Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Bus Crashes Into Bridge in Mahwah
If you live in New Jersey, you have every reason to brag about how we have more public transportation options than most parts of the United States. It is easier to travel by bus and train in New Jersey than it is anywhere else in the U.S., except perhaps the most cosmopolitan cities like… Read More »
Who Is at Fault for an Ambulance Accident
In your mind, the usual sequence of events goes like this. After a car accident, an ambulance comes to attend to the injured people, and if anyone is injured seriously enough to go to the hospital, the ambulance transports them there. The ambulance flashes its lights and runs its sirens so that people will… Read More »
Injured by a Possibly Drunk Driver
New Jersey’s drunk driving laws are notoriously confusing, especially for people who are new to the Garden State or who get pulled over on suspicion of DUI while visiting here. New Jersey law does not treat drunk driving as a crime when the drunk driver does not cause an accident. Instead, the case goes… Read More »
A Car With a Built In Breathalyzer?
Some of the safety features in cars today would have seemed futuristic ten years ago. When you had to postpone your driving test because you could not park straight in a parking space to the satisfaction of your driver’s ed teacher, you would not have guessed that, in 2026, cars would display yellow and… Read More »
Wrong Way Collision Outside Hospital Parking Lot
The campuses of hospitals are endlessly confusing. Nurses and lab technicians who have worked at the hospital for decades might tell a new coworker about a shortcut, or a secluded spot in which to scroll through one’s phone on one’s lunch break, that they only discovered recently. Doctors who make rounds at several hospitals… Read More »
Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Liability for Car Accidents
Decades ago, pop culture used to envision a future where unoccupied cars ferried groceries and other products to their destination, or where vehicle owners lounged in the backseat while robot chauffeurs drove the car. Today, autonomous vehicle technology is everywhere. Most cars on the road today have some autonomous vehicle features, and even if… Read More »
New Jersey Drivers Are the Second Safest in the Nation
At first glance, New Jersey seems like a perfect storm for dangerous driving. The belligerent attitude of New York City spills out into New Jersey, but there is less traffic, especially as you get farther south in the state, which means more room for aggressive drivers to gain speed. There is a reason that… Read More »
Lawnmower Accidents
If you are prone to worry, you can probably imagine all kinds of horrible ways that things can go wrong with lawnmowers. Perhaps, as a child, you had an elderly neighbor who was missing several fingers, and when you asked why, he muttered something about a lawnmower, and you quickly decided not to ask… Read More »
Pedestrian Accident Hot Spots
Most places in the United States are not especially pedestrian friendly. People who brag about living in walkable cities are the ones who are so committed to having an Instagrammably perfect life, and who have the means to do so, that you are counting the days before their children begin to voice their aspirations… Read More »
Lake Accidents on Private Property
Jumping into a lake in New Jersey is less dangerous than it would be in warmer parts of the United States. The lakes of Florida, South Carolina, Louisiana, and nearby states are where the American alligator is most at home, and while the gator’s range seems to be expanding, the northernmost gator sightings have… Read More »