NJ Transit bus strikes, kills pedestrian in Voorhees

Submitted by New Jersey Transit Bus Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. VOORHEES – A person was struck and killed by a NJ Transit bus on Tuesday afternoon, law enforcement officials confirmed. At approximately 1:41 p.m., Voorhees police were sent to Boscov’s at the Voorhees Town Center for a report of a “pedestrian crash involving a NJ Transit bus,” according…

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Man Fatally Struck by NJ Transit Train, 2nd Train Death in 2 Days

Submitted by New Jersey Transit Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Authorities say a man has died after being hit by a New Jersey Transit train in Bergen County. The agency says the accident occurred shortly after 11 a.m. Tuesday in Carlstadt, just west of the train station in Rutherford. But it’s not clear why the man was…

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Booker, Menendez question Trump decision on rule for drivers

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. WASHINGTON — The engineer of a New Jersey Transit train traveling at more than twice the speed limit when it smashed into Hoboken Terminal last September was diagnosed last with sleep apnea. After the accident, the U.S. Transportation Department drafted a rule requiring railroads and trucking companies to…

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Man killed by train near Otisville station identified

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. OTISVILLE – The man struck and killed Monday night on the tracks near the Otisville train station has been identified by Metropolitan Transportation Authority police as Lewis Thomas Roemer, 19, of Hyde Park. MTA spokeswoman Nancy Gamerman said Roemer was trespassing on the tracks east…

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Rail service resumes on 2 NJ Transit lines

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…

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