Motor Vehicle Accidents

Insurance Coverage for Seriously Injured in Rideshare Accidents

If you suffer a serious injury in an automotive accident in which someone else was at fault, you may be entitled to a sizable sum of money in compensation for your injuries – but the amount of compensation your injuries merit doesn’t always match the actual value of the insurance payout you receive.

By |2023-10-03T22:00:59-04:00May 10th, 2023|Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Rideshare Accidents|Comments Off on Insurance Coverage for Seriously Injured in Rideshare Accidents

How to Get a Copy of a Crash Report for Accidents on the Garden State Parkway, New Jersey Turnpike, or Route 80

If you have had an accident on either the Garden State Parkway, New Jersey Turnpike, or Route 80, you will need to obtain a crash report for your car insurance and personal injury attorney. This guide will help you when requesting your accident report from the NJ State police.

By |2023-10-03T21:49:37-04:00March 5th, 2023|Accident Attorney, Accident Injuries, Accident Reports, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury|Comments Off on How to Get a Copy of a Crash Report for Accidents on the Garden State Parkway, New Jersey Turnpike, or Route 80

U.S. Traffic Deaths Jumped in Early 2022

Statistically, the first three months of the year tend to be the safest, with respect to automotive deaths on US roads, with fewer fatalities generally occurring in the first quarter of the year.

By |2023-10-03T21:54:13-04:00September 15th, 2022|Accident Injuries, Motor Vehicle Accidents|Comments Off on U.S. Traffic Deaths Jumped in Early 2022

The Dangers of Hard Braking at the Sight of a Police Car

Most of us know this feeling all too well: You’re driving down the highway, keeping pace with the flow of traffic, and everything seems normal – when suddenly the car ahead of you hits their brakes hard.

By |2023-10-03T21:50:19-04:00June 29th, 2022|Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Speeding|Comments Off on The Dangers of Hard Braking at the Sight of a Police Car

Road Rage Incident Leads to $1.6 Million Award

Most of the time when a person suffers injuries in an incident involving an automobile, one expects those injuries to be accidental, caused by an inadvertent collision resulting from momentary inattention or other negligence.

By |2022-04-21T08:37:11-04:00April 21st, 2022|Motor Vehicle Accidents, Road Rage|Comments Off on Road Rage Incident Leads to $1.6 Million Award

NJ Governor Murphy Signs New Law to Broaden Who Can Pursue Survival Actions

Legislation is often not written with clarity for the average layperson in mind. The reason for this is not to be unnecessarily opaque; rather, it is because the meaning and interpretation of a law depends on the specific phrasing of its drafting, down to the punctuation.

By |2022-03-17T17:03:04-04:00February 26th, 2022|Accident Attorney, Car Accidents, injury compensation, Motor Vehicle Accidents, New Jersey Personal Injury Attorney|Comments Off on NJ Governor Murphy Signs New Law to Broaden Who Can Pursue Survival Actions

National Crisis in Roadway Fatalities and Serious Injuries Spurs Department of Transportation to React

For years, America’s highways, city streets, and back roads had been getting safer. Automotive fatality and serious injury rates had been on a steady decline.

By |2022-03-17T17:01:47-04:00February 22nd, 2022|Accident Attorney, Accident Injuries, Motor Vehicle Accidents|Comments Off on National Crisis in Roadway Fatalities and Serious Injuries Spurs Department of Transportation to React

Facts About Teen Driver Fatalities

America’s roads are getting more dangerous. For years, this was not the case. The data showed fewer motor vehicle fatalities with every passing year.

By |2022-03-17T16:59:15-04:00January 20th, 2022|Car Accidents, Distracted Driving, drowsy driving, Drunk Driving, hazardous road conditions, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Speeding, Text While Driving|Comments Off on Facts About Teen Driver Fatalities

Fatal Crashes Involving Cyclists and Pedestrians in N.J.

As the year 2021 concludes and the final reports from law enforcement and road safety organizations are tallied, an indisputable fact arises from the data: New Jersey’s roads are getting more dangerous, especially for cyclists and pedestrians.

By |2022-03-24T17:11:49-04:00January 4th, 2022|Bicycle Accidents, Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents|Comments Off on Fatal Crashes Involving Cyclists and Pedestrians in N.J.

Why Have Car Crash Deaths Surged During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Since the early 1980s, our nation’s roads had been getting safer. Public awareness campaigns, law enforcement efforts, and technological developments in automotive safety had been combining to produce a trend – with minor fluctuations – of fewer deaths on America’s roads by the year. And then the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

By |2022-03-17T17:06:57-04:00December 28th, 2021|Car Accidents, Distracted Driving, Drunk Driving, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Speeding|Comments Off on Why Have Car Crash Deaths Surged During the COVID-19 Pandemic?