2014 New Jersey Turnpike collision

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The 2014 New Jersey Turnpike collision was a high-profile multi-vehicle crash involving a Walmart truck that severely injured comedian Tracy Morgan and killed fellow comedian James McNair, drawing national attention to highway safety and truck driver fatigue.

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instanceOf multi-vehicle collision ⓘ
road traffic collision ⓘ
transport accident in the United States ⓘ
aftermath long-term rehabilitation for Tracy Morgan ⓘ
public statements and apology from Walmart ⓘ
category 2014 road incidents in the United States ⓘ
Road incidents in New Jersey ⓘ
cause failure to observe slowed traffic ⓘ
truck driver fatigue ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 2014-06-07 ⓘ
day 7 ⓘ
fatalities 1 ⓘ
injuries 4 ⓘ
involvedOrganization Walmart ⓘ
linked to: Walmart Inc.
involvedParty James McNair ⓘ
Kevin Roper ⓘ
Tracy Morgan ⓘ
involvedVehicle Mercedes-Benz Sprinter limousine van ⓘ
linked to: Mercedes-Benz Vans

Walmart tractor-trailer ⓘ
legalOutcome civil lawsuit filed by Tracy Morgan against Walmart ⓘ
criminal charges filed against driver Kevin Roper ⓘ
settlement between Tracy Morgan and Walmart ⓘ
location Cranbury, New Jersey ⓘ
New Jersey Turnpike ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive national media coverage in the United States ⓘ
month June ⓘ
notableVictim James McNair ⓘ
Tracy Morgan ⓘ
promptedDiscussionOf commercial truck safety regulations ⓘ
fatigue management for commercial drivers ⓘ
regulatoryContext hours-of-service rules for truck drivers in the United States ⓘ
result death of James McNair ⓘ
national attention to highway safety ⓘ
national attention to truck driver fatigue ⓘ
severe injury to Tracy Morgan ⓘ
road Interstate 95 ⓘ
roadSystem New Jersey Turnpike system ⓘ
linked to: New Jersey Turnpike
state New Jersey ⓘ
survivor Tracy Morgan ⓘ
other passengers in the limousine van ⓘ
timeOfDay shortly after 1:00 a.m. EDT ⓘ
truckDriverCharge assault by auto ⓘ
vehicular homicide ⓘ
truckDriverEmployer Walmart ⓘ
linked to: Walmart Inc.
truckDriverName Kevin Roper ⓘ
victimOccupation comedian ⓘ
year 2014 ⓘ

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