On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Motor Vehicle Accidents on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. New Jersey truck drivers who get their commercial drivers licenses on or after Feb. 7, 2020 will be required to abide by new training rules. The rule went into effect on June 5, and carriers and other […]

On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Motor Vehicle Accidents on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. New Jersey residents who drive pickups, SUVs and minivans may be safer than motorists in some other types of vehicles, according to a new study. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that per million pickups registered, […]

On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Motor Vehicle Accidents on Friday, May 5, 2017. Authorities in New Jersey might eventually have a tool to identify distracted driving caused by cellphone usage. In the past, this has been difficult to establish, but now a device, informally called a textalyzer, is in development. […]

On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Motor Vehicle Accidents on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. While teens are often inseparable from their cellphones, all New Jersey motorists need to be aware of the dangers of using one while operating a vehicle as one in three motorists have reportedly made a habit of […]

On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Motor Vehicle Accidents on Thursday, March 30, 2017. Car crashes happen all the time because people are not able to brake in time. Brake-related accidents include driving into the back of a stopped vehicle, not braking in time to avoid an accident or failing to […]

On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Motor Vehicle Accidents on Monday, March 13, 2017. A future in which self-driving cars occupy the roads in New Jersey could substantially change the nature of personal injury claims after accidents. An insurance expert with four decades of claims experience predicted that product liability claims […]

On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Motor Vehicle Accidents on Wednesday, December 21, 2016. Safety experts fear the Snapchat speed filter is encouraging dangerous driving in New Jersey and across the U.S. The filter has been linked to car crashes over the last two years. In late October, a 22-year-old Florida […]

On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Motor Vehicle Accidents on Monday, December 12, 2016. New Jersey residents may be interested to learn that the Northeast is a relatively safe area of the country to drive in. According to a study on traffic fatality rates, the two safest states to drive in […]

On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Motor Vehicle Accidents on Wednesday, September 21, 2016. Lawmakers, senior police officers and road safety advocates are scheduled to meet in New Jersey on Oct. 18 to talk about what can be done to stem a surge in the number of traffic accident fatalities. The […]