Bridgewater, NJ - One Injured in Crash with Three Tractor-Trailers on I-287 near Exit 13A

Bridgewater, NJ (September 19, 2023) - A serious truck crash happened in Bridgewater in the early morning hours of Monday, September 18. Three tractor-trailers were involved in the incident that occurred just before 4:00 a.m. 

EMTs and police went to the wreck site on Interstate 287 near Exit 13A. Reports show that one of the involved trucks stopped on the interstate just before it was struck by a second tractor-trailer that then overturned. Another semi-truck then rear-ended that truck. 

One of the drivers was injured and taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick with injuries. None of the involved drivers have been identified at this time. 

Police in Bridgewater continue to investigate the circumstances of the accident. 

We hope for the full and fast recovery of the injured victim.

New Jersey Truck Collisions

Truck collisions are usually more severe than other traffic accidents involving different vehicles. This is most often due to the massive size and weight difference between trucks and passenger vehicles. The average commercial truck is around 20 to 30 times heavier than the average passenger vehicle. This poses a serious threat when a commercial truck and a passenger vehicle become involved in a traffic accident. Those who are inside the passenger vehicle almost always sustain severe or even fatal injuries. Alarmingly, most of the truck collisions in the United States happen because of negligent drivers. Approximately 400,000 truck collisions are reported per year in the United States, accounting for nearly 7% of all traffic accidents in the country. Nearly 30% of these collisions end in injuries while around 11% take the lives of at least one person involved.

You have legal options and rights you should exercise if you or someone you love were recently injured in a commercial truck crash. Several different forms of financial compensation are available for those who suffer injuries in truck accidents. You may be eligible to collect compensation for a long list of damages that resulted from your recent accident. 

Commercial trucking accidents can cause more than just severe economic hardship. They can also hurt your relationship with your significant other and cause substantial psychological and emotional hurdles.

In addition to medical expenses, other types of financial compensation include:

• Property damage
• Lost income
• Diminished earning capacity
• Cost of a caregiver 
• Diminished quality of life
• Loss of fellowship
• Physical anguish
• Emotional distress

In the worst possible scenario, your loved one may have lost their life in an accident caused by a negligent driver. If this has happened to you, you deserve to be compensated for your losses. Contact a wrongful death lawyer in Hope to learn about how you may qualify for financial compensation for funeral costs, medical bills, lost wages, pain, suffering, and more. Negligent driving is illegal, and, therefore, if your life has been negatively affected by the actions of a negligent driver, the law says you are eligible to sue the party responsible.

If you or someone you love were injured in a commercial truck accident and you feel operator negligence or a third party is to blame, contact our New Jersey commercial truck accident lawyers at (800) 469-6478 to see what legal options are open to you.