President Obama has nominated Mark Rosekind to serve as the head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). According to Roll Call, Rosekind is a current member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and his nomination is supported by the Governors Highway Safety Association. The top position has…
In recent years, the number of people killed in motor vehicle collisions has been declining or holding steady. During this same time, however, the number of people killed in bike crashes has increased significantly. Boston bike accident lawyers know many of the victims who have lost their lives in bike…
The Thanksgiving holiday period stretches from the evening of the Wednesday before Thanksgiving through the Sunday after. During this time, there will be many more people on the roads, and there is a far greater risk of becoming involved in a motor vehicle collision as compared with non-holidays. A Boston…
Massachusetts State Police (MSP) are investigating the case of a single vehicle fatal car accident in which a Natick man was killed. According to Mass Live, the 65-year-old driver was traveling north on Route 95 near the Attleboro, exit when he lost control of his car. His car ran off…
Underinsured Motorist (UIM) and Uninsured Motorist claims involve a car accident victim attempting to get his or her own liability insurance carrier to pay financial compensation when the at-fault driver is uninsured or does not have enough insurance to cover total damages. Heflin v. Merrill, a case from the Mississippi…
Boston Herald columnist and conservative radio talk show host Howie Carr is taking time off the air to recover from a recent car accident. According to reports, Carr was involved in automobile crash on the Mass Pike near the Allston/Brighton neighborhoods of Boston. The Boston two-vehicle crash occurred just after…
According to a recent report from ABC 40, an alleged drunk driver crashed into a Western Massachusetts diner just before 6 a.m. Police are reporting defendant’s car went off the road and hit the wall of the diner, causing the entire wall to collapse. The diner was open, and people…
According to a recent news report from the Boston Globe, two women are dead and another person was seriously injured in a Boston car accident. The accident occurred on the Jamaicaway around 3 a.m. A BMW carrying the driver and two passengers crossed over the double yellow lines and hit…
According to a recent news article from Boston.com, top St. Louis Cardinals prospect Oscar Taveras was killed in a car crash. Taveras was driving in his native Dominican Republic with his girlfriend in his 2014 Chevrolet Camaro at the time of the fatal crash. He apparently lost control of his…
Wright v. Carroll, an appeal heard in the Kentucky Supreme Court, involved a woman who sustained serious personal injury to her legs after defendant’s trailer hit her car. Defendant was driving a tractor-trailer in the southbound lane of a two-lane highway. Defendant approached a blind curve just before an intersection.…