On behalf of Breslin & Breslin, P.A. | Jul 6, 2020 | Blog, Car Accidents
New Jersey residents may already be aware that teenagers do not make the safest drivers, but what they may not know is that there’s a particular period each year when teen driving crashes lead to more fatalities than at any other time. Called the “100...
On behalf of Breslin & Breslin, P.A. | Jul 2, 2020 | Car Accidents
Accidents involving fatigued drivers killed about 5,000 road users in New Jersey and around the country in 2015 according to the Governors Highway Safety Association. Efforts designed to reduce this death toll have mainly focused on warning the public about the...
On behalf of Breslin & Breslin, P.A. | Jul 2, 2020 | Car Accidents
Residents of New Jersey who like to take a walk should be aware that pedestrians are being killed in crashes at an unprecedented rate. The Governors Highway Safety Association has analyzed the traffic crash data for the first half of 2019 (statistics for the second...
On behalf of Breslin & Breslin, P.A. | Jun 19, 2020 | Blog, Car Accidents
New Jersey residents who stay abreast of developments in the technology sector may know that several car manufacturers have vowed to introduce a fully autonomous vehicle within the next five years. Proponents of the technology claim that self-driving cars will...
On behalf of Breslin & Breslin, P.A. | Jun 16, 2020 | Blog, Car Accidents
Anyone can be hurt as a pedestrian here in New Jersey because there is no shortage of drivers who are negligent and break the traffic laws. If you were injured in an accident and were not to blame, you may file a claim against the responsible driver. As someone who...
On behalf of Breslin & Breslin, P.A. | May 7, 2020 | Blog, Car Accidents, Personal Injury
In New Jersey and across the U.S., distracted driving is leading to more and more auto accidents. The risk for a distracted driving crash becomes especially great in highway work zones. A study conducted by University of Missouri researchers found that drivers who are...
On behalf of Breslin & Breslin, P.A. | Apr 14, 2020 | Blog, Car Accidents
Perhaps you were injured at the hands of a teen driver, or it was your teen who was involved in a crash. If the injuries were serious, then you may be able to file a personal injury claim here in New Jersey. A lot depends, of course, on who was at fault and to what...
On behalf of Breslin & Breslin, P.A. | Mar 24, 2020 | Car Accidents
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has made some recommendations for improving driver-assist systems, so New Jersey residents with a semi-autonomous car may want to take note of them. It turns out that these systems are causing drivers to become too relaxed...
On behalf of Breslin & Breslin, P.A. | Mar 19, 2020 | Car Accidents
Car safety technology has been behind many car crashes in New Jersey, as drivers, relying too much on features like adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping assist, become inattentive to the road. It’s understandable, then, that many drivers are uneasy about the...
On behalf of Breslin & Breslin, P.A. | Feb 21, 2020 | Car Accidents
Unfortunately, distracted driving crashes are not a rare occurrence in New Jersey. While smartphones are a major part of the problem, there are actually many factors that can cause distraction. According to a December 2019 report from the AAA Foundation for Traffic...
