NJ Auto Accidents

New Jersey has spent about five percent of its capital transportation budget on expanding roads during the past ten years.  While increasing capacity helps to make our highways safer, the fact is that auto accidents in NJ remain frightfully common, largely due to the deplorable conditions of our roadways.

Deteriorating roadways result in more NJ auto accidents

A June 2009 report by the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials describes New Jersey roadways as some of the worst in the entire nation.  According to the report, road conditions in New Jersey ranked the state as 50th—the worst in the country.

Much of the roadway deterioration is caused by the state's high volume of traffic.  New Jersey is one of the nation's most densely populated areas.  Combine this with the road damage from policy decisions over the past years that resulted in the rerouting of road improvement funding to other projects, and you have a recipe for roadway disaster.

State efforts to improve roadways and reduce NJ auto accidents

New Jersey is making efforts to improve the state's highways and byways. You can learn more about the New Jersey's highway improvement strategies by reading the Department of Transportation's Statewide Capital Investment Strategy FY 2011 – 2020.  The links below provide information to some of those projects currently underway:

• Route 72 Manahawkin Bay Bridges Project
• Route 440 Improvement Project
• I-295 Pavement Rehabilitation
• Route 1 Bridge Replacement
• FY 2010 - 2019 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program
• North Marginal Street bridge deck over Park Avenue to be replaced in Weehawken
• NJDOT announces closure of Route 27 bridge over Conrail in Metuchen

The necessarily busy auto accident lawyer in NJ

Auto accident statistics reveal at a glance that car crash lawsuits are and will continue to be a part of the New Jersey's legal landscape.  According to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), more than 30,000 individuals died in U.S. auto accidents in 2008.  New Jersey citizens suffered more than their fair share of these accidents and fatalities.  In that same year, 590 people lost their lives in New Jersey car accidents.  This number represents a 19 percent reduction in fatalities compared to 2007, likely caused by a combination of improved automobile safety features and New Jersey's road improvement efforts. 

When a person is injured in an accident and someone else is at fault, as is usually the case, insurance settlements are often insufficient to fully cover the damages experienced by the accident victims.  This includes property loss, lost employment or work time, lost lives, lost money to medical expenses, loss of consortium, and so much more.  For these reasons, many victims seek the help of New Jersey personal injury attorneys to file a legal claim for damages against the wrongdoers who have done them so much harm.

Reliable auto accident lawyers in NJ

As soon as possible after your injury accident, arrange a no-cost consultation with a NJ auto accident lawyer at Corradino & Papa, LLC.  Bring as much information with you as possible to your first meeting, including—

• Contact information
• Medical reports
• Police reports
• Witness information
• Photographs, video, or written notes from the accident

At Corradino & Papa, you can expect personal attention and personal care because we care. You can also visit us at Corradino and Papa, LLC 935 Allwood Rd # 240, Clifton, NJ or call us locally at (973) 685-6596.