If you suffered injuries in a Bergen County car accident, Jae Lee Law can help you pursue maximum compensation. With nearly 30 years of experience representing injured clients, we have secured millions of dollars through our proactive, trial-ready approach. Our multilingual team speaks English, Korean, Spanish, Russian, and Ukrainian to serve our diverse community. We invest in thorough accident investigation, demonstrative evidence, and qualified witnesses to establish driver negligence and hold responsible parties accountable.
Distracted Driving Accidents
Distracted driving causes thousands of preventable car accidents annually throughout Bergen County. Cell phone use remains the most dangerous distraction despite New Jersey laws prohibiting hand-held device use and texting while driving. Drivers checking messages, scrolling social media, making calls, or using navigation apps take their eyes off the road for critical seconds during which accidents occur.
Other distractions contribute to collision risks as well. Eating and drinking while driving requires drivers to remove hands from steering wheels and divert attention from traffic. Adjusting vehicle controls including climate systems, radios, and seat positions takes focus away from driving tasks. Conversations with passengers, particularly animated discussions or managing children in back seats, reduce drivers’ awareness of surrounding traffic conditions. Grooming activities like applying makeup or shaving behind the wheel demonstrate particularly reckless disregard for safety.
Speeding and Aggressive Driving Accidents
Excessive speed reduces drivers’ ability to stop or avoid collisions and increases crash severity when impacts occur. Bergen County roadways including Route 4, Route 17, and approaches to the George Washington Bridge experience frequent speeding violations despite posted limits designed for safe traffic flow. Drivers rushing to work, running late for appointments, or simply disregarding traffic laws endanger everyone sharing the road.
Aggressive driving behaviors create additional dangers beyond simple speeding. Tailgating denies following drivers adequate reaction time and often leads to rear-end collisions when lead vehicles brake suddenly. Unsafe lane changes without proper signaling or checking blind spots cause side-swipe accidents and force other drivers into evasive maneuvers. Weaving through traffic creates unpredictable situations that other drivers cannot anticipate. Road rage incidents escalate into intentional collisions or force victims off roadways entirely.
Impaired Driving Accidents
Alcohol and drug impairment severely compromises drivers’ reaction times, judgment, and vehicle control. Despite widespread awareness of DUI dangers and strict New Jersey penalties, impaired driving remains a leading cause of serious and fatal accidents throughout Bergen County. Impaired drivers misjudge distances, fail to maintain lanes, ignore traffic signals, and react too slowly to avoid collisions.
Prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs can impair driving ability even when taken as directed. Medications causing drowsiness, dizziness, or reduced coordination affect driving performance similarly to illegal substances. Drivers have a responsibility to understand how medications affect their ability to operate vehicles safely. Marijuana legalization has increased concerns about drugged driving as more drivers operate vehicles while impaired by cannabis.
Intersection and Traffic Light Violations
Running red lights causes numerous serious accidents at Bergen County intersections each year. Drivers rushing through yellow lights or deliberately running red signals strike vehicles lawfully entering intersections with right-of-way. These collisions often result in severe injuries due to high-impact forces when vehicles strike at perpendicular angles.
Failure to yield right-of-way causes accidents even when no traffic signals are present. Drivers making left turns across oncoming traffic without adequate gaps create collision risks. Stop sign violations at residential intersections catch other drivers by surprise. Drivers failing to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks cause serious injuries to vulnerable road users. The following violations contribute to intersection accidents:
- Running red lights or stop signs
- Turning without yielding to oncoming traffic
- Failing to check blind spots before turning
- Misjudging gaps in traffic flow
- Ignoring yield signs at merge points
- Blocking intersections during heavy traffic
These violations demonstrate clear negligence that supports compensation claims when accidents result.
Weather and Road Conditions
New Jersey weather creates seasonal driving hazards that contribute to accident rates. Rain reduces tire traction and creates hydroplaning risks when vehicles lose contact with road surfaces. Snow and ice transform roadways into slippery surfaces where vehicles cannot stop or turn effectively. Fog reduces visibility and prevents drivers from seeing hazards until too late to react.
Road conditions including potholes, uneven pavement, and construction zones require drivers to exercise additional caution. However, many drivers fail to adjust their behavior for adverse conditions. Maintaining excessive speed on wet roads, following too closely on icy surfaces, or driving too fast for visibility conditions demonstrates negligence when accidents occur. New Jersey law requires drivers to operate at speeds reasonable for existing conditions regardless of posted limits.
Pursuing Compensation After Bergen County Car Accidents
Understanding accident causes helps establish liability when pursuing compensation claims. New Jersey’s modified comparative negligence system allows you to recover damages even if you share some fault for accidents, provided your fault does not exceed 50%. Insurance companies exploit this rule by arguing victims contributed through distracted driving, speeding, or other negligence.
Our attorneys investigate accident circumstances thoroughly to demonstrate the other driver’s primary liability. We obtain police reports, interview witnesses, review traffic camera footage, and preserve physical evidence establishing how negligence caused your car accident injuries. When drivers violated traffic laws or engaged in obviously dangerous behaviors like texting while driving or running red lights, we build strong cases supporting your right to full compensation.
Contact Jae Lee Law for Your Car Accident Case
Jae Lee Law brings nearly 30 years of personal injury experience to car accident cases throughout Bergen County. Our founder is one of only 3% of New Jersey attorneys certified by the state Supreme Court. We have secured millions of dollars for injured clients through our aggressive advocacy and willingness to take cases to trial when insurance companies refuse fair settlements.
Our investment in your case includes advancing costs for investigation, accident reconstruction, medical records, and qualified witnesses. We work on a contingency fee basis, collecting fees only when we recover compensation for you. This arrangement ensures you receive quality legal representation regardless of your financial situation. Contact us today for a free consultation about your car accident claim.