Crash on I-78 knocks bulldozer from trailer, causes major delays

Submitted by New Jersey Tractor Trailer Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark READINGTON — A tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 78 east injured one person and forced the closure of multiple lanes after a bulldozer was thrown from the trailer onto the highway, authorities said. Massive delays continued through the morning rush hour in Hunterdon and Somerset counties as…

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Tracy Morgan crash elevated driver fatigue as problem nationally

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. For additional information on the Tracy Morgan crash, look here. WASHINGTON — The driver of the tractor-trailer that slammed into a limo bus carrying actor and comedian Tracy Morgan hadn’t slept for 28 hours before the accident on the New Jersey Turnpike in Cranbury. And it was all perfectly…

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Overturned tractor-trailer spills debris on I-95 North in Mercer County, NJ

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. LAWRENCE TWP., N.J. (WPVI) — An overturned tractor trailer spilled debris across the northbound lanes of I-95 in Mercer County Thursday morning. The crash happened at 9 a.m. in the northbound lanes near Exit 7a (Route 206) in Lawrence Township. Images from Chopper 6 HD showed…

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Crash causes poles, wires to fall onto Easton Avenue

Submitted by New Jersey truck accident attorney, Jeffrey Hark. FRANKLIN (Somerset) – Drivers might want to steer clear of Easton Avenue through the Wednesday morning commute to allow time for wires and poles to be cleaned up following a Tuesday afternoon crash. A tractor-trailer and a Honda Civic became entangled in wires that fell onto…

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Police: Truck got caught in gates before Long Branch train crash

Submitted by Truck Crash Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. LONG BRANCH – The New Jersey Coast Line faced several delays Wednesday morning after a tractor trailer got stuck between the railroad gates and was struck by a train, police said. The truck, driven by Nelson Menendez of Springfield, Massachusetts, was on its way to drop off grocery…

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Crossing guard: Truck driver shouted ‘Oh my God’ as boy was fatally struck

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Attorney, Jeffrey Hark CRESSKILL — At first, it looked like the tractor-trailer couldn’t make the turn onto the quiet suburban road. Then, there was screaming. “Oh my God, oh my God,” a nearby crossing guard heard the driver scream. The truck had struck 13-year-old Young Rok Lee, who had been riding his bicycle down Grant…

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Glassboro man killed when tractor-trailer overturns in Quinton

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark QUINTON TWP. — A Glassboro man was killed when he apparently lost control of the tractor-trailer he was driving and the vehicle overturned early Monday morning, state police said. The accident occurred around 6:39 a.m. on Telegraph Road, also known as County Route 540, between Cool…

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I-287 Reopens After Tractor-Trailer Accident

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Interstate 287 has reopened in Mahwah after an overturned tractor-trailer shut down lanes and created a miles-long backup during the evening rush. Firefighters and emergency responders had to extract the driver of the tractor-trailer near mile marker 67, just south of the New York border. All…

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Fiery truck crash slows traffic on New Jersey Turnpike in Bordentown

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. BORDENTOWN, N.J. (WPVI) — A fiery crash involving a tractor-trailer is slowing traffic on the New Jersey Turnpike in Bordentown. It happened before 5:00 a.m. Thursday in the outer southbound lanes (designated for both cars and trucks) approaching exit 7. State police tell Action News the…

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3 dead after tractor-trailer smashes tour bus on I-380; bus driver identified

Runaway tractor-trailer hits tour bus head-on, killing bus driver, 2 passengers Submitted by bus accident lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Three people died in a crash involving a tour bus and two tractor-trailers on Interstate 380 North on Wednesday morning at mile marker 4.2, state police at Swiftwater said. It happened at 10:07 a.m., about one mile…

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