After losing her father in a distracted driving incident, a Massachusetts woman is now making it her mission to put an end to the selfish and costly choices drivers make behind the wheel. The public service announcement brings to light the victims of both sides of this tragic story, beginning…
Drowsy driving is a serious problem, and one that continues to be on the rise in the United States. To demonstrate this problem, Clayton Morris from Fox and Friends acted as the test subject in a controlled driving experiment conducted at Virginia Tech last week. During the experiment Morris was…
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…
Though it may be years before it comes into effect, your car may eventually be “smart” enough to know when you’re intoxicated, and whether you’re sober enough to get behind the wheel. Researchers in the auto industry are currently working to develop two different technologies that could automatically detect blood-alcohol…
Northbridge, MA police reported that a pedestrian was fatally injured last week after being struck in a crosswalk by an elderly driver who did not stop. Police located the car and driver nearly three miles away; ten minutes after the accident had occurred. Investigators called the incident a “low speed…
Boston police are searching for a suspect after a fatal hit-and-run accident in Dorchester this week. In a statement to media, police said that a man was struck by a green, four-door Toyota along Dorchester Avenue Tuesday night. Anyone with any information about the accident is urged to call Boston…
Officials in Westborough, MA believe the high school senior who was tragically killed in a car accident this month had been texting just before the crash. Pablo Salcedo was fatally injured on January 5, when the minivan he was operating crashed on Route 9. Salcedo was driving west when he…
State and local police are investigating a deadly hit and run that occurred in Uxbridge last weekend. According to officials, an Uxbridge man, 53, was struck while he was walking on the side of the road on Sunday evening. Police suspect he was struck by a tractor trailer. The driver…
A school bus was involved in a crash on Massachusetts Interstate 93 on Tuesday afternoon while carrying 58 passengers. According to police officials, the bus was traveling near exit 8 on the Southeast Expressway when it was involved in the single-vehicle accident. 54 students and 4 adults were on the…
Five seconds is the average time your eyes are off the road while texting. If you are obeying the speed limit and traveling at 55 miles per hour, that means you covered the distance of a football field. 60% of drivers use cell phones while they drive and 39% of…