Trucker involved in New Jersey Turnpike crash faces charges
Law enforcement officials recently detained a trucker who they suspect was distracted by his cellphone during a fatal crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in June. Officials filed multiple charges against the 55-year-old man, including vehicular homicide. The accident occurred in Carlstadt, involved multiple vehicles and injured several persons, one fatally. It reportedly transpired at […]
Man charged with vehicular homicide in fatal truck crash
A 43-year-old man was killed when a tractor-trailer caused a chain-reaction accident at 5 p.m. on June 9 on the southbound side of the New Jersey Turnpike at milepost 114.6 in Carlstadt. Police say that the 55-year-old truck driver was in the left lane when he failed to notice traffic slowing down in front of […]
Medical harm is an ongoing issue
Many New Jersey readers probably don’t know about a 15-year-old report by the Institute of Medicine that called for reform in the way medical safety issues are handled and reported. The study showed that medical errors were responsible for an increasing number of patient injuries and even deaths. Currently, little seems to have changed, and […]
New Jersey truck accident traps man underwater
A fatal accident at the intersection of Lake Drive and North Brunswick Pike killed a Trenton resident around 3:08 p.m. on July 17. A truck, owned by a Pemberton freight company, hit and moved the car 200 feet and into a lake. The 59-year-old driver of a Nissan Altima was stopped at the traffic light. […]
6 hurt in Vineland as truck carrying carnival ride overturns
On July 6, a tractor-trailer that was towing equipment for a local fair overturned on an exit off Route 55 in Vineland, injuring six people. The truck accident occurred at 1 p.m., closing Exit 29 for a few hours. The driver’s destination was the Cumberland County Fairgrounds in Millville. The fair was scheduled to open […]
Truck wreck in New Jersey kills 3
Three cement workers, a 42-year-old and 22-year-old father and son, and a 58-year-old driver were struck by a tractor-trailer on Route 287 in New Jersey on June 24, according to state police. Authorities report that the men were repairing a disabled cement truck when a 58-year-old female motorist driving a 2000 Toyota Avalon slowed her […]
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. […]
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 […]
News team catches truckers using cellphones while driving
New Jersey drivers may be interested in the results of a recent investigation by a New York City television station that looked into the prevalence of cellphone use among commercial truck drivers on New York’s highways. It is apparently a widespread problem, according to the investigative team at WABC. The team purportedly set up cameras […]
New Jersey woman sues Home Depot store after slip and fall
A New Jersey woman has filed a personal injury suit after a 2012 accident outside of a Home Depot. The woman says she suffered serious slip-and-fall injuries as a result of the incident. She is seeking more than $150,000 in compensation for her injuries, medical bills, and other damages. The incident occurred on Sept. 8, […]