Blog Posts in June, 2014

Fatal New Jersey crash prompts action from senators

A recent accident involving a truck and a limousine in New Jersey was investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board, and they released their findings on June 23. The report zeroed in on driver fatigue and the role it has in terms of truck accidents. The NTSB said their investigation into the June accident revealed that the truck driver was approaching the maximum number of hours a truck ...

Drug testing for doctors may become routine

New Jersey residents who were harmed by bad medical practices might be interested in a report that says that their physician's judgment may be clouded by drugs or alcohol. While the percentage of doctors affected by addiction is about 10 percent, the problem is, according to recent investigative reports, something that needs to be reversed. According to government statistics, about 100,000 doctors ...

New Jersey car crash leaves Tracy Morgan in critical condition

Reports say that comedian and actor Tracy Morgan was involved in a six-vehicle crash. The accident happened around 1 a.m. on June 7 in Cranbury. According to police, Morgan and six other passengers were riding in a limo bus on the New Jersey Turnpike. A tractor-trailer rig, being driven by a 35-year-old Georgia man, was traveling behind the limo bus and failed to notice traffic slowing. The truck ...

Traumatic brain injuries cause injury-related deaths

New Jersey residents might have concerns if they read a report that stated that brain injuries contribute to one-third of injury-related deaths occurring the United States. Some cases also result in permanent disabilities for the ones still alive. The Centers for Disease Control says that approximately 2.5 million traumatic brain injuries, many of which were concussions, occurred nationwide in ...