[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.dsslaw.com\/blog\/hawthorne-man-loses-his-life-in-a-collision-with-overturned-loaded-dump-truck\/#Article","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.dsslaw.com\/blog\/hawthorne-man-loses-his-life-in-a-collision-with-overturned-loaded-dump-truck\/","headline":"Hawthorne Man Loses his Life in a Collision with Overturned Loaded Dump Truck","name":"Hawthorne Man Loses his Life in a Collision with Overturned Loaded Dump Truck","description":"A 56-year-old man unfortunately lost his life the morning of June 11th, 2025, when his Nissan SUV collided with a dump truck carrying gravel.\u00a0 The accident occurred at the intersection of \u00a0Goffle Hill Road and Fairview Avenue, Hawthorne, \u00a0New Jersey.\u00a0 The collision was so violent that the dump truck tipped...","datePublished":"2025-06-13","dateModified":"2025-09-01","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.dsslaw.com\/blog\/author\/dsslaw\/#Person","name":"Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C.","url":"https:\/\/www.dsslaw.com\/blog\/author\/dsslaw\/","identifier":12,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/645d493126a7be6f90be911a6e7d4382c0cd63874673097832081394c8bcf8ab?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/645d493126a7be6f90be911a6e7d4382c0cd63874673097832081394c8bcf8ab?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.dsslaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bg-logo.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.dsslaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bg-logo.jpg","width":192,"height":90}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.dsslaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.dsslaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1.jpg","height":516,"width":724},"url":"https:\/\/www.dsslaw.com\/blog\/hawthorne-man-loses-his-life-in-a-collision-with-overturned-loaded-dump-truck\/","about":["Car Accidents"],"wordCount":1247,"articleBody":"A 56-year-old man unfortunately lost his life the morning of June 11th, 2025, when his Nissan SUV collided with a dump truck carrying gravel.\u00a0 The accident occurred at the intersection of \u00a0Goffle Hill Road and Fairview Avenue, Hawthorne, \u00a0New Jersey.\u00a0 The collision was so violent that the dump truck tipped over and spilled its contents along the roadside.\u00a0 Since the collision resulted in a death, the Passaic County Fatal Accident Squad of the Passaic County Prosecutor\u2019s Office is investigating the facts and circumstances of the collision to determine whether or not a person or business entity should be criminally charged.\u00a0 The authorities have requested that anyone with information about the incident contact them on their tip line at 1-877-370-PCPO.Although driver error is always a concern there are many other potential causes that could have contributed to this man\u2019s unfortunate death.\u00a0 Initial investigations seem to suggest that the driver lost control due to brake failure.\u00a0 Brakes on trucks can fail due to several factors including lack of maintenance, overloading, failure of an internal part or component.\u00a0 Other factors could be weather, load shift, negligent hiring of an incompetent truck driver,\u00a0 improper driver training, cell phone usage, a medical\u00a0 emergency suffered by a driver, roadway design or defect, or actions on the part of other drivers.Undoubtedly, the family of the deceased will be looking for answers as to how and why this happened to their loved one.\u00a0 Although they may think that the Prosecutor\u2019s Office is investigating to find the cause; the reality is that the Prosecutor\u2019s Office is only investigating to determine whether or not the deceased driver is a victim of a crime.When it is determined that a truck accident was not a crime, a family must resort to bringing a civil lawsuit in the Superior Court of New Jersey suing for money damages.This requires hiring the right law firm with the right experience and financial resources to fully and properly investigate all potential causes so that the proper negligent parties are held fully accountable for this untimely needless death.The first thing the family can expect is few if any answers from law enforcement while the\u00a0 matter is \u201cunder investigation.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 For that reason, it is important for the family\u2019s injury lawyer to be skilled and experienced as an expert in truck accident litigation.\u00a0 Once hired, on a contingency fee, the family should\u00a0 continue mourning their loved one while their garbage truck accident lawyer takes immediate action to preserve evidence, evaluate the crash scene, photograph the vehicles, interview witnesses, and put a litigation hold on the actual truck and passenger vehicles.\u00a0 A letter must be delivered to preserve such evidence and all documents and records leading up to the collision.\u00a0 This long letter is commonly referred to as a \u201cSpoliation Letter.\u201dAt the same time the investigating civil lawyer must hire a highly regarded and experienced accident reconstruction expert to start to piece together the events leading up to the collision that caused a wrongful death.