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Lawsuit Claims Rail Crossing On Essex Street and Railroad Avenue in Hackensack is Deficient and Hazardous

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‘Dangerous’ Crossing Blamed for Fatal Hackensack Train Crash as Family Slams NJ Transit in Major Lawsuit

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Hackensack NJ, The family of a 79-year-old Hackensack grandmother killed by a passenger train has launched a sweeping lawsuit against NJ Transit, the city, and multiple transportation agencies. The legal action alleges that a high-traffic local rail crossing was left in a hazardous “state of disrepair,” creating a death trap for neighborhood pedestrians.

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