Passenger from Virginia Beach, VA is Killed When Car Hits Parked Truck in New Jersey

A man from Virginia Beach, VA was killed when the car he was riding in as a passenger crashed into a tractor-trailer in New Jersey.

Police said no charges have been filed against anyone involved in a wreck on Route 78 in New Jersey on August 31 that left two men dead, NJ.com reported.

The crash claimed the life of passenger Luis Cruiz, 32, of Virginia Beach, VA. He died at the accident scene when the Honda sedan he was in slammed into a tractor-trailer on Route 78 east in Bethlehem Township, police said.

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My thoughts as a Virginia Beach injury lawyer are with the family of Mr. Cruiz, whose life was cut tragically short.

A front-seat passenger, a 19-year-old, of New York City, died at St. Luke’s University Hospital in Fountain Hill on the day of the accident after being critically injured in the crash. This serious wreck left the driver and another passenger in the car critically injured; they were taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital in Salisbury Township.

According to reports, the automobile hit a tractor-trailer stopped on the right shoulder near mile marker 10.8 around 3:20 a.m. It was pulled over because its driver was helping another driver whose truck had jackknifed after hitting the center median, New Jersey State Police told the Express-Times.

When passengers are killed in a car crash due to the fault of the driver of the car they are travelling in, their next of kin may have grounds to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver’s insurance policy.

A Virginia Beach wrongful death lawyer can advise you of your rights and what damages you stand to recover for your loss.

The Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Hampton, VA personal injury law firm, Cooper Hurley, handles automobile, truck, and motorcycle injuries as well as wrongful death, railroad injury cases and medical malpractice. John Cooper and Jim Hurley have over 40 years of combined experience in handling auto injury accident claims. Attorney John Cooper has been named to Virginia “Super Lawyers” since 2010. Cooper Hurley represents people hurt in accidents in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News and throughout VA. Our motto is: “Your Injury, our fight.” If you need help or advice about a serious injury, please call us at (757) 455 -0077 or contact us through this website.