State officials are doing a poor job of reducing the dangers of Massachusetts car accidents caused by distracted driving, the Boston Globe reported. The Governor’s Highway Safety Association reports that 28 states have enacted bans on text messaging while driving. Georgia and Vermont enacted such laws just this month. Meanwhile,…
The investigation into the April Boston car accident involving an MBTA trolley and members of the Boston College championship hockey team has largely cleared the students of wrongdoing. New information has left the transportation authority answering some tough questions. This case perfectly illustrates why an attorney should always be called…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is launching a Safe Summer Driving campaign aimed at reducing the number of serious and fatal accidents on the nation’s roads during the summer driving season. Our Boston injury lawyers encourage families to open a dialogue about the dangers of poor driving decisions, including…
Two motorists have been charged in the wake of an alleged Massachusetts drunk driving accident that claimed the life of a state trooper. The accident occurred early Friday on I-95 in Mansfield, the Sun-Chronicle reported. The trooper was blocking an exit ramp as crews established a construction site when he…
Two people were seriously injured in a Boston car accident on I-495 Friday night, the Enterprise News reported. The single-car accident occurred Friday morning near the Middelboro-Raynham line. A 29-year-old man was listed in critical condition and a 24-year-old woman was in serious condition late Friday after the 2003 Toyota…
Speeding joins drunk driving and distracted driving as the leading causes of serious and fatal traffic accidents nationwide, according to the National Safety Council. Boston Injury Attorney Jeffrey S. Glassman and our entire staff encourage you to review safe driving habits with your family as the summer travel season gets…
The National Safety Council has released one of the most comprehensive reports to date on the dangers of cell phone use by drivers. Distracted driving continues to be one of the leading causes of Massachusetts car accidents. As we reported on our Boston Car Accident Lawyer Blog, the federal government…
Two adults and a toddler were injured Saturday in a Cambridge car accident when an elderly man crashed into a bus shelter, the Boston Herald reported. Police report that the man hit the accelerator instead of the brake, and crashed his car through the glass-walled bus shelter on Mount Auburn…
Most of us have been annoyed from time to time while behind the wheel. And many of us have been subjected to an irate motorist who tailgates, swerves, jambs on his brakes, or makes unsolicited hand gestures or verbal suggestions about how we should occupy our time. This is the…
Upwards of half of all fatal Massachusetts car accidents are caused by drunk drivers, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Someone dies in a drunk driving accident in the United States every 45 minutes. Of course there are habitual offenders on our roads; people who have no regard…