Local officials are looking to better pedestrian safety at the Bianculli Boulevard/Morrissey Boulevard intersection. This recent safety effort comes after a local resident, Savin Hill, posted a video about the ongoing dangers that pedestrians face at this intersection. Passing traffic is not only threatening to pedestrians, but it’s threatening to…
There was a six-car pileup on the Massachusetts Turnpike that ended up backing up traffic for miles. It all happened in Warren during the height of rush hour near mile marker 67 and Exit 8, accident to the Boston Globe. Massachusetts State Police (MSP) reports that the part of the…
A woman has been charged with speeding her car right through a road cleanup crew. In the accident, one worker was killed and another was injured badly enough that he had to have his leg amputated. According to the Boston Globe, the woman is now on trial. She’s being charged…
According to a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), post-mortem testing results showed an increase in the level of drug involvement in drivers who were killed in car accidents from 2005 to 2009. The study concluded that close to 65 percent of the 21,800 drivers who were…
The number of people killed in car accidents during the first 7 months of 2012 is up close to 10 percent compared to the same time period in 2011. According to the National Safety Council (NSC), there were close to 21,000 people who were killed in car accidents through July.…
Teens in the state of Massachusetts have a list of rules to follow through the state’s Graduated Driver’s Licensing (GDL) program. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), they’ve got supervised driving time, nighttime driving restrictions and passenger restrictions to follow. During this time, they’re learning the driving…
In a recent traffic accident, a dump truck let out about 100 gallons of fuel onto Ash Street. According to the Metro West Daily News, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) is still waiting to do an investigation into the accident scene to see just how much damage was…
Following along with traffic seems to be a little difficult for some. There was another wrong-way car accident on the Massachusetts Turnpike that wound up killing two innocent motorists, according to the Boston Globe. Massachusetts State Police (MSP) report a 35-year-old driver was spotted driving east down the westbound lanes…
Officials with the Governors Highway Safety Administration (GHSA) are working to get distracted and drugged drivers off of our roadways. They’re stepping up enforcement and awareness efforts to not only get motorists to be safer behind the wheel, but to get state lawmakers to do more to keep these dangerous…
Officials are investigating an accident that has claimed the life of a 38-year-old man. According to NECN, a young bicyclist was also seriously injured in the accident. She was taken to the hospital for treatment. The incident occurred about 2:00 p.m. on Temple Street in Whitman. According to officers, the…