A New Jersey woman is being sued for distracting a driver by carrying out a conversation through text messages.

Kyle Best was driving his pickup truck home from work while conversing with Shannon Colonna via text messages. While reading one of the messages, Best failed to pay adequate attention to the road and veered into the next lane, colliding with the motorcycle of David and Linda Kubert. The Kuberts, who both lost their left leg in the accident, are now suing Colonna for the role she played in their motorcycle accident.

The couple’s lawyer claims that the frequency of the texts between Best and Colonna was close to the speed of a verbal conversation, meaning she should be seen as “electronically present” at the accident, and therefore partially liable for it. Colonna’s lawyer says that a person who is sending text messages has the right to assume they will be responded to when it is safe.

Texting while driving is illegal in New Jersey, but it remains one of many common driving distractions that causes car accidents. If you have been hurt in an accident through no fault of your own, contact the New Jersey distracted driving lawyers of Levinson Axelrod, P.A., at 800-346-5529.

A 21-year-old Bayonne man has passed away from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident last Thursday.

The motorcyclist was riding near 10th Street and Avenue E when he collided with a minivan in Bayonne. His motorcycle struck the front passenger side of the minivan, which was being driven by a 67-year-old woman. After the collision, the man was taken to a local hospital with severe head trauma.

He was transported to a second hospital in order to be treated more intently for his injuries, and that is where he passed away early Friday morning. His family, as well as his community, are grieving his loss. He was studying criminal justice at a local community college, and had plans to volunteer as a fireman at the Bayonne fire department. No charges have been filed in the fatal motorcycle accident.

During this tragic time our thoughts are with the victim’s family and friends.

Two New Jersey men were killed last week after two separate motorcycle accidents occurred in Salem County.

The first crash took the life of a 28-year-old man. He was riding down a local road when he lost control of the motorcycle and struck a utility pole. He was wearing a helmet, but the impact of the crash caused him to sustain several serious injuries. He died soon after the accident at the hospital.

The second accident occurred just over ten minutes later on another road. A 61-year-old man was killed after his motorcycle was hit by an SUV. He was also wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.

Our thoughts and sympathies are with the friends and families of the victims of these two accidents.

A New York man has plead guilty to a fatal New Jersey motorcycle accident that killed one woman and seriously injured another.

The accident occurred as the man traveled at a high speed on his motorcycle on Route 78 when he moved into the center lane and struck another motorcycle.

The passenger on the second motorcycle was thrown off and struck by an oncoming car. The male driver suffered serious leg injuries. The 37-year-old driver of the first motorcycle plead guilty to multiple charges and will be sentenced on March 8.

Motorcycles can be fun and adventurous, but accidents can occur easily when a someone is driving one negligently. Our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victim.

A 34-year-old man was killed after being involved in a motorcycle accident on Garden State Parkway.

The accident occurred on September 23 as the 34-year-old man was heading north on his motorcycle and he left the roadway and struck a concrete median.

The impact caused the man to be thrown from the motorcycle. He was pronounced dead on the scene when emergency crews arrived. New Jersey state police are unaware of what caused the man to run off the side of the roadway and are the accident remains under investigation.

Motorcycle accidents can cause serious injury to all involved, our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victim.

A 36-year-old  man from New York was charged with vehicular homicide, assault by auto and driving while intoxicated after a fatal motorcycle accident on I-78.

The man was driving a motorcycle eastbound on I-78 when he rear-ended another motorcycle while in the center lane of the roadway causing both motorcycles flipped over.

A 45-year-old woman on the second motorcycle was killed in the accident, it is thought that she was hit by another vehicle after the collision. A 56-year-old man was seriously injured, but is now in stable condition. The 36-year-old man was also taken to the hospital to be treated. Witnessess told police that the 36-year-old man was driving at a very high speed when the accident occurred.

Motorcycle accidents can cause serious injury to everyone involved, our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victims.