In an effort to make Massachusetts drunk driving laws easier to understand and apply, State Senator Katherine Clark has called for legislation that would make the laws more comprehensible. In Massachusetts, impaired driving laws have been amended 69 times and continue to become more confusing and repeated in many places.…
An investigation is underway to determine if the cause of a head-on crash with a Framingham state trooper is due to a car race. Just after 1 a.m. on March 9th, State Trooper Edward Treseler was hit head-on by Alejandro Ramos, 27, of Framingham, who had crossed over the double…
A Massachusetts man suffered critical head and face trauma after chunks of ice fell off of a passing truck trailer on Route 31 in New Hampshire. Stanley Raczelowski, of Westford, Massachusetts, was driving northbound when the ice fell from a truck heading southbound near the town of Mason, New Hampshire.…
Here in Massachusetts, the Distracted Driving Law took effect on September 30, 2010, which fines motorists $100 for using cell phones to call, text, or engage in internet searches while driving in an effort to reduce the risk of Massachusetts car accidents and fatalities caused by distracted driving. In a…
National Teen Driver Safety Week starts next week, running October 17-24. Teen drivers are four times more likely to be involved in a fatal car accident than an adult driver, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In fact, roadway accidents are the leading cause of death for teens,…
Last week, the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD) released a report entitled “The Most Dangerous Crash Locations in Southeastern Massachusetts 2006-2008.” The list includes the locations with the highest number of pedestrian and bike crashes, road departure crashes, red light running accidents, and fatal collisions. Topping the…
The intersection of Plymouth Avenue and Rodman Street in Fall River is number one on a new list of dangerous intersections in southeastern Massachusetts. According to the report, the intersection averages a crash every nine days. The study was conducted by the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District. The…
This past week, a Jeep rolled over on Sandy Neck Beach in West Barnstable, landing in the ocean. There were three individuals traveling in the Jeep at the time of the accident. One of the passengers, a 39-year-old resident of Forestdale, was pronounced dead at the scene. One of the…
Statistics released by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration show that deaths from roadway accidents are on the decline. Here in Massachusetts, the number of deaths on all roads declined from 476 in 2004 to 363 in 2008, the most recent year for which statistics are available. In Norfolk County,…
Two sisters from Revere were rescued from their 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass after their vehicle rolled over the Fox Hill Bridge on Route 107 in Lynn. The vehicle is thought to have struck an angled concrete barrier at the end of the bridge which caused the Oldsmobile to flip. Three Lynn…