Author Archives: Jay Butchko
E-Bike Accidents
In the early 20th century, bicycles and automobiles were both the next big thing. Suddenly, the plodding pace of traffic on city streets once traveled by pedestrians and cart-towing horses faces constant interruptions by speeding vehicles transporting people whose swift passage to their destinations was a sure sign that the future was upon us…. Read More »
Important Terms in New Jersey Personal Injury Lawsuits
Children in the upper reaches of elementary school understand what they hear on the news well enough for it to terrify them but not well enough for them to put things in perspective. They hear about horrific accidents that leave them with the impression that things they have been doing their whole lives, like… Read More »
New Jersey’s New E-Bike Laws
It is easy to understand why electric bicycles, also known as e-bikes, are so popular in New Jersey. They are beneficial to the environment and to the physical and financial health of riders. E-bikes have an electric motor, so they do not cause pollution like motor vehicles that run on gasoline. Like ordinary bicycles,… Read More »
Collisions Between a Car and a Tree
Conventional wisdom holds that spending time near trees is beneficial to our health, while spending time in and near cars is dangerous. As much as you may fear animal attacks and lightning strikes, the chances of getting serious injuries when you walk in the park or in the forest are much lower than the… Read More »
Fatal Accidents on New Jersey Highways
People tend to worry the most about collisions during rush hour, when there is so much traffic that it is difficult to merge and, when you are in city traffic, to turn. The least busy hours can also be a time for devastating accidents. Less traffic often means more speed, and the darkest hours… Read More »
Drowsy Driving Can Be Deadly
It is easy to summon outrage against drunk drivers and distracted drivers. We can all think of ways that the driver himself or herself could have prevented the collision. There are ways to plan a night of drinking so that no one has to drive drunk, from designated drivers to rideshare rides to destination… Read More »
Beware of Reversing on the Highway
Driving on the highway is both easier and more difficult than driving in city traffic. Ideally, you can maintain a consistent speed for long periods of time; this is why, if you have not yet switched to electric vehicles, your car gets more miles of gasoline to the gallon on the highway than it… Read More »
Woman Killed by Drugged Driver
In April 2026, a woman from Freehold was driving to work for a night shift. At about 11:00 p.m., as she drove on Route 9, a Volkswagen Jetta driving in the opposite direction bounced off of a guardrail and veered into her lane, striking her Honda head on. She was pronounced dead shortly after… Read More »
Rookie Mistakes Can Be Deadly
Everyone knows that novice drivers make mistakes, and these mistakes, from which new drivers quickly learn, often result in a vehicle colliding with another vehicle or stationary object. The parents of teen drivers hope that, by the time their children learn from their early driving mistakes, no one will have sustained severe injuries. In… Read More »
Holiday Weekend Accidents
Memorial Day weekend is one of the year’s biggest weekends for road trips. Therefore, the highways of New Jersey are always packed with cars, whether people are heading north to New York and points beyond it, south to Philadelphia, or east to beach destinations in New Jersey. Almost every year on Memorial Day weekend,… Read More »