\u00a0 Both the attorney and accident reconstruction expert will scour the data contained in the truck\u2019s \u201cblack box\u201d collision data recorder.\u00a0 Several trucks also have video recording equipment aboard that needs to be preserved.According to attorney Marc C. Saperstein, a founding partner of Teaneck\u2019s Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C., \u00a0and an expert in truck accident litigation, the early hiring of the proper experts is critical to the outcome of the\u00a0 personal injury claim.\u00a0 As an injury lawyer that practiced law in Passaic County, New Jersey Saperstein has investigated, prosecuted civil cases and won dozens of truck accident cases including many wrongful death fatality claims.\u00a0 According to Saperstein, an attorney Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney,\u201d there is no greater responsibility than to get the right answers to the survivors and to honor the deceased by turning over every stone to find the answers and to further hold those negligent accountable in form of money damages to fully compensate the deceased\u2019s surviving family members and dependents for his pain, suffering, and financial losses.\u201dIn fact, according to Saperstein, the investigation should include the design and crashworthiness of the passenger car to determine if it was structurally sound.How does one find the right lawyer to handle a truck accident case.\u00a0 According to Saperstein, the family should interview several firms and should interview the lawyer about their past results.\u00a0 But what criteria determines which law firm and which lawyer has the knowledge, wisdom and experience to win a truck accident case.According to the Consumer\u2019s Guide to New Jersey Personal Injury Claims, 2nd Edition, the client should ask the potential lawyer the following questions:Will you accept my case on a contingent fee basis?What percentage of your practice involves representing injured people?Are you or any members of your firm Certified as a Civil Trial Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey?Tell me about some of the last cases you or members of your firm have tried?Have you ever handled a case like mine before?Who, aside from you, will be working on my file?Does your lawyer participate in continuing legal education offered by New Jersey Association for Justice?Do you teach lawyers legal skills at any conferences or seminars?What is your experience with the defendant\u2019s insurance company?Have you appeared before the local judges in the counties where this case would be tried?Does your firm have the financial resources to advance all costs and expert fees required to win this case?Have you received any awards or accreditation by any organizations, lawyer rating agencies, and have you been selected or honored for your accomplishments as an Attorney?Is the lawyer who referred me to your firm receiving a portion of the legal fee?After asking these tough questions you should get a good idea about your lawyer\u2019s career accomplishments.\u00a0 According to the Supreme Court of New Jersey, \u201cBefore making your choice of attorney you should give this matter careful thought.\u00a0 The selection of \u00a0an attorney is an important decision.\u201d\u00a0 We could not agree more with the Supreme Court of New Jersey.The author, Marc C. Saperstein is a founding partner of the New Jersey personal injury law firm Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C.\u00a0 He is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a civil trial attorney.\u00a0 He is a former President of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America-New Jersey Chapter and is currently the Co-chairman of NJAJ\u2019s annual Meadowlands Seminar attended by over 800 lawyers annually. \u00a0He practices exclusively in the area of plaintiff\u2019s personal injury law and accepts all cases on a contingency fee basis.\u00a0 \u00a0He has been recognized by Martindale Hubbell, a lawyer rating service, as an AVpreeminent attorney * with over 35 years of experience.\u00a0 During his career as a trial lawyer, he has resolved over sixty cases in excess of one million dollars or more.\u00a0 He is an expert in wrongful death and truck and bus litigation.\u00a0 In 1994 his personal secretary died as a result of a tire rolling off of a tractor trailer which made holding negligent trucking companies responsible for their deadly conduct a career long mission.\u00a0 For further comment, Marc C. Saperstein can be reached at 201-907-5000 or by email: marc.saperstein@dsslaw.com.* See rating methodology at Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C.: Law Firm Profile – Martindale.com "},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.dsslaw.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Hawthorne Man Loses his Life in a Collision with Overturned Loaded Dump Truck","item":"https:\/\/www.dsslaw.com\/blog\/hawthorne-man-loses-his-life-in-a-collision-with-overturned-loaded-dump-truck\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]