Boston Car Accident Lawyer Blog
According to a recent news article from Boston Herald, an 83-year-old man who was the victim of a serious car crash, was in an ambulance being rushed to the hospital when the vehicle was stopped by protesters who had chained themselves to 12,000 pound barrels of concrete.
Police say first responders had to cut the victim out the car and put in him in an ambulance so he could be transported to Boston Medical Center for immediate care in the emergency room. Boston emergency dispatchers were forced to detour the ambulance to another trauma center in Brockton.
The hospital to which they were headed is a Level One trauma center in Boston, which was in a position to provide the best and fastest access to trauma surgeons. Unfortunately, EMS workers realized the delay in getting to the hospital could significantly reduce his chances of obtaining timely treatment for his serious injuries, and decided to reroute to the further hospital.
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After being struck from behind, the force of the collision pushed their car into the intersection, where another vehicle struck them head-on. Husband was sitting in the front passenger seat. He was severely injured in the car crash and died from his injuries a few days later. During the crash, the front passenger airbag failed to deploy during both the rear and front-end impacts.
Authorities say they are still investigating the cause of the fatal crash that killed the 17-year-old high school student. The accident occurred just before 3 a.m.
The driver of the sedan slowed down as a school bus was passing the car when a large pickup truck, also driven by a teen, slammed into the rear of the sedan. Witness say EMS first responders quickly arrived on the scene and transported the young victim to UMass Memorial Medical Center, where he died from his injuries sustained in the car accident.
A passenger in the sedan was badly injured and suffered serious cuts on his face. Firefighters had to use the Jaws of Life to cut one passenger from the wreckage, before the passenger was rushed to the hospital, along with one other victim.
The serious car accident occurred shortly after noon on Massachusetts Avenue. The 50-year-old Boston resident was hit by the car and trapped beneath it for several minutes before being freed. It was an employee of a nearby gas station who got a car jack and raised the at-fault driver’s vehicle enough to get the victim out of harm’s way. Authorities are saying victim’s injuries were serious in nature, but not believed to be life threatening. He was transported to a local hospital with severe trauma to his legs.
What is not in dispute is the auto accident resulted serious personal injury, and plaintiff was eventually required to have his left leg amputated. Plaintiff originally sued defendant for negligence in federal court. During jury selection, both parties had an opportunity for lengthy voir dire of prospective jurors.
The center of the roadway on which victim was traveling was lined with temporary traffic dividers and had a speed limit of 55 mph. Plaintiffs (victim’s parents) argue at-fault driver was confused when exiting restaurant parking lot and tried to make a left turn instead of a right turn. Plaintiffs further alleged restaurant owner was negligent for failing to adequately staff the parking lot. On the night of the fatal traffic accident, there was only one employee working in the parking lot and no employee was there to assist customers leaving the parking lot in entering the roadway. Plaintiffs specifically asserted restaurant owner chose to save the eight dollars per hour it would have cost to have a second parking lot attendant over their customer’s safety.
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