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Category: Car Accidents

A two-car crash in Bergen County led to one victim being urgently rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center with life-threatening injuries after the two vehicles collided on the rainy morning of January 25th, in Teaneck. The crash occurred near the intersection of Sherman and Palmer Avenues and resulted in one…

Using your phone while driving, whether you’re texting, emailing, or calling, puts yourself and other drivers and pedestrians on the road at risk. In New Jersey, the first offense of talking or texting while driving has a minimum fine of $200, the second offense a fine of $400, and the…

It is estimated that four percent of the US population is pregnant at any given time, so statistically four out of every injured clients may be pregnant.  Women expecting a child do everything they can to protect their unborn child. Unfortunately, no amount of precaution can eliminate the risks women…

During the late afternoon of Friday, January 27, a Nissan Pathfinder with a teenage driver and four teenage passengers crashed into a “No Parking” sign and a telephone pole in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Four of the five teenagers were released to their parents after emergency services arrived at the scene,…

On January 20th, 61-year-old Deborah Peko-Lillis was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on Hoboken Road in Carlstadt, New Jersey. The driver, Justinian Cuevasmetemi, fled the scene. He was then arrested and charged with second-degree leaving the scene of a motor vehicle resulting in death, and third-degree endangering an…

New Jersey and other states have laws requiring drivers to keep right unless they are passing. These laws are designed to keep the extreme left lane free from “left lane hogs” because they create dangerous situations for other motorists. Under NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-82, drivers in New Jersey must…