Automobile Accidents

• New Jersey Jury Awards Verdict to Auto Accident Victim; Insurance Company Attempts at Junk Science is Rejected by the Jury

  Mike Ferrara | March 19, 2007 5:54 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  A jury in Freehold, NJ, awarded a 78 year old man $130,000 for injuries he sustained in a 2001 auto crash.He sustained 3 bulging discs and underwent 3 epidural injections to help alleviate his pain. The insurance company had made a $25,000 offer which was rejected by the plaintiff. In a classic case of junk science, the insurance company hired a doctor to testify that bulging discs can...

• Cherry Hill Man, 92, Backs Over Woman

  Christina Cole | March 16, 2007 7:11 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  A 71-year-old woman is thanking her lucky stars today for escaping serious injury when she was pinned beneath an out-of-control car just outside of Kings Highway supermarket, said police.The accident occurred as a 92-year-old Cherry Hill man was backing out of his parking space in the Ellisburg Shopping Center at 5pm on Wednesday, police said.The driver hit the accelerator when he should have...

• Burlington County Jury Awards Verdict to Man Injured in Auto Accident

  Mike Ferrara | March 15, 2007 7:20 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  After six hours of deliberations, a jury in Mt. Holly, New Jersey today awarded $23,500 in an auto crash case. The plaintiff underwent 4 months of physical therapy with Dr. Gerald Ringold. An MRI showed a small disc protrusion at the C2-3 level effacing the thecal sac. There had been a prior arbitration award of $10,000 that the defendant's insurance company, New Jersey Manufacturers,...

• Brother, Sister Killed in Car Crash

  Christina Cole | March 10, 2007 3:31 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  A brother and sister were killed in a terrible car accident on Wednesday due to bad weather and an inexperienced driver. It appears the driver may have been traveling too fast for road conditions.The scene was horrific on Freehold Road after a Nissan slammed sideways into a tree, killing the 17-year-old driver instantly and his 16-year-old sister in the passenger seat.The speed limit on Freehold...

• New Jersey Turnipike Tractor Trailer Crash Seriously Injures Massachusetts Woman

  Megan Costello | March 08, 2007 10:09 AM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  A 67 year old Massachusetts woman sustained serious personal injuries when the car she was driving was rear-ended by several tractor trailers on the New Jersey Turnpike. The truck immediately behind her drove over the side of her SUV and crushed it. Trucks routinely exceed the posted speed limits on the New Jersey Turnpike. In addition, there are many situations when drivers use...

• Woman Dies in Head-On Crash

  Christina Cole | February 22, 2007 4:05 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  A fatal car accident took the life of one woman on Wednesday. She died at Cooper Hospital from injuries sustained in the accident, shortly after the accident occurred. The head-on crash happened at 3:20am at Erial Rd. and Deer Park circle. A 2003 Ford Comcast Cable truck and a 20000 Mitsubishi truck were involved in the crash.All passengers and drivers that were involved in the crash were not...

• 4 Injured, One Dead in Head-On Collision

  Christina Cole | February 14, 2007 11:48 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  Four people were injured in a two-vehicle accident this morning and one woman was killed.The head-on collision involving a 2003 Ford Comcast Cable truck and a 2000 Mitsubishi happened at 3:22am, police report.The three occupants of the Mitsubishi were trapped in the vehicle and were extracted by fire and rescue, police said. All three passengers were taken to the hospital.The driver died upon...

• Two New Jersey Teens Killed in Car Crash

  Christina Cole | February 11, 2007 12:57 AM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  Two New Jersey teens were killed in a car crash when the vehicle they were riding in, split in half on impact.The accident occurred Sunday morning in Lopatacong Township. Police say the car was heading south on Route 519 when their car crossed over the highway into the other lane and crashed into a pole. When the car crashed into the pole, police say, it broke in half and kept on moving until it...

• Man Dies in Devastating Car Wreck

  Christina Cole | January 31, 2007 10:35 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  A 21-year-old man was killed in a devastating car crash that shut down northbound Routes 1 & 9 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, during the Wednesday morning rush hour.Investigators say the driver, an Elizabeth resident, lost control of his mustang at 4am near the Newark border.The mustang careened off the road and flipped in the highway grass median. Officials report the driver was pronounced on the...

• Police Seek Driver in Car Crash

  Christina Cole | December 31, 2006 10:18 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  Police are on the lookout for the driver behind a single car crash earlier this morning that blocked traffic on Route 41 for over 5 hours.A Chevy Blazer with a Pennsylvania license plate was traveling southbound on Kings Highway around 3am when it crashed into the concrete barrier. The Blazer rode up over the barrier, flipped and then coasted across the road's northbound lanes, where it then...