden police arrived at the crash Saturday morning to find the empty car dangling precariously over…
Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. A deadly New Jersey highway has claimed yet another life. One person is dead after crashing his car into a tree on Route 55 north at mile marker 21.3 in Maurice River Township just before 8 a.m. Friday morning, state police said. The driver, 31-year-old…
Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. IRVINGTON — A seven-vehicle collision on the Garden State Parkway in Essex County tied up traffic in the area Friday afternoon, authorities said. An accident on the southbound Garden State Parkway slowed traffic on Friday afternoon, State Police said.nj511.org The collision took place in the southbound lanes…
Seven people have died in six different crashes this past week. Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Seven people have been killed in six different crashes on New Jersey highways this past week, just as more drivers has taken to the roads as school spring breaks arrive. All of the accidents…
Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Take a drive on the new Exit 89 ramps off the Garden State Parkway in Lakewood. STAFF VIDEO BY THOMAS P. COSTELLO STAFF VIDEO BY THOMAS P. COSTELLO MIDDLETOWN – One person is dead after a Nissan Pathfinder overturned on the Garden State Parkway Thursday…
Burlington County had 50 fatalities last year, according to police data Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. More people – 50 – died on the roadways of Burlington County than on highways anywhere else in New Jersey during 2016, according to New Jersey State Police statistics. Four people died on Route…
One man was killed in one of two separate N.J. highway accidents on Sunday and Monday. Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. One man was killed in one of two separate Garden State Parkway accidents on Sunday and Monday. The man, who was unidentified, died as the result of a car…
Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. CLINTON TWP. – A serious accident closed the westbound side of Interstate 78 at exit 17 (Route 31 south) on Monday. The accident happened shortly after 8:30 p.m. As of 10:10 p.m., the right lane on the westbound side of the expressway remains closed as an accident…
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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…