As we approach the end of the year and the holiday season, we’ll unfortunately see more fatal car accidents in Massachusetts if we’re not careful. Every year, the number of car accidents significantly increases around the holiday season. This is a time when more drivers hit the roadway to visit…
Car accidents in Massachusetts happen all too often, but we typically see a significant increase during weekends. One recent weekend evening produced five accidents that killed four and injured six, according to Boston.com. According to authorities, a 38-year-old man from Dedham is facing OUI charges and negligent operation of a…
Of the three accidents that happened in Eastern Massachusetts, in one morning, a single-car accident in Raynham took the life of an 80-year old woman from Weymouth, according to the Boston Globe. The accident happened as she was heading South on Route 24 near Exit 13 just before 6 a.m.…
Our state was one of the lucky ones to receive a $20,000 Ford DSFL grant to educate young drivers on ways to help reduce their risks of a teen car accident in Massachusetts. This grant will be used to conduct driving courses, driving simulations and other learning programs for newly-licensed…
Car accidents in Westwood are nothing new, especially if you’re talking about the ones we see on East Street. Our Massachusetts car accidents attorneys know just how common traffic accidents are along the East Street Rotary. If it isn’t the traffic-related fender benders, then it’s the Commuter Rail Bridge that…
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety is hosting this year’s National Senior Driver Expo Tour and it’s heading to Boston on the 29th and 30th of October. This national tour has already stopped in dozens of cities throughout the country and will be making its way down the east coast…
Newly licensed drivers may think they know all the rules of the road, but do they know how to properly maintain a car? Owning a vehicle is a lot of responsibility, and teen drivers may be virtually clueless when it comes to keeping up with safety checks and car maintenance.…
October 3rd through the 7th has been dubbed “Drive Safely Work Week (DSWW) 2011.” This year’s campaign theme is “Focus 360°: Getting there safely is everyone’s business.” The Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) has joined forces with the U.S. Department of Transportation to help reduce the risks of…
As we recently reported on our Boston Car Accident Lawyer Blog, Distractology 101 is an interactive distracted-driving simulator that is making its way around Massachusetts to help teach drivers about the dangers and consequences of distracted driving. According to the Peabody Patch, the simulator is still going strong as its…
A former Harvard Law School Professor, 82-year-old Detlev F. Vagts, previously entered a guilty plea for motor-vehicle homicide after a fatal scooter and car accident in Massachusetts. He has since been sentenced to six months of house arrest and three years of probation, according to The Harvard Crimson. Our Boston…