An 18-year-old driver was pronounced dead at the scene of a teen car accident in Massachusetts. The driver was heading southbound on U.S. Route 1 when he drove his SUV over the rumble strip at a ramp from Massachusetts Route 128 just before 1:00 a.m. The Massachusetts State Police Department…
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AAA Offers Teen Driving Info in Massachusetts to Reduce Number of Teen Car Accidents in Boston
Massachusetts is a state that offers new teen drivers a three-stage licensing process in an attempt to keep our young drivers safe and out of car accidents in Boston and elsewhere throughout Massachusetts. Our state has picked up on this system because it has proven to help teens become better…
100 Deadliest Days for Teen Car Accidents in Boston
The summer is here and that means school’s letting out soon and student drivers will be hitting the road in full force. The summer also kick off the start of the 100 deadliest days of the year for teen drivers, according to Mother’s Against Drunk Driving. Nine out of the…
Children Involved in Car Accidents in Boston and elsewhere May Not Need CT Scans
When children are involved in a car accident in Boston and elsewhere in the United States, many receive brain CT scans to determine if they’ve suffered any brain damage. In most cases, traumatic brain injury (TBI) never occurs. Now there’s new research illustrating that a physician can determine whether the…
Driving Under the Influence of Drugs Injures 6-year-old in Boston Car Accident
A 25-year-old Melrose man crashed into a car that was pulled over in the breakdown lane on Route 1 earlier this month, seriously injuring a 6-yer-old boy, according to Boston.com. Local officials say the driver was driving while impaired and that marijuana was involved in the Boston car accident. Boston…
Teens exceed speed limits causing increased risk in Boston car accidents
Teen drivers may not fully understand the severity of their actions behind the wheel and the importance of road safety rules. This is the last of a four-part blog covering the dangers of teen driving and Boston car accidents. Recently on our Boston Car Accidents Lawyers Blog we discussed the…
Boston car accidents caused by drunk teen drivers
We began discussing the dangers of teen driving habits by previously addressing the issues of distracted driving and Massachusetts teens on our Boston Car Accident Lawyers Blog. As the third part of a four-part blog we are now going to address the effects of teens and drunk driving and the…
Distracted teen drivers at increased risk of Boston car accidents
Recently on our Boston Car Accidents Lawyers Blog we discussed the severity and dangers of careless teen driving. We will now look at the impact that teens and distracting driving have on the safety of everyone on the road. According to The Boston Globe, 63 percent of teens admit to…
Teens at increased risk of Boston car accidents as school winds down
As the school year winds down in Massachusetts, students will be at increased risk of Boston car accidents. This is the first entry of a four-blog series covering the impact of distracted driving, drunk driving, and speeding among teen drivers. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that car…
Defective child-safety seats increase risk of injury in Boston car accidents
Dorel Juvenile Group is recalling almost 800,000 child safety seats according to a recent announcement by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Our Boston personal injury lawyers aggressively protect consumers who have been wrongfully injured by a faulty product. In this situation, we remind parents to check their car seats…