As our Boston injury lawyers await the release of Massachusetts traffic statistics for 2009, a look at the national statistics shows a decline in serious and fatal accidents across the board. The number of fatal Massachusetts traffic accidents declined to 334 last year, from the 364 reported in 2008, according…
A 19-year-old Sudbury teenager faces charges after serving a fellow teenager alcohol at a party thrown at his family’s Willis Road home. The 18-year-old guest later left the party and died in a one-vehicle Massachusetts car accident after the Mercedes-Benz SUV he was driving veered off the road and into…
While our Boston injury lawyers reported on the recent historic drop in traffic accidents last year, one-third of traffic fatalities nationwide remained the fault of drunk driving, according to new statistics just released from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Alcohol-related Massachusetts car accidents were responsible for 108 of 334…
Four people an hour died on the nation’s roads last year, or almost 100 motorists a day. And more than 2 million were injured, according to new statistics released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Still, the nation posted the fewest fatalities than at anytime since 1950. A total…
A new survey found that 80 percent of Americans consider drunk driving to be a primary threat to the safety of their family, a statistic that has Mothers Against Drunk Driving vowing renewed vigilance as we head into the heart of the 2010 holiday season when motorists will be most…
Tom Brady claims a minivan ran a red light and caused a Boston car accident in which the star quarterback of the New England Patriots was involved on Thursday morning, the Boston Globe reported. Brady said he was driving in Back Bay when he entered the intersection at Commonwealth Avenue…
Fewer Massachusetts drunk driving accidents could result from a system under testing in Waltham, which could prove the greatest lifesaver since the seat belt, the Boston Globe reports. The system would test the blood-alcohol level of all drivers with just the touch of a button — before permitting a car…
Despite an aggressive national public service campaign and text messaging bans in 30 states, 9 out of 10 teens admit to distracted driving Two seconds. Two seconds is the time it takes to turn off, or answer, a cell phone. For teenage drivers in Massachusetts a two-second distraction can mean…
With 78-million baby boomers edging closer to 70, when and how to address concerns about elderly driving with loved ones is a topic of conversation most families in the United States struggle to address. But having that conversation can boil down to a matter of saving lives, the Washington Post…
One of the nation’s most prominent highway safety organizations contends the government has gotten sidetracked by safety issues like texting and driving. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the highway safety arm of the insurance industry, claims the government is waging a high-profile campaign against test messaging and runaway Toyotas…