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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Increased Risk of Drugged Driving On Massachusetts Roads
Opioid epidemic partially to blame for danger to motorists While driving under the influence of alcohol has received plenty of media attention for decades, Massachusetts motorists may be at as much at risk due to a related problem: Driving under the influence of drugs. According to a recent report from Fox 25 Boston, over the...
Read MoreA 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...
Read MorePokemon 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...
Read MoreSelf-Defense And Your Legal Rights: An Attorney’s Perspective
In July I was in the checkout line at Dick's Sporting Goods in West Springfield when I saw a display of pepper spray dispensers that were small enough to fit on a keychain. I was surprised to see the display because, as I understood it, I needed a License to Carry/Firearms Identification (LTC/FID) card...
Read MoreSisters of Fatal Crash Victim Sue Husband, Truck Driver, Trucking Company
A horrific car accident in Missouri recently killed a 26-year-old woman who was on her way to the hospital with her husband to deliver her baby. The incredible story of how emergency crews at the scene continued CPR on her body - even though she had already died - in order to keep the baby...
Read MoreMassachusetts 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...
Read MoreConnecticut 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...
Read MoreBoston 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...
Read MoreCar 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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