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Garbage Truck Accidents

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Garbage Truck Accidents

Waste removal companies and sanitation trucks - dump trucks, tippers, covered tractor trailers, and tank trucks - travel the streets and highways of New Jersey day and night, removing trash, hazardous waste, and recyclables. For the most part, they perform their public service functions responsibly. When the truck driver, the sanitation company, the company responsible for maintenance on the garbage truck, or the company the hauler is working for is negligent, however, it puts the public at risk.

Garbage truck accidents, waste spills

When a garbage truck backs up and the required reverse horn fails to sound, a pedestrian may be crushed or the truck will run into an auto. Sanitation workers are at risk of being hit by passing cars. A slippery spill on the highway may cause a multi-vehicle crash. Falling debris can cause a driver on the highway to swerve. When a sanitation company fails to observe New Jersey and federal highway safety and environmental safety regulations it puts individuals at risk.

In a recent case involving a waste spill from an overturned tractor-trailer in Princeton, the New Jersey State Police and township police joined with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in holding the trucking company and the truck driver responsible.

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If you or a member of your family was injured in a garbage truck accident, it is important to have a lawyer with experience in similar cases review your claim. Protect your right to recover full compensation for your loss. Call 1-877-450-8301 or e-mail our Shrewsbury office to arrange a free consultation with an experienced trucking accident attorney.

Se habla español. At The John F. Marshall Law Offices in Shrewsbury, our personal injury lawyers represent clients from Newark, Paterson, Elizabeth, Trenton, Hamilton, and other communities throughout New Jersey.

Client Stories

Our client's husband was standing behind a dump truck on a construction site. The truck was not equipped with the required audible reverse signal, and when the truck backed up, our client's husband was killed. Our lawyer recovered compensation from the truck owner.


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