Personal Injury Law

3 Dead In New Jersey Auto Accident

The Police suspect drag racing may have played a role in the deaths of three people and the serious injury of a fourth who were involved in a two-vehicle collision on Sunday afternoon on a New Jersey road. According to the New York Times article, the road had a reputation as a place for drag racing.

Maria Leyton, 79 from Fords, George M. Ghebrial, 19 and Mena S. Shafek, 18 both of Jersey City were all pronounced dead at the scene. The sole survivor, Doris Etchegaray, 54, Ms. Leyton?s daughter, was taken to the Jersey City Medical Center, where she underwent surgery, the police said. Investigators speculated that she survived because of an air bag on her side. There was no airbag on the passenger?s side.

The automobile accident occurred a little after 3pm in the 2500 block of Secaucus Road in North Bergen. Secaucus Road has had a recurring drag racing problem as the highway is in an industrial zone that is largely deserted on weekends. The road is two lanes wide and has long, straight stretches between traffic lights. Both vehicles involved in the crash were demolished and authorities believe the collision involved a speed well above the local limit of 25 miles per hour.

Full post as published by New York Injury Talk Blog on January 26, 2008 (boomark / email).