Safety experts say that the increase of travelers and guests over the holidays plus winter weather conditions are likely to be the causes of hundreds of car accidents in Boston and elsewhere. According to the Boston Globe, the northern and western parts of Massachusetts can expect nearly a half a…
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is asking for all residents and visitors in the state to travel safely throughout the remainder of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. There are a number of roadways that are expected to be dangerously congested during the busy travel season. Setting out with…
According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, nearly 92 million Americans across the country will be traveling more than 50 miles away from their home during the holidays. This is a rough 1.5 increase from the previous year’s records, according to the Boston Globe. The increase in travel with…
We frequently hear about the risks that teen drivers face on our roadways. Dozens of studies have concluded that car accidents in Massachusetts and elsewhere are the number one killer for these young drivers. But did you know that car accidents are actually the leading cause of death for people…
A recent car accident in Peabody left a teenage driver inside a burning car. According to fire department officials, the accident happened as the young driver lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a home on Herrick Road in Peabody. Both the teen’s vehicle and the home caught fire…
As we recently reported, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) is now doing more to keep track of distraction-related car accidents in Massachusetts and elsewhere. These types of accidents continue to increase as more and more electronic devices become available to drivers. The NHTSA reports that there was a…
More than 300 people died in car accidents in Massachusetts in 2010. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) just released the 2010 Motor Vehicle Crashes Overview. This is the most updated car accident data available. The NHTSA concluded that nearly 33,000 people died in traffic accidents throughout the year…
We posted on our Boston Car Accident Lawyer Blog last December that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) had plans to pass a final rule that all vehicles would be required to be equipped with backup cameras by 2014. We make note of this because our Boston car accident…
Earlier this year, nearly 700 students at Woburn High signed a pledge to stop text messaging behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. This pledge was all a part of a program that was launched by both Middlesex DA Gerry Leone and AT&T to help keep teens safe from distraction-related…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently announced they will be doing a full blown investigation of Chevy Volt cars that may be susceptible to a fire hazard following a car accident in Massachusetts or elsewhere in the country. Bloomberg Businessweek reported the most recent incident involving a Chevy…