Preliminary statistics from the New Jersey State Police report that 54 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Middlesex County in 2011, more than any other county in New Jersey. Fifty-six people died as a result of the crashes, including drivers, passengers and...
According to United States Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, distracted driving is "a deadly epidemic". Distracted driving involves any activity that takes a driver's attention from the task at hand - safely driving the vehicle. There are numerous activities that...
On September 1, 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services removed public data on medical malpractice across the nation from a department-run website that had been used for years to help keep patients safe. Since the 1990s, researchers, patient-safety...
A survey by Fairleigh Dickinson University and the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety found that more drivers are texting than ever in New Jersey. 56 percent of drivers under age 30 admit that they have sent a text while behind the wheel, and though younger...
Some people look forward to nice weather because it allows them to take their motorcycles out of storage and have some fun riding around. Unfortunately, New Jersey seems to have been struck by a plague of motorcycle fatalities this summer. The New Jersey area saw at...
Each summer, the warm weather causes a surge in the number of pedestrians and bicyclists taking to the streets of New Jersey. In addition, the Garden State's beach towns and coastal resorts draw in crowds of tourists to further crowd the state's roads. Unfortunately,...
A state inspection of New Jersey outpatient surgical centers has revealed troubling deficiencies. Over half of the facilities inspected in 2009 and 2010 did not meet federal safety standards, putting patients at risk of harm from infections and other illnesses...
A recent biting incident involving the trained helper dog of a nine-year-old cancer patient and a young neighbor resulted in a six-year-old girl suffering a severe facial laceration and a service dog being banned from the River Vale neighborhood. As young Isabelle...
On Monday evening, a tour bus crashed on the New Jersey Turnpike. This one-vehicle accident left two dead, the bus driver and a passenger, and several other passengers suffered serious injuries. Initial reports indicate that the bus entered the median and hit a...
Throughout many parts of the country winter means one thing, snow. For many that grow up in climates that experience the white stuff of winter, snow can conjure nostalgic images of snowmen, sledding, snow forts and days off of school. As we age, however, snow means...
