With car crashes as the leading cause of teenager deaths, this week has been designated “National Teen Driver Safety Week.” The theme for this year is distracted driving, which is no surprise considering that teen drivers are the ones at highest risk of becoming involved in a distracted driving-related accident.…
A serious single-car crash in Peabody late Friday caused injury to three people. All three Massachusetts car crash victims were rushed to a Boston hospital. The Peabody car accident happened when the vehicle crashed into a pole. The driver, who is a Nahant resident, and two of his passengers had…
An 87-year-old driver sustained serious injuries after a Waltham police car struck her vehicle on Wednesday. The cruiser was being driven by Officer Linda Moschner, who was headed to an assisted living facility in response to a 911 call. The elderly woman was about to turn left when the police…
In 10 days, it will be against the law to text message while driving in Massachusetts. Teen drivers under age 18 won’t be allowed to use mobile electronic devices at all. Emailing and using the Internet while driving will become illegal for everyone. Meantime, the US Department of Transportation is…
According to the family of Rogerio Rodrigues, the man who was injured in a Boston car accident involving New England Patriots football quarterback Tom Brady, his condition has gotten worse. Their Brockton personal injury lawyer, the 49-year-old Fall River man will undergo more tests. The Boston motor vehicle crash occurred…
This past week, A Bristol County jury awarded $500,000 in damages to a New Bedford man who suffered injuries in a 2006 motorcycle accident. ( note to readers – the plaintiff was not represented by Altman and Altman LLP) As a result of the crash, which occurred four years ago,…
Yesterday, a 12-year-old boy was struck by a car while riding his bicycle in Lowell. The local authorities have stated that the boy was riding his bike on Willard Street at approximately 2 p.m. when he was hit. The bicyclist was struck by a red sedan, which allegedly sent the…
Chris Rybicki, a 35-year-old Lynn resident, sustained serious injuries early Saturday when he was struck by an allegedly drunk Peabody motorist driving a Volkswagen Passat. Rybicki was riding a Yamaha scooter at the time of the Salem car accident. Police say that the driver, 25-year-old Beth Erin MacGillivray, had bloodshot…
An emergency room doctor was killed this past Friday when the motor scooter he was operating collided with a truck. The accident occurred at approximately 10 a.m. on Beacon Street in Brighton. The doctor was an attending physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and…
A 91-year-old driver lost control of his minivan this past Sunday afternoon at a parade in Newburyport, injuring three parade goers. Before the operator of the automobile was stopped by a large boulder on the opposite side of the road, he struck three individuals, including a husband and wife. The…