On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Motor Vehicle Accidents on Tuesday, December 26, 2017. Approximately 6 million motor vehicle accidents take place each year in New Jersey and around the country, and government data suggests that the vast majority of these crashes involve human error of one type or another. Even […]

On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Motor Vehicle Accidents on Wednesday, December 6, 2017. New Jersey is among several states that have legalized marijuana for medical purposes, but some road safety advocates believe that laws like the one passed in the Garden State could lead to a sharp increase in impaired […]

On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Motor Vehicle Accidents on Friday, December 1, 2017. While many New Jersey residents may love to play “Pokémon Go,” a new study shows that the popular smartphone-based game may have led to a surge in traffic injuries and deaths after its July 2016 launch. The […]

On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Motor Vehicle Accidents on Wednesday, November 15, 2017. With the end of daylight savings time come shorter days and more wildlife activity. As more drivers find themselves out between dusk and dawn, the period when wildlife is most active, they increase their risk of colliding […]

On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Motor Vehicle Accidents on Monday, August 28, 2017. New Jersey drivers with collision avoidance systems in their vehicles may be less likely to have an accident than those who do not. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety conducted a study using data from 2015 that […]

On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Motor Vehicle Accidents on Monday, July 10, 2017. New Jersey residents may know that many experts believe that autonomous vehicle technology could one day considerably reduce the frequency of automobile accidents caused by human error. Tesla has included many of the latest autonomous safety systems […]

On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Motor Vehicle Accidents on Thursday, June 22, 2017. If a person is in a bus accident in New Jersey several different entities might be responsible. Since a bus is what is known as a “common carrier”, it is held to a high standard of safety […]

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. […]