Morristown, New Jersey Personal Injury Law Blog

A teenager tragically died in a recent car wreck only a day after her senior prom, according to local sources. New Jersey police have confirmed the car accident, which also injured three other teenagers. As with many motor vehicle accidents, authorities are still trying to determine whether the crash was caused by driver error, and whether the driver should face criminal charges for the accident. 

According to the report, the 17-year-old girl was traveling back from a zoo trip with friends in Fredon Township when the accident occurred. Around 5:30 p.m., the 17-year-old male driver appeared to lose control of the vehicle, which left the road and overturned in the woods on the roadside. The female victim was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel who arrived to administer aid. 

A two-car crash in Gloucester County has left one person dead, according to local sources. New Jersey authorities have confirmed the death of a woman in an accident in Paulsboro. As with most motor vehicle accidents resulting in fatalities, the identity of the woman was being withheld pending the notification of her next-of-kin. 

The details of the crash are unclear at this time, but it was confirmed to have occurred at approximately 1:10 p.m. the afternoon of April 21. It appears two vehicles were involved, one driven by the victim and the other by an unknown person, with no passengers in either vehicle. The accident occurred in an intersection, and the force of the collision was enough to throw the victim from her vehicle before being pinned underneath it.

A woman at a New Jersey car wash on Route 35 was badly injured in an accident on the afternoon of March 17, according to local sources. Police and rescue workers in Middletown responded to the accident that sent an employee of the car wash to the hospital with serious injuries. The driver involved in the accident has not yet been charged with an offense, but could face a personal injury lawsuit even if no criminal charges are filed. 

According to the limited information available in the report, a vehicle that had just been washed was leaving the wash bay to be dried when, for reasons unknown, it collided with a parked car. An unidentified female employee of the car wash somehow managed to become trapped between the moving vehicle and the parked vehicle, crushing her between the two cars. She suffered serious injuries, despite the moving car accelerating at a slow speed. 

Authorities believe that a 29-year-old man was under the influence of opiates while behind the wheel at the time of a serious crash on Route 23 that claimed three lives. Authorities in New Jersey arrested the man, who is now charged with aggravated manslaughter and death by auto, among other accusations. As with most fatal motor vehicle accidents, this incident is still under investigation, and more charges could be forthcoming. 

According to police, the man may have been overdosing on opiates around 8:46 a.m. the morning of Feb. 19 when he crashed his car into several vehicles parked at a gas station. The man is believed to have been traveling at a high rate of speed, as three vehicles were struck and badly damaged. A 50-year-old man and his 17-year-old son, both of whom were occupants of one of the involved vehicles, were killed in the impact.