New Jersey Car Crash Makes News around the World
It’s not often that a New Jersey auto accident makes headlines around the world – but most New Jersey accidents don’t involve Nobel Prize winners. As reported by NJ.com, mathematician John Nash, 86, and his...
Read MoreAfrican-American Children Five Times More Likely to Die in Swimming Pool Accidents
According to a story broadcast on National Public Radio (NPR), Swimming pool drowning rates among school-aged black children are more than five times higher than they are among white kids the same age. According to...
Read MoreUnderstanding How Falls Can be Fatal
A “slip and fall” accident may sound like something minor. In fact, it can be deadly serious. Falls cause more than eight million visits to hospital emergency rooms every year. In fact, falls are the...
Read MoreGM Fined $35 Million for Major Safety Issues
GM is belatedly recalling millions of cars because of safety defects that have already led to 13 deaths. The beleaguered automaker is under attack from all sides not for manufacturing defective vehicles – every manufacturer...
Read MoreYour Responsibility to Wear a Seat Belt
New Jersey takes seat belt laws seriously. It’s one of thirty states where you can get pulled over for not wearing a seat belt. In other states, you can get a ticket for not wearing...
Read MoreRed-Light Cameras Reduce Car Crashes in New Jersey
New data from the New Jersey Township of Edison shows since the installation of automated right-light cameras there has been a 71% reduction in the number of right-angle collisions at three of the township’s most...
Read MorePolice Get People Drunk for Training
The damage that can be caused by drunk drivers is well known. Over 10,000 people a year get killed by drunk drivers. Somewhat less well known is the fact the drunk boating is the leading...
Read MoreNew Jersey Township Eliminates Red Light Cameras Due to Increased Car Accidents
The Township of Brick, New Jersey has eliminated red light cameras as of February 18. New Mayor John Ducey says that he’s not convinced that the cameras have made intersections safer. Ducey has declined to...
Read MoreNew Jersey Tow Truck Driver and Wife Killed in Accident
A New Jersey tow truck operator and his wife were killed in a crash as they were responding to another accident. Robert Johnson, 70, and his wife Shirley, 62 were in their 1985 Chevy flatbed...
Read MoreNew Jersey Teen Sentenced to Five Years for Fatal Texting Accident
18-year-old Samuel Oltmans of Montgomery has been sentenced to five years in prison for a fatal accident on Route 206 that occurred when he was texting while driving. Oltmans was 17 at the time of...
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