Category Archives: Car Accident
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 »
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 »
Parking Lot Accidents
The factors that lead to the most destructive accidents on highways and city streets are not present in parking lots. Many traffic fatalities occur when drivers speed at dozens of miles of hour above the speed limit, T-boning other cars in intersections or losing control and veering across the center lanes in oncoming traffic,… Read More »
Accidents on Frozen Lakes
About ten years ago, when the Internet was blushingly innocent compared to how it is now, there was a running joke about an alleged superhero called Florida Man. The netizens, as people who are chronically online were called in those days, collated a bunch of headlines about Floridians doing mind-bogglingly dangerous or asinine things…. Read More »
Whiting Woman Dies in Multi-Vehicle Accident
Chain reaction collisions can happen anywhere that traffic congestion is sufficiently heavy. Sometimes they occur in rush hour traffic, where a green light does not always guarantee that you have enough time or enough room to drive across an intersection. In stop and go traffic such as one often finds in heavily populated areas,… Read More »
Collisions Affecting Elderly Pedestrians
They say that the way to stay healthy into your old age is to remain physically active. Walking is a favorite fitness activity for seniors, because it does not require extraordinary athletic prowess. When you are young, going for a walk seems like a boring activity, but once you are old enough that your… Read More »
Three People Injured in Egg Harbor Township Collision
Say what you will about New Jersey being a lackluster place to visit, but it gets plenty of road trip traffic. Whether you are on your way to the storied city lights of the Big Apple, the ski slopes of Vermont, or a sun-soaked bachelorette party in Myrtle Beach, if you live on the… Read More »
Farm Vehicle Accidents
Long before the Industrial Revolution, city people have been nostalgic for an idyllic rural life that may never have existed. This nostalgia sometimes coexists with a Schadenfreude about the conveniences that people in the country lack. When you pass through Amish Country and see the horse-drawn carriages, it probably makes you appreciate how easy… Read More »
Toll Plaza Accidents
Your mind races with worries when you know that an inexperienced driver you love is driving, or when an experienced driver you love is driving under dangerous conditions. Many of these worries involve driving at high speeds. The worst accidents, or the ones that lodge themselves in people’s memories as being the worst, seem… Read More »