The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s most recent Roadside Survey provides good news and bad news for those who want to improve traffic safety in New Jersey and across the U.S. The good news: Drunk driving rates are on the decline. The bad news: Drugged driving rates are moving in…
An arctic blast has sent temperatures plummeting in New Jersey and New York, as NJ.com reports. When it becomes frigid outside, parents may be tempted to outfit their children in puffy winter coats, scarves and hats. But for babies and young kids, beware – bulky coats can render car seats…
New Jersey has become one of 31 U.S. states, including New York, that prohibit the use of a type of highway guardrail that has been linked to serious injuries and deaths in car accidents. The banned guardrail is made by Trinity Industries, Inc., and it is known as the ET-Plus…
Unless you have a large disposable income and an extremely trustworthy child, you are likely considering purchasing a used and relatively inexpensive vehicle when your child gets his or her license. However, research suggests that those older, cheaper cars are less likely to keep your child safe in the event…
Two women were hospitalized in critical condition on Friday after a car slammed into the SUV they were travelling in, sending both cars into a concrete divider. The accident happened at about 9:15pm in Paramus on the Garden State Parkway. The vehicles were both headed southbound at the time of…
79-year-old Little Silver resident Nora Archibald was injured on Tuesday during a bizarre sequence of events. Archibald was involved in a minor car accident. When she got out to inspect the damage, she became caught in her seatbelt. The car kept moving and dragged her along the road before finally…
By: Attorney Paul A. Garfield One family suffered heartbreak when their car drifted into oncoming traffic. A woman and her two daughters were killed when her mother, who was driving, lost control of the car. The family was heading North on Route 29 in Trenton at the time of the…
Sometimes the details of a car accident are obvious. Whether through talking with those involved or simply by looking at the scene after the crash, one can determine what caused the accident. In other cases, however, the accident may not be so self-explanatory. Such is the case with a fatal…
An accident on a well-traveled road can often lead to more crashes. Such was the case recently in upstate New York. According to the Bennington Banner, a woman was killed as she was driving northbound on Route 22 near the Vermont border and was struck by a southbound vehicle that…
Speed frequently is a contributing factor in serious car accidents. Whether a driver was going too fast to stop for a light or they were driving too fast for poor weather conditions—speed can mean the difference between arriving safely and being involved in a horrible wreck. Recently, a fatal accident…
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