A Massachusetts three-car collision close to the Mendon town line this weekend left two Milford men with serious injuries, while four others were also treated for minor injuries at a local hospital. The auto crash happened on Saturday afternoon on Hartford Avenue when a Ford pickup truck hydroplaned, colliding with…
The US Coast Guard has released the latest statistics involving boating accidents in Massachusetts and throughout the United States. Statistics Include: • 685 boating fatalities throughout the US in 2007. • 9 of these deaths occurred in Massachusetts, where 36 boating accidents occurred. • There have been at least 6…
While the Food and Drug Administration has done extensive study on psychiatric drugs to see whether they increase the risk of suicide, they are now taking a look at whether other medications, such as drugs to treat seizures, smoking, and asthma, also pose a similar risk. Drugs that experts are…
Five years after a pyrotechnics display at a nightclub killed 100 people during a rock concert, the Great White band has reached a $1 million settlement agreement with survivors and victims families. Over 200 people were injured in the fatal fire. Great White band member Ty Longley also died in…
The Massachusetts family of Visar Luzha, a 19-year-old teenager who died in a chimney collapse accident at a party in 2005, is suing the party host for wrongful death. The plaintiffs, who are seeking $3 million in damages on behalf of Luzha’s estate, filed their lawsuit in Salem Superior Court…
Some 2,000 Massachusetts nursing home residents suffering from traumatic brain injuries may soon leave the homes. The move could be the result of an all-but-final court settlement stemming from a lawsuit filed last year by advocates estimating that at least 25% of the 8,200 TBI patients residing in nursing home…
A group of Massachusetts teenagers that say Nantucket police officers applied “excessive force” when arresting them without probable cause have filed a federal lawsuit. Troy Sullivan, Nicholas Phillips, David Loveberry, Adeane Watty, and Terrance Johnson, ages 13 to 18 and all African-American, say they were riding their bikes on August…
General Motors has announced the recall of 944,000 motor vehicles due to concerns that a fire could break out in the vehicles’ heated windshield washer fluid system. 850,000 of the vehicles recalled are in the US. According to GM, If the circuit board that controls the system experiences a short…
Massachusetts State Police say that all 13 people riding a 15-passenger van were injured on Thursday when the vehicle crashed into a tollbooth barrier after driving onto a median. The accident victims were transported to Tufts Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Boston Medical Center following the collision. The accident…
Officials in Massachusetts came together on Wednesday to warn motorists of the dangers of operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The warning comes two days before the start of the three-day Labor Day holiday and is part of the state’s “Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest” efforts,…