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Five Reasons for Rising Car Accident Risks During Thanksgiving Weekend in Connecticut

Edmunds lists Thanksgiving as the third most high-risk time on the roads, with an increase in fatal auto accidents happening between the Wednesday prior to the holiday and the Sunday after.   There are ample reasons for an increased risk of car accidents during Thanksgiving weekend. Motorists need to know the top reasons these crashes happen...

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A Hartford Pedestrian Accident Could Result in High Medical Costs

Recently, a pedestrian accident in Connecticut took the life of one man and left his wife with serious injuries. Patch.com reported on the tragic accident, which occurred while a couple was walking on a sidewalk. A vehicle was traveling in a westward direction on Main Street when the car actually left the road and veered right...

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Pokemon Go: A Deadly Game

By Nichole E. Lefevre, Esq.   This week, the popular cell phone game Pokémon Go claimed its first life since its launch earlier this summer. A truck driver in Japan struck two pedestrians, killing a 72-year-old woman and seriously injuring a 60-year-old woman, because he was distracted by playing Pokémon Go while operating a motor...

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Massachusetts Officials Warn of Teen Car Accidents During “100 Deadliest Days” of Summer

She was recently named the Boys & Girls Club, "Youth of the Year." She and a male friend were on their way to their senior prom at Whites of Westport. Graduation was just days away. She would never make it to either. Authorities say the 18-year-old Durfee High School senior lost control of her Ford...

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Connecticut Motorcycle Accident Reconstruction Requires Specialized Training

Police officers from 15 different law enforcement agencies across Connecticut were tasked with motorcycle accident reconstruction training. According to The Record-Journal, the training was timed just at the start of motorcycle accident season. Federal accident statistics reveal 1 in 10 traffic fatalities involves a motorcycle, and motorcycle riders are 16 times more likely to be...

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Boston Bicycle Accident Spurs Truck Side Guard Bills

A "ghost bike" was for months positioned on Commonwealth Avenue, near the St. Paul Street intersection. That's where 23-year-old photojournalism graduate student Christopher Weigl lost his life in a 2012 Boston bicycle accident after he was struck by a truck. The spray-painted white bicycle, locked to a street sign near the site of the fatal...

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Car Accident Concerns Fuel Mass. Officials' Marijuana Reticence

A marijuana legalization group has launched an effort to legalize the drug for recreational purposes in Massachusetts. But the governor, attorney general and other officials have refused to back the proposed ballot question, in part because of concerns the Commonwealth could see an uptick in car accidents. A recent Report of the Special Senate Committee...

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