Mounting evidence collected from accident reports shows a link between distracted drivers and accidents. Distractions include eating behind the wheel, texting, checking email, looking at a navigation device and talking on mobile devices. Figures published by U.S....
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Month: February 2015
2 people injured after car drives through restaurant window
Two people were injured on Feb. 19 after a car crashed through the window of a Wendy's restaurant in New Jersey. The incident took place in Bayonne at 3:12 p.m. when an elderly woman crashed her BMW sports utility vehicle into the restaurant window and then drove 10...
40-vehicle pileup on New Jersey Turnpike kills 1
On the night of Feb. 9, icy road surfaces on the New Jersey Turnpike in Cranbury caused two tractor trailers to swing out of control as they attempted to slow down to avoid accidents. The resulting accidents included 40 vehicles in total and killed one 52-year-old...
New Jersey man critically hurt in head-on collision
A Jackson man was critically injured after the SUV he was riding in was struck head-on by another vehicle in Franklin. The accident happened shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Franklin Avenue near Norma Avenue. According to Franklin police, a 19-year-old Franklin Township...
New Jersey man killed while working on utility pole
On the morning of Feb. 5, PSE&G dispatched an electrical worker to the Thomas and Appleton roads area in Glen Ridge. They had been receiving numerous calls from their customers with complaints regarding an outage in that area, according to a PSE&G...
2 employees injured in explosion
Two employees were injured by an explosion that occurred at a store in New Jersey on Feb. 6. The incident happened around 7 a.m. on Route 46. All traffic in the area was shut down, and authorities reportedly had the fire under control by 8 a.m. The building was...
Telecommuting and workers’ compensation in New Jersey
With an increasing number of jobs offering telecommuting options, the potential for home office injuries leads to questions about whether such incidents would be eligible for coverage under workers' compensation. Interestingly, a few cases across the United States...
Man charged in New Jersey for car accident that killed 1
According the New Jersey law enforcement, a 41-year-old man from Thorofare was arrested after a fatal head-on motor vehicle accident left a 23-year-old woman dead and two others injured. The incident occurred on Jan. 27 around 11:30 p.m. on Route 206 in Shamong. The...