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Auto Insurance Premiums Are About To Rise For 1.1 Million NJ Drivers
A new bill that raises costs of auto insurance for New Jersey drivers was signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy, impacting nearly 1.1 million drivers, the state's Insurance Council says.
State Senators and personal injury attorneys, Senate President Nicholas Scutari, D-Union, and Sen. Jon Bramnick, R-Union, are the ones who pushed for the bill.
Supporters say crash victims haven't been able to consistently get medical coverage due to the low coverage option. Those against it, though, say it's nothing but another hit to the wallets of Garden State residents.
Starting next year, dri…
Car Crashes Into Cancer Center At Humc, Uninsured Driver, 88, Says Foot Slipped: Police
No one was injured when a vehicle driven by an 88-year-old man hit the front of the John Theurer Cancer Center in Hackensack, police said.
The 88-year-old driver from the Rockland County town of West Haverstraw, NY, told police his foot slipped off the brake and hit the gas while he was in the drop-off lane around 6 p.m. Wednesday, city Police Lt. Anthony Natale said.
"The vehicle went over the curb and lightly collided with one of the lobby glass windows," Natale said. "Two of the windows broke."
After refusing medical attention, the driver got a summons for not having auto insurance, the…
