Blog: Car Accidents

In February 2014, a New Jersey jury decided a motorist was more responsible in a July collision on the New Jersey Turnpike than the bus driver she struck. The court ordered a judgment in favor of the bus driver and NJ Transit. The motorist argued that the jury’s finding was inconsistent, and the judge overruled […]

A 71-year-old Holmdel woman crashed her car through the front of Cluck-U Chicken on March 3. A patron standing inside the Red Bank restaurant was struck by the vehicle. According to police and the owner of the business, the car came barreling into the restaurant just before noon. The vehicle smashed through seats and hit […]

An accident involving two vehicles resulted in the death of one person and injuries to two other people in Camden County on Feb. 23. One of the vehicles involved was an ambulance. However, it was not carrying any patients at the time of the incident. According to police, the fatal accident occurred around 5:00 a.m. […]

Two people were injured, one of them critically, after a car crashed into a fast-food restaurant in New Jersey on Feb. 19. Police believed that the woman driving the vehicle that struck the building was attempting to park it at the time of the accident. The crash occurred around 3:10 p.m. at a Wendy’s on […]

An enormous multi-car collision occurred during adverse weather events on the New Jersey Turnpike on Feb. 9. A 52-year-old man from Bordentown was pronounced dead by authorities responding to the collision, and at least 15 other people suffered injuries that required medical attention. The chain-reaction car collision involved 40 vehicles on the southbound side of […]

With the heavy snowfalls that often occur in the northeast part of the country, New Jersey residents may rely on the state of their tires to keep them safe while traveling on the state’s roads. However, not all drivers are as concerned over the condition of their tires as they should be. According to the […]

After a 4.5 year wait, a 27-year-old Washington Township resident received one of the biggest jury awards for a personal injury case in that area, an award amounting to $3.5 million dollars. According to a release by a representative for the plaintiff, the New Jersey jury determined that woman, who suffered severe and life-long injuries […]

A 41-year-old Thorofare man has been charged following a fatal car accident in South Jersey that took the life of a Florida woman on Jan. 27. The accident occurred around 11:30 p.m. According to authorities, the suspect was driving without a license when his Ford pickup truck collided with a Saturn on Route 206 in […]

New Jersey drivers may be interested in some information on whiplash. This injury is a common result of car accidents, often involving rear-end collisions. Whiplash is caused by force applied to the body which makes the neck move violently in one way and then quickly in another. This often occurs during a car accident, but […]

New Jersey residents who have recently been injured in a car accident may be wondering how to identify a skull fracture or how these fractures are medically treated. A break can be formed in the cranial bone after any forceful impact to the skull. The way a head injury is treated depends on the strength […]