Boston car accident lawsuits can sometimes involve family members or friends suing one another or the estates of those who did not survive. We know this sometimes sounds kind of terrible. After all, no one wants to sue their loved one. But the goal in these cases is usually not…
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Car Accident Lawsuit Victim Awarded $800k Judgement Against City for Worker Negligence
A woman in Salem (Oregon, that is) was awarded $800,000 in damages against the city after a public workers employee reportedly crashed into the side of her vehicle in April 2013. The city worker was reportedly working on electrical boxes along a bustling street. Intending to make a U-turn, he…
Report: Fall River Teen Killed in Car Crash on Way to Prom
According to a recent news article from WPRI, a teen in Fall River was killed in a car accident while driving to her prom. The Massachusetts State Police (MSP) is investigating the cause of the fatal Fall River car accident, along with local police. Authorities say the accident only involved…
Boy Survives Internal Decapitation in Car Accident
According to a recent news item, a 4-year-old boy suffered an injury known as “internal decapitation” after involvement in a car accident. Amazingly, he survived due to smart thinking from a rescue worker. The victim was in a car being driven by his mother when the road became covered in ice from…
Deadly Plymouth Area Car Accident Involved Wheelchair Transport Van
According to recent news article from the Boston Herald, one woman died and others were injured in serious motor vehicle accident involving a wheelchair transport vehicle and a Nissan SUV. The accident occurred Whitman, Massachusetts near Plymouth. According to witnesses, the accident occurred a few minutes before four in the…
After Chelsea Hit-and-Run Accident MSP and Chelsea PD Search for Driver
Just across Boston’s Mystic River on the other side of the Tobin Bridge, residents of Chelsea, Massachusetts say a 25-year-old man was hit by a car around 10 p.m. last weekend, and then saw that car allegedly speed away as the man was left bleeding on the pavement, according to…
A Look at the Use of “Ghost Bikes”
After a fatal bike accident in cities across the United States, including Boston and Cambridge, mourners will typically leave what is know as a “ghost bike” around the area in which the accident occurred. A ghost bike is a bicycle that is painted all white, and it is placed there…
UMass Boston Official Killed in Car Crash
According to a recent news feature from Mass Live, Gina Cappello, the vice chancellor at the University of Massachusetts at Boston (UMass Boston) has died as a result of the injuries she sustained during a fatal multi-vehicle car crash in Oxford, Massachusetts. She was 52-years-old at the time of her…
Checking Facebook While You Drive? Better Check Your Insurance Rates.
Your smartphone contains all kinds of juicy data – from where you eat to what your hobbies are to what your plans are next week and who you talk to most. Now, your insurance companies want to be able to access your information to determine how well you drive. More…
World Famous DJ Injured in Car Accident
Calvin Harris, a world famous DJ from Scotland was recently injured in a car accident and has canceled several planned shows as he recovers from his injuries, according to a news feature from E Online. Authorities say the accident involved an SUV in which Harris was a passenger and Volkswagen…