Our Boston auto accident attorneys are always monitoring trends in car accident fatalities and auto accident injuries in order to stay abreast of the risks that drivers face on the streets today. Unfortunately, new data released by the National Safety Council presented some bad news for drivers. According to the…
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Aggressive Driver Accused of Endangering Child Passenger’s Life
Three cars were wrecked in a recent Quincy traffic accident. According to KHQA, a driver was heading north on 12th Street when he allegedly slammed his vehicle into two parked cars. He just kept on going and took a right on State Street. That’s when his vehicle left the road…
Two Injured in Fall River Funeral Procession Accident
A teenager from Fall River and a local police officer were both injured in an accident during a recent funeral procession. According to My Fox Boston, officers responded to the three-vehicle accident in Fall River on Route 24. A motorist crashed into the vehicle in front of him, causing a…
Massachusetts Car Accident Injures 8 College Students
A head-on collision in Wellesly, about a half hour from Boston, sent eight Babson College students to nearby hospital emergency rooms. At least one of those was a young woman who had to be airlifted to a trauma center for severe head injuries. Our Boston car accident lawyers want to…
2012 Traffic Safety Culture Index Takes a Look at Driving Culture & Car Crashes
Car accidents are an unfortunate fact of life in Boston and throughout the United States and they continue to occur every day, even as we make new traffic laws, work to make the roads safer and try to build better and safer cars. Recently, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety…
Boston Traffic Jams Causing Accidents — Wasting Time and Money
We’re sure you’ve noticed, but we’re going to say it anyway — traffic is getting awfully congested. This isn’t only a headache, it’s causing us to spend more time and money behind the wheel. Officials with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) recently completed the Urban Mobility Report (UMR) to…
Car Crashes Remain Top Cause of Death According to 2012 Traffic Safety Culture Index
Car accidents are an unfortunate fact of life in Boston and throughout the United States and they continue to occur every day, even as we make new traffic laws, work to make the roads safer and try to build better and safer cars. Recently, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety…
Boston Bus Accident Injures Dozens of High School Students
On February 3, 2013, a group of high school students traveled to visit Harvard University. The group of 42, including students and chaperones, chartered a bus to take them to Harvard from their home in Philadelphia. Unfortunately, while in Boston, a serious bus accident occurred when the charter bus hit…
Massachusetts Truck Driver in Fatal Hit and Run Identified
According to the Woburn Patch, a 24-year-old Massachusetts man was killed in January by a tractor trailer. The tractor trailer did not stop at the accident scene but instead continued driving until state police found what they believe to be the vehicle shortly after midnight. Our Boston truck accident attorneys…
Can Rearview Cameras Curb Backover Accidents?
In 2007, Congress approved legislation imposing new standards for rear visibility in cars. The aim of the legislation was to eliminate blind spots on cars that hide pedestrians, kids, animals, the elderly and objects behind vehicles. Improving rear visibility was and is an important priority, with the National Highway Traffic…