A woman was killed after a recent car accident on the Massachusetts Turnpike. A 62-year-old woman from Portsmouth, New Hampshire died after the tire on her Lincoln Town Car came off the vehicle around 2:00 p.m., according to the Worcester Telegram. After the tire left the vehicle, the Town Car…
Sleepy drivers produce the same dangers as drunk drivers and increase risk of car accidents in Massachusetts and elsewhere just the same. According to Automotive Industry Today, being sleepy behind the wheel slows a driver’s reaction time just the same as if they had been consuming alcohol. These effects cause…
A 47-year-old East Boston man recently entered a not guilty plea to leaving the scene of an accident and motor-vehicle homicide at the Chelsea District Court after being accused of being involved in a hit-and-run car-pedestrian accident in Revere, according to the Chron. Prosecutors say that the man made an…
More and more studies are being done on the impact of distracted-driving car accidents in Boston and elsewhere. Paul Atchlety, an expert from Car Talk, recently calculated the consequences that the nation is seeing as a result of these types of accidents. He concluded that distracted drivers contribute to approximately…
A recent study at the University of Alabama at Birmingham concludes that about a third of all college students are using cell phone applications while they’re behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. These findings reiterate the dangers of you being involved in a car accident in Massachusetts. Our Boston…
As school gets back underway, parents are urged to educate their teens in a very different way. NJ Today is urging parents help their new licensed teen with their driving education by talking to them about the rules and regulations of the state’s Graduated Driver License (GDL) program to help…
We may not have flying cars by 2020, but our vehicles are expected to be pretty advanced by then. Manufacturers already have ideas in the works to equip our cars with a number of safety features that will help to reduce the risks for car accidents in Boston and elsewhere…
A number of insurance companies and federal lawmakers are considering the idea of taxing drivers per mile of travel. This system would work kind of like toll roads. Lawmakers believe this is an excellent way to keep collecting tax dollars as they continue to lose a significant amount of tax…
Newer vehicles have new high-tech air bags that are designed to protect us in the event of a car accident in Massachusetts and elsewhere. These air bags are beneficial in the event of a head-on collision. New braking systems and handling systems come with new cars that help us to…
A car accident in Massachusetts landed a Mashpee man in jail on a $2,500 bail after he reportedly caused the accident while driving with his wife and son. The man has been arraigned in Falmouth District Court on two counts of assault and battery on a police officer, reckless endangerment…