On Saturday afternoon, two men died in separate Massachusetts highway crashes. Both traffic accidents occurred between 3 and 4pm. In the first crash, a car headed east on Interstate 195 hit a guard rail and flipped over. EMTs pronounced the driver dead at the scene of the car crash. He…
Last Wednesday night, a motorcycle accident claimed the life of a 16-year-old student from Sandwich High School. The teen was reportedly being pursued by police when he turned left onto a dirt road, and an officer found him lying unconscious under a steel gate. According to reports, the injured cyclist…
Last month in Reading, Massachusetts, a motorcycle accident claimed the lives of two. Authorities say both the 32-year-old driver of the motorcycle and his 25-year-old passenger were killed instantly when the cycle collided with as pickup truck. According to the motorcycle accident victim’s mother, the two were leaving the funeral…
This week, members of Massachusetts’ Joint Committee on Transportation heard testimony about two bills that relate to traffic safety. The first, dubbed Ryan’s Bill after a 16-year-old who died in a motorcycle accident, would require driver’s education for motorcyclists between the ages of 16 and 18. Currently, Massachusetts law does…
Earlier this month, a second-grade boy was pinned under an SUV as he ran to catch a school bus. The SUV accident occurred in the morning around 7:30am. The motor vehicle accident victim was rushed to MetroWest Medical Center, where he was treated for serious check injuries. Police spent much…
Over the weekend, a Massachusetts woman was thrown from her motorcycle and suffered minor injuries as she was driving in the rick Rockland-bound lane of the Tappan Zee Bridge. The motorcycle accident occurred just after 11am when a car suddenly stopped in front of her and her brakes locked up.…
Last week, a motorcycle accident injured two bikers, sending them to the hospital. The accident occurred in Putnam, Connecticut. Both of the motorcycle accident victims, ages 30 and 36, were transported to University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester. The traffic accident was reported just after 6pm on Saturday evening.…
On Monday morning, a Methuen, Massachusetts man was sent to the hospital following a motorcycle crash on Route 28. The 59-year-old was traveling northbound on Route 28 around 11am when he lost control of his Harley-Davidson motorcycle. According to police, the motorcylce accident occurred near the intersection of Windham Depot…
According to a Gannet News Service analysis of federal accident reports, deaths from motorcycle accidents have increased since states started loosening helmet laws in the mid to late nineties. Once the federal government chose to stop withholding highway money from states without helmet laws, some states began weakening or repealing…
Over the weekend, two Massachusetts men died in tragic accidents while pursuing personal missions on their motorcycles. The first motorcycle accident occurred around 11am on Saturday morning. Lucas Haus, 21, of North Reading was a novice rider who had borrowed a bike to participate in a memorial ride for a…