Bicycle safety continues to draw the attention of city officials as the number of cyclists grows across the city. With increasing attention to the environmental and health advantages of opting for bicycles instead of motor vehicles and public transportation, and the advent of bike share programs like Hubway, the volume…
Retail supergiant Walmart has finally responded to a lawsuit filed by actor and comedian Tracy Morgan over a deadly car crash that left Morgan in critical condition. Its response: Morgan should have worn a seatbelt. According to CNN and court documents, Walmart filed a 28-page response to a complaint by…
According to the entertainment industry, car accidents are always exceedingly dramatic. They seem to only occur at a high rate of speed, culminating in a chaotic spectacle impressing viewers munching on popcorn in their seats. The problem is that entertainment industry is meant to be taken as just that-entertainment. Car…
You’re late for work on a rainy morning, you miss the bus. Thankfully, you called an Uber and your ride will be at your door within minutes. Problem solved. But what happens if the Ubercar in which you are travelling gets in to an accident? What should you do? Don’t…
It can happen in a split second, with no warning. It can happen to anyone, and it could change your life. The new “Don’t Text and Drive” commercial put out by the United States Department of Transportation aims to shock drivers-especially teenagers-into putting their phones down and paying attention to…
Massachusetts State Police confirmed four separate accidents involving a total of 19 cars on I-93 Monday morning. The accidents all took place in the left lane on the northbound side of the highway, right inside the Tip O’Neill tunnel. Traffic became a nightmare as “several miles of backups” were observed…
A jury has awarded the family of 22-year-old Joe Kareta over $1 million in their South Hadley wrongful death case. Kareta died in 2011 when he was struck in a Massachusetts pedestrian accident. At the time, he was getting mail from the house of his aunt. The driver of the…
On Sunday, December 15th, several store employees at Aubuchon Hardware in Cohasset, MA found themselves jumping for safety when a 51 year old woman crashed through the front window of their store. McGurl, the woman operating the vehicle, was using a homemade extender taped to the gas petal of her…
Although, being involved in an automobile accident while a bicyclist or a pedestrian has similar legal ramifications as when you are, yourself, in a motor vehicle, there are some important differences. Obviously, the first thing that you must consider and tend to is your injury. You may want to consider…
Officials in Worcester, MA have cited freezing rain, black ice, and untreated roads as the major causes of the massive pileup on Interstate 290 in Worcester last weekend. Black ice began to cover the highway around 6:30 a.m. Several drivers lost control of their vehicles while heading down the declining…