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The time between Memorial Day and Labor Day each year is known as the “100 Deadliest Days” for teen driving. It is during this time of year that teens are out of school and on the roads. These leads to a lot of car accidents, some of them involving serious bodily injury or death.

There are a lot of reasons for this annual increase in teen driving accidents, including teens not wearing seatbelts, riding with more passengers than the car was designed to handle, and underage drinking of alcohol combined with driving. With respect to extra passengers, it should be noted that it is never safe for anyone, whether it is an adult or a child, to ride as a passenger in someone else’s lap, or to have anyone riding in the bed of a pickup truck or cargo area of an SUV. These areas are extremely dangerous, and there is no safety mechanism in place to prevent injuries to these extra passengers.mCKICfA Continue reading

Many people may remember a time when cranberries were only eaten on Thanksgiving. Around the late 1980s and into the early 1990s, Ocean Spray and other large producers spent a great deal of money marketing the cranberry as a year-round food. They created recipes for things such as cranberry muffins, which never existed before, but, in time, people began to eat these products all year, and the price of the berries rose dramatically.

cranberries-1328106While these companies have tried to grow the berries in other countries with lax ecological and agricultural laws, allowing them to use floating combine harvesters, which kill the plants, many of the berries are still grown in bogs in New England, as they have for many years. Continue reading

According to a recent news article from CBS Boston, two people were killed when a pickup truck crashed into the Charles River. Massachusetts State Police have said the 2010 Toyota pickup truck was driving on Nashua Street in Boston. This is the area on the waterfront where city jail is located.

skyline-of-boston-1224185-300x225Witnesses say the pickup truck collided with an Acura in a traffic circle just before 7 p.m.   Vehicle crash inspectors believe the truck lost control completely after the collision, broke through a guardrail, drove off Charles River Dam Road, and fell around 40 feet, landing in the water. At the time the truck went into the river, there were two people in it, a 36-year-old woman and a 36-year-old man, both from Rhode Island. Continue reading

According to a recent news article from WMUR, first responders were called to scene for what they are describing as the most difficult extraction for a car they were ever required to do. This goes for one 20-year fire department veteran who said this was the worst in which he had ever participated.   In some cases, where the car is suspended in a precarious position, rushing in might seem like the way to go, but this can end up with the first responders becoming victims themselves.

mirw3DiAuthorities have said a car crashed through a guardrail on Intestate 93 South and flew off the roadway, where it got hung in a bunch of trees. There were three occupants in the car at the time. The car was hanging upside down, and the people were trapped there for hours as the firefighters worked toward the vehicle. The first thing they had to do was stabilize the hanging vehicle with lines, and then they were able to begin trying to get the occupants out of the car. Continue reading

Any car accident involving a pedestrian has the possibility of resulting in severe personal injury or death. We are talking about a car weighing upwards of 2,000 pounds colliding with a pedestrian with no form of protection whatsoever. When the accident involves a bus that can easily weight 40,000 pounds, the accident can have horrific consequences. According to a recent news report form NBC News, a man was rushed to a level-one trauma center after being trapped underneath a Greyhound bus in downtown Washington, DC.

tiretreadAuthorities have said the 70-year-old man was severely injured when he was hit by the bus and then pinned underneath it for around 20 minutes until first responders could free him and transport him to the hospital. According to witnesses, the man was at the corner of 7th Street and Massachusetts Avenue, when the bus approached the corner. The bus made contact with the man as it was making a left hand turn, and he managed to get trapped under the rear dual tires of the bus. Continue reading

According to a recent news article from the Boston Globe, a car allegedly crashed into Dunkin’ Donuts in Canton, and two people were injured.

donuts-1254149Witnesses say the crash occurred around 3 p.m. when a woman in her 40s was allegedly driving her car at a speed that seemed to be too fast. At this point, as one witnessed surmised, she likely hit the gas pedal instead of the brake pedal and came crashing through the doughnut shop. Continue reading

According to a recent news article from the WWLP, a serious car accident in Springfield, Massachusetts resulted in car that was nearly torn completely in half down its centerline.

meQrfYKAuthorities say the accident occurred around 2 a.m. on a Saturday morning. First responders were called to the scene and found what was left of a car that had crashed into a utility pole. Continue reading

According to a recent report from My Fox Boston, two victims are in the hospital after a serious car accident in the greater Boston Area. At least one victim is listed as in critical condition.

mQo4CWyOne witness who spoke with reporters said he saw the crash happen. He said a semi tractor-trailer hit a Honda Civic. He said the truck had suddenly pulled out and hit the car. The force of the crashed propelled the Honda into a telephone pole. Continue reading

Authorities alleged that Fred Jackson, a running back for the Seattle Seahawks, crashed his sports car into a large planter box and stop sign outside the team’s practice facility. Authorities then alleged he dragged the sign across the two-lane road before coming to a stop. According to a recent news article from ESPN, Jackson was not hurt in the crash. Witnesses say Jackson’s black Corvette sustained moderate front-end damage.

30847_top_gearWhile this seems like a somewhat simple situation, matters were made more complex by the fact that TMZ reported Jackson and Marshawn Lynch, a fellow Seahawks’ running back well known for his refusal to speak with the media during last year’s Super Bowl, were involved in an illegal street race at the time of the crash. Continue reading

According to a recent news report form AL.com, former University of Alabama running back Altee Tenpenny died in a fatal single-car accident. A spokesperson for the highway patrol said the 20-year-old victim was driving on a major highway when he collided with a large metal sign. Witnesses say Tenpenny’s car flew through the air after hitting the metal highway sign and then started tumbling when it landed. It finally came to a stop when it crashed into a utility pole. Authorities say Tenpeny was ejected from the vehicle.

1158482_road_blurWhen first responders arrived at the scene, they attempted to provide immediate medical attention and transported him to a local level-one trauma center, but he was pronounced dead soon after arrival. Continue reading

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