Articles Posted in Car Accidents

According to a recent report from the Boston Globe, two people were killed when a hired vehicle allegedly drove across the median dividing Interstate 195 in Westport and then crashed into a car traveling in the opposite direction.  This crash was a head-on collision, and it resulted in a chain reaction crash in that lane of travel in which three people were killed.

Massachusetts State Police (MSP) said there were two people in the hired vehicle, which was a 2005 Dodge Caravan. Both occupants in the Dodge van were killed in this tragic Westport collision. There was another passenger in the Dodge that survived the crash and was taken to a local level-one trauma center in nearby Rhode Island.  Westport is located fairly close to the border of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Continue reading

According to a recent news report from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, NBA forward Paul Millsap of the Atlanta Hawks was recently involved in a serious car accident when his Rolls Royce collided with a motorcycle.

Authorities have said Millsap was leaving a golf course in Atlanta, where he had been for team-related event, when then accident occurred.  He had just left the golf course and was driving his Rolls Royce when the driver of the motorcycle allegedly crossed over the line improperly and pulled out in front of Millsap.  When the Rolls Royce crashed into the motorcycle, Millsap was not injured, but the driver of the motorcycle suffered a serious personal injury. Continue reading

Dennis Byrd, a former NLF defensive lineman on the New York Jets, was killed recently in a car accident.

His promising career had come to an abrupt end in 1992 when he was paralyzed mid-game. He smashed into a teammate while the two were trying to sack the quarterback. Byrd suffered a fractured vertebrae and severe spinal cord damage.  His doctors did not think he would walk again, let alone play football. He proved them wrong – practically a miracle after having suffered a fracture of the C-5 vertebrae. Located along the cervical spine of the neck, it’s the same area that’s often associated with whiplash injuries in a car crash.

Sadly, this was the fate Byrd ultimately suffered, bringing to a close the final chapter of an inspiring athlete.

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According to a recent news article from the Boston Globe, an 18-year-old woman was killed in a car accident in the Roslindale neighborhood of Boston.  While the police have not yet released the name of the victim, it is believed she was senior at the Boston Community Leadership Academy in Hyde Park, as the school has had grief counselors in place following the fatal crash.

Authorities say that when first responders arrived at the scene of the fatal Boston car accident, they found that one woman had died as a result of her injuries, and five other victims suffered varying degrees of personal injury.  Two of the victims were taken to Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and a third was taken to Boston Children’s Hospital. Continue reading

While we do not generally think of Boston as an area where we have to worry about large animals being in the road, the areas just outside of Boston do see some of these accidents from time to time.  However, it is not to say this can never happen in Boston, as many may remember when a Moose made its way to Cleveland Circle in Brighton and shut down three of the five Green Line Ts.

According to a recent news article from The Boston Globe, a moose was hit by a car at the start of what turned into a three car accident. The moose did not survive the accident.  The driver of one of the vehicles suffered what is being described as minor injuries. The accident occurred in the Worcester area on Route 9 about a half hour outside of Boston. Continue reading

In what must have been a chaotic accident scene, CBS Boston Local is reporting on a crash involving a motorcycle, two pedestrians and a Mercedes Benz whose driver allegedly fled the scene. Witnesses said a 64-year-old man was riding his motorcycle when he allegedly crashed into two pedestrians crossing the road.

After hitting the two pedestrians, he lost control of the bike and was thrown off it and landed hard on the road, witnesses said.  As he was lying in the road after being ejected from the motorcycle, he was then hit by a Mercedes Benz. The driver of the car allegedly sped off the scene in an apparent hit-and-run. Continue reading

According to a recent news report from CBS Local Boston, the owner of a Land Rover SUV witnessed a group of teens allegedly steal her vehicle and speed off on a joy ride.  The vehicle owner quickly dialed 911 and waited as the police arrived on the scene.

Shortly after teens allegedly stole the Land Rover, Boston police officers arrived on the scene and located the stolen vehicle just around the corner.  When officers chased the stolen SUV, the teens allegedly sped away and managed to flip the vehicle.  While witnesses described the event as a brief car chase, the Boston Police Department (BPD) said they did not actually chase the vehicle but did pursue the suspects.

The reason the police likely did not want to call it a car chase is because, unlike on television, departments across the country have standing policies in place that they do not engage in high speed car chases due to the likelihood that a civilian will be injured in the process. Continue reading

In many car accidents, the force of the collision can be tremendous. However, there are many safety systems these days that significantly increase your chance of surviving what would otherwise be a serious or fatal car accident.

For example, a properly fitted seat belt can prevent a car accident victim from going through the front windshield or otherwise being ejected from a vehicle.  It is an unfortunate fact that most victims ejected from a vehicle following a car crash do not survive the accident.  It is also a fact that virtually all of the accident victims who are ejected from a vehicle were not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. Continue reading