Lakewood is the fastest-growing town in New Jersey, and all that growth runs on trucks — delivery vans, box trucks, dump trucks, and tractor-trailers feeding the construction sites and businesses along Route 9 and Route 70. When one of those trucks hits a passenger car, the size difference alone means far more serious injuries. If a truck hurt you in Lakewood, you need to move fast to protect your case. In Lakewood, people know us as Goldman Law Firm.
Why Lakewood truck crashes are different
- Bigger vehicle, worse injuries. A loaded truck carries far more force than a car.
- Blind spots. Trucks have large blind zones where they can’t see a car beside or behind them.
- More than one party at fault. The driver, the trucking company, and sometimes a maintenance or loading company can all share blame.
- More than one insurer. Commercial policies are bigger and more aggressively defended than a regular car policy.
Where Lakewood truck crashes happen
Most involve the heavy commercial traffic on Route 9, the Route 70 corridor toward Brick, County Line Road, and the construction-zone streets feeding new development. Stop-and-go traffic plus large trucks is a recipe for serious rear-end and turning crashes.
What to do if a truck hit you in Lakewood
Get medical care the same day even if you feel okay — adrenaline hides whiplash and disc injuries, and a gap in treatment is the first thing an insurer uses to pay you less. Don’t give the trucking company’s insurer a recorded statement before you talk to a lawyer. Here’s our checklist for after a crash.
Hit by a truck in Lakewood? See our Lakewood car accident page or our Ocean County car accident page. Goldman Law Firm fights for full compensation — no fee unless we win. Call 908-692-7745, free consultation, 24/7. Our NJ truck accident lawyer page explains how we take on trucking companies statewide.
Part of our complete guide: For every related New Jersey offense, claim, and defense in one place, see our NJ Car Accident Guide.