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Three-car Massachusetts crash injures four

On behalf of posted in car accidents on Tuesday April 30, 2013

A northbound Massachusetts interstate highway was shut down after two separate car accidents left four people injured this past weekend. The accidents about 90 miles west of Boston on I-91 in Longmeadow began when a vehicle struck a guardrail early Sunday morning. After that accident around 3 a.m., a second driver stopped to lend assistance -- and that's when the second accident occurred. State Police in Springfield said a third vehicle slammed into the two stopped vehicles. All three drivers were reported injured, though the extent of their injuries was not disclosed. A passenger in one of the vehicles was also injured,…

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Massachusetts workers honored in Boston ceremony

On behalf of posted in Workers' Compensation on Friday April 26, 2013

A recent ceremony at the State House honored Massachusetts workers who were killed by workplace injuries. The Workers Memorial Day event honored the 32 Massachusetts workers who were victims of workplace diseases or injuries last year. "The people who are affected most are the family members," said the executive director of the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health. "Their lives are pretty much destroyed from employers ignoring simple safety measures." The 32 work-related deaths in 2012 was a drop from 58 fatalities the year before and 47 deaths in 2010. Of those who died last year, 16 percent were in…

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Massachusetts man arrested after car crash

On behalf of posted in car accidents on Thursday April 25, 2013

A Massachusetts man was arrested earlier this week after police said the vehicle he was driving when he was involved in a car accident had been stolen earlier that day. After the accident happened around 5:30 p.m. this past Tuesday in Hudson, New Hampshire, firefighters had to extricate a 70-year-old Hudson woman from her vehicle. She was then taken to a nearby hospital to have her injuries assessed by physicians. While the woman was being taken by ambulance to the hospital, police determined that the 2000 Chrysler Concord the Lowell man had been driving had been reported stolen earlier that day in…

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Massachusetts couple injured in car accident yesterday

On behalf of posted in car accidents on Monday April 22, 2013

A Massachusetts woman and man were injured yesterday in a car accident about 40 miles north of Boston. Their injuries sustained in the Hudson, New Hampshire crash were described as non-life-threatening, law enforcement officials said. A Hudson man was issued two tickets after the accident outside a bar at about 3:30 yesterday afternoon. The Lowell, Massachusetts, woman, 48 years old, had to be extricated from the passenger seat by rescue workers after the crash, officials said later in a statement. It took firefighters about 30 minutes to get her out of the 1992 Toyota Camry. She was then taken by ambulance to…

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Study finds drowsy drivers cause large number of accidents every year

On behalf of posted in car accidents on Friday April 19, 2013

For anyone who has had to commute by car in and around Boston, the hazards of driving while fatigued are probably familiar. Drowsy drivers are a serious danger on our roads. According to a new study, they are the cause of a much larger number of motor vehicle accidents across the country than was previously understood. In the past, fatigued motorists were believed to be the cause of between just two to three percent of all auto accidents in the U.S. Recently, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute conducted a study that revealed that drowsy drivers are actually responsible for more like 20 percent…

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Former state trooper sentenced in car accident death

On behalf of posted in Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents on Wednesday April 17, 2013

The Boston Globe reports that a former state trooper who pleaded guilty to causing a car crash that killed the wife of an Atlanta Braves trainer is to serve two years in prison, a judge ruled yesterday. The former Georgia trooper was also ordered to eight years of probation after his release from prison on the vehicular homicide charge. After his release, he will also have to educate law enforcement personnel on the "dangers and responsibilities" of their jobs, according to the report. The former officer was driving with his siren and lights on when his squad car slammed into a vehicle…

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Tragedy strikes in backyard, uncovered pool

On behalf of posted in Premises Liability on Tuesday April 16, 2013

Teddy bears, ribbons and lit candles are piling up outside a home south of Boston. Inside the house, parents are grieving the loss of their little boy, just five years old, and little girl, seven years old. The two were found in the black, cold water of a neighbor's uncovered backyard swimming pool. Investigators believe the Long Island, New York, tragedy might well be due to the neighbor failing to erect a secure fence around the pool that would have kept the youngsters safe. Police were called around 3:30 Sunday afternoon by the children's mother, who said her kids had disappeared from…

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Massachusetts man charged with DUI in deadly car accident

On behalf of posted in car accidents on Monday April 15, 2013

A suburban Boston man has been charged with driving under the influence after a fatal crash yesterday morning in Jaffrey, New Hampshire. Law enforcement officials say the Dedham man was driving north on Route 202 when he lost control of the vehicle. A passenger in the vehicle was killed after the car careened off the road and flipped upside down before catching fire. The driver and one passenger were pulled to safety by passing motorists. Another passenger in the car died in the violent wreck. All three occupants of the vehicle are from Dedham, according to a news report. The driver has…

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FDA: Robotic surgery linked to fatalities

On behalf of posted in wrongful death on Friday April 12, 2013

Back in the summer of 2009, a large Boston hospital welcomed a new member to its surgical team: a robotic system named da Vinci. The multi-armed, multi-million-dollar member of the team was heralded for its ability to assist in minimally invasive heart surgeries that would help patients recover faster and with less pain. Unfortunately, this same surgical system was recently linked by the Food and Drug Administration to several deaths. And CBS reports that the da Vinci system has been involved in surgical errors and "a few disturbing, freak accidents" as well. The $2.5 million robotic assistant helped perform 400,000 surgeries last…

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Tour bus driver to be charged in Boston crash that injured 33

On behalf of posted in Commercial Vehicle Accidents on Thursday April 11, 2013

Massachusetts state police announced earlier this week that a tour bus driver involved in the February accident on Soldier's Field Road that injured 33 passengers will be criminally charged. You might recall that the Pennsylvania tour bus slammed into a bridge overpass on its way home from a visit to Harvard University. The 67-year-old Philadelphia driver will face charges of driving to endanger, failing to obey a sign on a Department of Conservation and Recreation roadway, and operating a bus on a Department of Conservation and Recreation roadway. In the immediate aftermath of the accident, the driver and tour bus company owner…

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