Motor vehicle accidents that occur in a tunnel are often far more complicated to deal with than accidents that occur on the open road. This includes the number of cars that may be involved in a chain reaction collision, the difficulty first responders may have in getting through traffic in…
According to a recent news article from the Boston Globe, a man involved in a deadly car crash in Salem, Massachusetts allegedly lied to authorities when he told them he was behind the wheel at the time of the fatal wreck. Authorities believe it was actually the 25-year-old man’s girlfriend…
According to a news article from the Tewksbury Patch, a three-car accident that recently occurred left several injured, including one elderly man with serious head trauma. Witnesses say the accident occurred just prior to 11 a.m. on Main Street in Tewksbury near several local businesses, including Mahoney’s Too and John…
As we happen to be in the thick of the “100 Deadliest Days” for teen driving accidents, it should not be surprising we are seeing more accidents involving serious injuries to teen drivers. According to a recent news article from NECN, two teens suffered life-threatening injuries in a recent car…
Accidents in which a pedestrian is hit by a motor vehicle are generally very serious and sometimes deadly. While people may take a lot of things for granted when driving or riding in a car, the average vehicle weighs around 2,000 pounds and can do serious damage to a person,…
Some traffic accidents involve only property damage, while others involve property damage and personal injury. Normally when we think of property damage resulting from a car accident, we are thinking of damage to other vehicles involved in the crash. However, in some car accidents, it is not only a car…
In recent months, we have heard several news accounts of cars that crashed into buildings in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In some of these cases, there was a car that allegedly crashed into a home or apartment building while residents were sleeping. In other cases, we have heard about cars…
While many fans of 1980s and 1990s movies were expecting there to be flying cars by now, due to the dangers that would pose, it is much more likely that self-driving cars will eventually be the future of automotive travel. There have been several different methods for developing a self-driving…
According to a recent news article from CBS Local Boston, a woman from Lynn, Massachusetts was just arrested for drunk driving after she allegedly crashed her vehicle into a fire truck in Wilmington in Middlesex County. Authorities say the crash occurred just after noon on a Friday and the alleged…
According to a recent news report from CBS Local Boston, a man was killed in a three-vehicle car accident in Methuen. A Massachusetts State Police spokesperson released a statement saying the driver of Honda Accord was in the southbound lanes when he allegedly veered into the breakdown lane for reasons…