Articles Posted in Car Accidents

These days, just about everyone is familiar with Uber or Lyft.  These ridesharing services have become a lot more popular over the past few years and are even replacing public transportation and taxis for many people. While these ridesharing apps and vehicles can make things a lot simpler in some ways, they can also make things somewhat more complicated if there is a Boston car accident.

According to a recent news article from The Boston Herald, two victims were rushed to the hospital after an Uber car crashed into a brick wall in Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood. This serious Boston car accident occurred around 3 p.m. near the intersection of Grove and Myrtle streets. Fortunately, the wall was in stable enough condition for the car to be removed without it collapsing, per the orders of a building inspector who was called to the scene to assess any immediate risks of a structure collapse. Continue reading

According to a recent news article from ESPN, Max Holloway, a defensive lineman on the Boston College football team several years ago, was recently killed in a car accident.  Holloway was the son of former NFL athlete, Brian Holloway, who played six seasons for the New England Patriots in the 1980s. He was 26 years old at the time of his death.

Authorities have said the accident, which occurred around 2:30 a.m., resulted in Holloway’s death when his slammed into a telephone pole and then flipped into the area and ended up crashing through a closed garage door of a house near the utility pole.  The police are still investigating the cause of this fatal car accident and have not offered any more information. Continue reading

In a rather bizarre turn of events, according to allegations discussed in a recent article from the Washington Post, a man was driving his SUV with his girlfriend when he lost control of the vehicle and drove off the road and down into an embankment in the woods.  He was trapped in the car for three days with his girlfriend who did not survive the crash, and, after getting free from the car and finding help, he is now facing criminal charges.

Authorities have said the man was trapped inside his SUV because he had broken his leg in the crash.  After three days of being trapped in the SUV, he managed to crawl out.  He was able to find help, but things took a turn for the worse while he was being treated for his injuries.  This man allegedly told police and paramedics that his girlfriend had been driving the car, as he did not have a valid driver’s license due to an earlier suspension. Continue reading

According to a recent report from the Boston Globe, two people were killed when a hired vehicle allegedly drove across the median dividing Interstate 195 in Westport and then crashed into a car traveling in the opposite direction.  This crash was a head-on collision, and it resulted in a chain reaction crash in that lane of travel in which three people were killed.

Massachusetts State Police (MSP) said there were two people in the hired vehicle, which was a 2005 Dodge Caravan. Both occupants in the Dodge van were killed in this tragic Westport collision. There was another passenger in the Dodge that survived the crash and was taken to a local level-one trauma center in nearby Rhode Island.  Westport is located fairly close to the border of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Continue reading

According to a recent news report from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, NBA forward Paul Millsap of the Atlanta Hawks was recently involved in a serious car accident when his Rolls Royce collided with a motorcycle.

Authorities have said Millsap was leaving a golf course in Atlanta, where he had been for team-related event, when then accident occurred.  He had just left the golf course and was driving his Rolls Royce when the driver of the motorcycle allegedly crossed over the line improperly and pulled out in front of Millsap.  When the Rolls Royce crashed into the motorcycle, Millsap was not injured, but the driver of the motorcycle suffered a serious personal injury. Continue reading

Dennis Byrd, a former NLF defensive lineman on the New York Jets, was killed recently in a car accident.

His promising career had come to an abrupt end in 1992 when he was paralyzed mid-game. He smashed into a teammate while the two were trying to sack the quarterback. Byrd suffered a fractured vertebrae and severe spinal cord damage.  His doctors did not think he would walk again, let alone play football. He proved them wrong – practically a miracle after having suffered a fracture of the C-5 vertebrae. Located along the cervical spine of the neck, it’s the same area that’s often associated with whiplash injuries in a car crash.

Sadly, this was the fate Byrd ultimately suffered, bringing to a close the final chapter of an inspiring athlete.

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According to a recent news article from the Boston Globe, an 18-year-old woman was killed in a car accident in the Roslindale neighborhood of Boston.  While the police have not yet released the name of the victim, it is believed she was senior at the Boston Community Leadership Academy in Hyde Park, as the school has had grief counselors in place following the fatal crash.

Authorities say that when first responders arrived at the scene of the fatal Boston car accident, they found that one woman had died as a result of her injuries, and five other victims suffered varying degrees of personal injury.  Two of the victims were taken to Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and a third was taken to Boston Children’s Hospital. Continue reading