Articles Posted in Car Accidents

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Motor vehicle accidents that occur in a tunnel are often far more complicated to deal with than accidents that occur on the open road. This includes the number of cars that may be involved in a chain reaction collision, the difficulty first responders may have in getting through traffic in the tunnel to get to the scene of the accident, as there is no emergency lane in a tunnel, the difficulty in providing care, and, later, clearing the scene of disabled vehicles.

meLL1T2According to a recent news article from the Boston Globe, a crash inside the O’Neill Tunnel wreaked havoc on the morning commute. Authorities say the multi-vehicle accident that occurred on a Wednesday began when a garbage truck lost a large metal door from the rear of the vehicle. After the metal door hit the road surface, a semi tractor-trailer ran over it. When the truck ran over the garbage truck’s door, its oil pan and gas tank were both slashed by the metal door, causing oil and gas to start spraying all over the road surface. Continue reading

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According to a recent news article from the Boston Globe, a man involved in a deadly car crash in Salem, Massachusetts allegedly lied to authorities when he told them he was behind the wheel at the time of the fatal wreck. Authorities believe it was actually the 25-year-old man’s girlfriend who was driving when the crash occurred, and he lied to protect her.

mCoTPRcThe accident occurred on a Sunday evening and involved a BMW hitting a homeless man. The homeless victim, who was 42-years-old, died as a result of the injuries he sustained during the accident. Following the crash, authorities say the female driver fled the scene on foot, while her boyfriend remained with the car until Salem police arrived. Continue reading

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According to a news article from the Tewksbury Patch, a three-car accident that recently occurred left several injured, including one elderly man with serious head trauma. Witnesses say the accident occurred just prior to 11 a.m. on Main Street in Tewksbury near several local businesses, including Mahoney’s Too and John Ryan’s Pub.

mw76UPwWhen first responders arrived at the scene, they immediately assessed the victims’ condition and discovered the one elderly victim was far more severely injured than the others. They called for a medivac helicopter, which landed at John Ryan’s Pub. The flight crew stabilized the patient and transported him to a local level-one trauma center in the Boston area. Continue reading

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As we happen to be in the thick of the “100 Deadliest Days” for teen driving accidents, it should not be surprising we are seeing more accidents involving serious injuries to teen drivers. According to a recent news article from NECN, two teens suffered life-threatening injuries in a recent car accident in the New England area.

helicopter-1335914-mAuthorities say they were called to the scene of an accident where a driver had apparently lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a group of large trees. There was substantial damage to the vehicle as a result of this single-vehicle accident, and the 19-year-old driver and 17-year-old passenger were both trapped inside the car. Continue reading

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Accidents in which a pedestrian is hit by a motor vehicle are generally very serious and sometimes deadly. While people may take a lot of things for granted when driving or riding in a car, the average vehicle weighs around 2,000 pounds and can do serious damage to a person, even at very slow speeds. The reason for this is because when a vehicle comes in contact with a person, the vehicle doesn’t move or “give” in any way. Even at speeds at less than five mph, a car hitting a person can do significant damage and may even be deadly.

one-car-key-1149771-mWhile every accident is different, we normally hear about a person getting hit by a car that is being driven by someone else. However, it is more common that one might think for a person to be run over by his or her own vehicle, if a brake is not properly applied when the driver exits the car, truck, or SUV. Continue reading

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Some traffic accidents involve only property damage, while others involve property damage and personal injury. Normally when we think of property damage resulting from a car accident, we are thinking of damage to other vehicles involved in the crash. However, in some car accidents, it is not only a car that is damaged but also other property, such as streetlights, or local businesses on the side of the road where the traffic crash occurred. According to a recent news article from NECN, a truck flipped over multiple times and crashed into a Salisbury used car dealership, damaging six cars and two boats.

mmsIFfoAuthorities say the crash occurred on a Friday night around 10 p.m. The truck was driving on Bridge Road when police believe it hit a cinder block at the base of a street light pole, causing the vehicle to flip over and start tumbling toward the dealership. Continue reading

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In recent months, we have heard several news accounts of cars that crashed into buildings in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In some of these cases, there was a car that allegedly crashed into a home or apartment building while residents were sleeping. In other cases, we have heard about cars crashing into Massachusetts restaurants and bars. According to a recent news article in the Marblehead Patch, an elderly driver allegedly crashed his vehicle into a local real estate business.

for-sale-sign-1445308Authorities are reporting that the single vehicle crash occurred around 2:30 p.m. in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Witnesses say the car had apparently lost control and veered off the road causing it to crash into the real estate broker’s office. In addition to the elderly driver, there was at least one other occupant at the time of the accident, who was also elderly. Continue reading

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While many fans of 1980s and 1990s movies were expecting there to be flying cars by now, due to the dangers that would pose, it is much more likely that self-driving cars will eventually be the future of automotive travel. There have been several different methods for developing a self-driving car, including ones that would require special guiding roadways, but because the infrastructure costs would be prohibitive, any design that ultimately succeeds will probably have to work on already existing roadways.caraccident4

Google in the Silicon Valley is developing one self-driving car prototype that has gained significant notoriety.   Their new self-driving car is already being tested on public roadways in California.

But for the first time, one of these cars has been involved in a car accident that has resulted in personal injury, according to a recent news article from News 7 Boston. Continue reading

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According to a recent news article from CBS Local Boston, a woman from Lynn, Massachusetts was just arrested for drunk driving after she allegedly crashed her vehicle into a fire truck in Wilmington in Middlesex County.

mQo4CWyAuthorities say the crash occurred just after noon on a Friday and the alleged at-fault driver was a 46-year-old woman. Obviously firefighters were already on the scene and were able to immediately respond to assist defendant. She was trapped under the fire truck and emergency personnel used the Jaws-of-Life to cut away the wreckage, so she could be freed from her destroyed vehicle. The fire truck suffered heavy damage to its front end from the crash and from the rescue effort.

The Middlesex County District Attorney said defendant has been charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor (OUI), negligent operation of a motor vehicle, and possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle, and was given a civil motor vehicle infraction citation for a marked lanes violation. Continue reading

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According to a recent news report from CBS Local Boston, a man was killed in a three-vehicle car accident in Methuen. A Massachusetts State Police spokesperson released a statement saying the driver of Honda Accord was in the southbound lanes when he allegedly veered into the breakdown lane for reasons not yet known.

Car crash--25-4-10-007After the Honda Accord allegedly entered the breakdown lane, authorities say it collided with a flatbed tow truck hauling a car, also in the breakdown lane of the side of the southbound travel lanes on Interstate 495. After colliding with the flatbed tow truck, the Accord further lost control and headed back into the roadway, where it allegedly collided with another vehicle. Continue reading

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