Two New Jersey men were killed when their Avis rental truck crossed a median and hit a flatbed truck. The 41-year-old passenger died at the scene of the accident and the 29-year-old driver was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. According to a news report in The Star-Ledger, the accident took place 25 miles south of
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New Jersey Child Attacked by Pit Bull
A young girl sustained injuries after she was attacked by a pit bull in Lafayette Park in Jersey City. The Jersey Journal reports that police shot and killed the dog shortly after the attack. The victim was at the public park near a school on Van Horne Street with her family. Fortunately, it appears that the young
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Law Aims to Prevent New Jersey Pedestrian Accidents
A new law now requires that New Jersey drivers come to a complete stop for pedestrians in crosswalks. Simply “yielding” to pedestrians is no longer adequate. The Cape May County Herald reports that the change in this traffic law was spurred by the high rate of pedestrian “knock down” accidents in New Jersey. The new law removes
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New Jersey Construction Worker Hospitalized
A New Jersey construction worker has been hospitalized after being pinned against a wall in a ditch at a Delaware work site. Reports mention that the worker ended up in critical condition after being trapped against the wall for two hours by construction equipment which fell into the ditch. A co-worker was attempting to connect
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School Bus Accident Injures Children
The driver of a school bus in Hartford, involved in a rear-end collision with an SUV, has been cited for tailgating. The Hartford Courant reports that nine children have sustained minor and moderate injuries after the school bus accident. In a rear-end collision, the following vehicle is often found liable for the collision. In this case, the
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