We all know that driving drunk can result in catastrophic Boston car crashes. Unfortunately, many people still continue to get behind the steering wheel of a vehicle after drinking too much and they risk their lives and the lives of others in the process. Drunk drivers come from all age…
Even though Boston cab drivers are now banned from using a cell phone while driving, the Boston Herald is reporting that many cabbies are either ignoring the rule or just don’t know about it-or so they say. This behavior is dangerous and can cause Boston injury accidents. One cab driver,…
In Quincy District Court, 29-year-old Eric Lum has pleaded innocent to a number of criminal charges over the Milton, Massachusetts car accident death of a 25-year-old special needs teacher. Lum is accused of driving the sport utility vehicle that crashed into Alison Regan’s car in a head-on crash on Route…
A deadly wrong-way driving crash claimed the lives of 8 people in New York on Sunday afternoon after a minivan traveled the wrong way on a suburban parkway for almost 2 miles before striking another car. Killed in the deadly motor vehicle collision were the minivan’s driver, 36-year-old Diane Schuler,…
The holiday weekend turned tragic for a number of Massachusetts car accident victims and their families when eight people were killed and one person was seriously injured in Quincy, Walpole, Attleboro, and Sudbury. According to the Boston Globe, Massachusetts State Police Lieutenant David Wilson said that in his more than…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reporting a 16% drop in the number of Massachusetts traffic deaths between 2007 and 2008. 363 people died in traffic accidents throughout the state last year. 434 people died in 2007. Worcester County and Middlesex County tied for first place as the counties…
In Boston, lawmakers are considering whether to impose stricter driving regulations on elderly senior drivers. The debate comes in the wake of several high profile Massachusetts car accidents this month involving senior motorists. Just today, an 83-year-old Malden driver faces negligent operation charges following an accident that left a 78-year-old…
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick says he’ll support legislation mandating that drivers, 85 and older, must pass road and eye tests every year before their driver’s licenses can be renewed. With people living longer, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says that by 2025, 25% of all US drivers will be…
A Massachusetts mother and her one-year-old daughter had to be taken to local hospitals for treatment of their injuries sustained after a 93-year-old driver rode his car into a Danvers Wal-Mart on Tuesday. According to police, the driver may have intended to step on the brake but instead placed his…
Last Thursday, the Massachusetts Senate included and approved in its version of the state budget an amendment banning Internet use while driving-this includes text messaging, emailing, or surfing the Web while operating a motor vehicle. Bus drivers, train operators, trolley drivers, and the drivers of other public transit vehicles would…