On behalf of The Law Office of Mallon & Tranger | Mar 12, 2020 | Auto Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents
Residents of New Jersey will want to take care that they do not drive drowsy after the spring switch to daylight saving time. DST has long been considered a factor in drowsy driving since it takes away an hour of sleep and disrupts everyone’s sleep schedule, but...
On behalf of The Law Office of Mallon & Tranger | Jan 9, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
A serious accident in New Jersey recently happened because, police allege, one of the drivers ran a red light.The crash took place on Sunday, Jan. 5, right around 7:00 p.m. It happened on Route 70, in Brick Township, and involved a 24-year-old man and a 58-year-old...
On behalf of The Law Office of Mallon & Tranger | Nov 29, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
As a general rule, the rear car is always said to be at fault when hitting the back end of another vehicle. The idea is that every driver is supposed to leave enough space ahead of them that they can stop in an emergency. This is known as a safe following...
On behalf of The Law Office of Mallon & Tranger | Oct 4, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Nine people recently suffered injuries in a multicar pileup in New Jersey, with six of them heading to the hospital for treatment.According to reports, the accident happened on Friday, Sept. 27. It took place in the evening, right around 8:30 p.m. That information...
On behalf of The Law Office of Mallon & Tranger | Aug 21, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Running a stop sign is one of the fastest and easiest ways to cause a car accident, and yet you still see it happen far too often. Remember that most car accidents happen because of driver errors. These types of critical mistakes put people in the hospital.Why do they...
On behalf of The Law Office of Mallon & Tranger | May 29, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Generally speaking, you should only pass other vehicles on the left when you’re driving. Passing on the right is often unexpected and therefore more dangerous than passing on the left.That said, many people do pass on the right in their cars, on their...
On behalf of The Law Office of Mallon & Tranger | Apr 18, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
A driver in New Jersey apparently got into a fender-bender, and rather than sticking around to face the ramifications, decided to flee the scene. That was not a wise decision, as it turned out. The driver lost control, drove up on the sidewalk and hit a pedestrian.Per...
On behalf of The Law Office of Mallon & Tranger | Feb 8, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Teens often take a lot of the blame for the rise in distracted driving accidents, and there’s a good reason for it. They are involved in a heavy amount of these accidents. They often lack the experience to know just how dangerous it is to text and drive or talk...
On behalf of The Law Office of Mallon & Tranger | Jan 25, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Recent data suggests that traffic deaths were down a good deal in New Jersey last year.This data, from the New Jersey State Police, is the preliminary traffic fatality count for the state for 2018. As a note, as this is a preliminary count, the numbers could change by...
On behalf of The Law Office of Mallon & Tranger | Sep 20, 2018 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 2,300 teenagers were killed in motor vehicle accidents in 2015, a rate of almost seven every day. Though drivers between 19 and 19 account for only about one of every 16 motorists on the nation’s roadways,...
