Petrillo & Goldberg Law
Broad Street looks nothing like itself in July. Neither do the roads around Evergreen Avenue, Walnut Street, or Queen Street. Once school lets out, traffic thins and drivers settle into a slower, easier rhythm without even noticing. Then September hits, and none of that adjustment happens in reverse. That’s when things get dangerous. Understanding how…
In May 2025, the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) released an updated fee schedule for personal injury protection (PIP) insurance. This fee schedule applies to medical costs resulting from car accident injuries. The fee schedule immediately made headlines for its changes to medical costs and their effect on PIP benefits. Understanding how…
A tragic hit-and-run in Paterson has once again drawn attention to the dangers of reckless driving and the devastating consequences of fleeing the scene of an accident. A man clearing snow off his SUV was struck and killed by a driver who failed to stop and later faced criminal charges. The victim’s spouse was inside…
New Jersey, known for its bustling highways and congested roadways, attracts its fair share of aggressive drivers. A 2019 report ranked it sixth on a list of states with the most aggressive drivers in the country. Dealing with road rage incidents can be a challenging and stressful experience. However, by adopting a proactive and calm…
In 2013, a New Jersey woman was rear ended by a negligent driver. Although the damage to both vehicles were minor, the woman nonetheless suffered from neck and back injuries. The injury to the her cervical (neck) spine was more severe and required a significant amount of treatment. Cervical spine injuries, or more commonly known…
An employee’s drive to work can be considered compensable, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey ruled in a unique, unreported case. During a snowstorm, Friends Village at Woodstown kitchen worker Antoine Minter alerted his supervisor, the executive chef, that he would not be able to make his shift because Minter’s regular…
According to 6abc.com, a woman named Annabel Aponte of Glassboro, New Jersey, was involved in a car accident, and then was struck by another vehicle in a hit-and-run. Initially, it was believed that the 32-year-old woman survived crashing into a tree in Deptford, New Jersey, and was then killed when a car hit her as…
A motorist who hit a high school athlete and then left him lying seriously injured along a road in Pennsville Township will receive a sentence of three years in prison. Salem County Prosecutor John T. Lenahan stated that Zachary McDonough of Pennsville entered a guilty plea to knowingly leaving the scene of an accident that…