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Newton Man Awarded $2.65M Following West Milford Pothole-Prompted Motorcycle Crash Newton Man Awarded $2.65M Following West Milford Pothole-Prompted Motorcycle Crash
Newton Man Awarded $2.65M Following West Milford Pothole-Prompted Motorcycle Crash A Newton man was awarded $2.65 million nearly four years after he was seriously injured during a motorcycle accident in West Milford, reports say. Roger Gates, now 67, hit several potholes and collided with a van when riding his motorcycle on Oak Ridge Road the evening of April 14, 2016, NJHerald reports. Gates, who is no longer able to work, sustained serious upper-body injuries from the crash, including multiple fractured ribs, a fractured back and shoulder blade, a collapsed lung, torn neck ligaments and nerve damage to his bladder, bowel and groin areas.  He had to undergo several…