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TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senator Joseph F. Vitale, named “Sara’s Law,” which establishes a program to allow law enforcement officials to reach out to a person’s emergency contacts in the event of a motor vehicle accident was signed into law today by Governor Christie.

“When someone is involved in a serious car accident, time is of the essence,” said Senator Vitale, D-Middlesex. “Through this law, moving forward, law enforcement will have a way to contact the family members or loved ones of a driver or passenger if they are incapacitated, injured or killed as a result of an auto accident. This law creates a mechanism to get the word out when an accident takes place, and to inform family members of the hospital or emergency health care facility that a person is taken to for medical care.”

TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senator Joseph F. Vitale, named “Sara’s Law,” which would establish a program to allow law enforcement officials to contact emergency contacts in the event of a motor vehicle accident was unanimously approved by the Senate today.

“In the event of a car accident, time is of the essence,” said Senator Vitale, D-Middlesex. “Unfortunately, there’s currently no mechanism in place to contact family members or loved ones if a driver or passenger is incapacitated, injured or killed as the result of an auto accident. This bill would make sure that law enforcement officials have the capacity to contact the next-of-kin to notify them of the accident and inform them of the hospital and emergency health care facility that a person is taken for medical care.”