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Preventing backup accidents: when will cameras be required?

On behalf of posted in car accidents on Sunday December 30, 2012

The overwhelming consensus among safety experts is that all cars should have backup cameras in order to help prevent backup accidents. Safety regulators estimate that such cameras could save as many as 300 lives a year. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), small children and the elderly are especially at risk of death or injury in these accidents. About a third of the deaths each year of children, whose small size makes them less visible to drivers who are backing up. The elderly are particularly vulnerable too, often due to mobility issues. NHTSA has been trying to…

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Wrong-way driver causes crash, injures 4 in Gloucester

On behalf of posted in car accidents on Thursday December 20, 2012

What would you do if you saw a pickup truck traveling toward you in your lane? Would you swerve to the right and go off the shoulder? Would you swerve to the left and go into the pickup truck's lane so you could pass each other? When you have only seconds to react -- what would you do? It was reported that on a Friday night in Gloucester, a driver was faced with exactly that decision. The driver chose to swerve to the left, into the wrong lane, no doubt hoping to avoid the pickup truck. However the pickup truck…

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Pedestrian accident injuries drive changes in Massachusetts

On behalf of posted in Pedestrian Accidents on Monday December 17, 2012

We have posted several blogs during the past year about pedestrian accidents. There were four in November, four posts in October and ten during the summer months. Pedestrian accidents are regular occurrences and they are often fatal. It was recently reported that pedestrian accident injuries are driving changes in Massachusetts. Quincy in particular has announced that the city is beefing up enforcement as well as education in an effort to stem the injuries and fatalities. Quincy is taking the somewhat unusual step of having police officers pose as pedestrians in order to give traffic citations to drivers who ignore the laws meant…

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Westminster car crash seriously injures daughter, kills mother

On behalf of posted in Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents on Friday December 14, 2012

At about 4:00 in the afternoon on a school day, a mother and her 9-year-old daughter may be running errands. Perhaps the mother takes the daughter to dance class or soccer practice. Or maybe they run to the grocery store after school to get one last ingredient for dinner. The reasons a woman and her 9-year-old daughter were on the quiet two-lane road were unreported. What was reported was that the 27-year-old woman and her daughter were in a fatal crash with a pickup truck. The accident took place near the corner of Betty Spring Road and Route 140 in…

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Shrewsbury car accident kills one woman

On behalf of posted in Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents on Wednesday December 12, 2012

According to the weather almanac, Saturday December 8th in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, the high temperature was 44 degrees and the low point was 40 degrees. 0.32 inches of rain fell amid a five mile per hour wind. The moon was a waning crescent when the sun rose at 7:04 and set at 4:15. What do the weather conditions have to do with a car accident in Shrewsbury that killed a woman? Maybe nothing - but perhaps everything. During light rain and fog at about 8:30 at night, an Audi A4 driven by a 25-year-old man struck a Honda Civic driven by a…

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Injured this holiday? You are not alone.

On behalf of posted in car accidents on Tuesday December 11, 2012

It shouldn't come as a big surprise that accidents are more common during the holiday season -- everything from motor vehicle accidents to slip and fall accidents. Icy roads and sidewalks, drunk drivers, crowded shopping malls and grocery stores, and the inevitable feeling that you need to "rush, rush, rush" are just some of the things that contribute to holiday accidents. How can you stay safe this holiday season? What should you do if you are injured? Preventing holiday slip and fall accidents In order to avoid slipping and falling this holiday, here are some tips to consider: When possible,…

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Truck strikes and kills Boston University student on bicycle

On behalf of posted in Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents on Friday December 7, 2012

The weight disparity between a tractor trailer truck and a bicyclist is enormous. Should an accident occur, the person on the bicycle is almost certain to suffer serious personal injuries. It was recently reported that there have been five fatal bicycle accidents in the Boston area, each of them caused by a truck, bus or trolley. Recently a Boston University graduate student became one of those statistics when he was struck by a semi truck and died as a result of his personal injuries. The accident occurred at about 8:30 in the morning in the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and…

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Slippery icy road in Walpole potential cause of serious injuries

On behalf of posted in car accidents on Monday December 3, 2012

Winter weather brings the potential for snow, sleet, freezing rain and other hazardous road conditions. Those of us in Massachusetts who drive in bad weather are accustomed to navigating a tailspin, although it always takes us one or two snowstorms before our snow driving skills return. Four people were seriously injured on Interstate 95 near Walpole. The cause of the car accident is being investigated by Troop H of the state police, the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section and the State Police Crime Scene Service Section. It appears that a slippery snowy road may have been a factor. The other thing that…

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