Monthly Archives: July 2013

Car accidents can happen anywhere, and can affect more than those directly in the accident. If a car accident is serious enough, it can shut down roads for hours, or possibly days if enough damage is caused. However, those who suffer the greatest after a serious car accident are the victims who are injured. Unfortunately one of these accidents occurred in Massachusetts on July 24. Around 7:30 p.m. that evening, a car and tractor-trailer collided on Interstate 95. The car accident shut down both sides of the interstate for over ten minutes. This gave the helicopter time to land, pick up the…

Insurance providers and driver's education courses often expound on the benefits of defensive driving. This method of driving is less likely to cause an accident. However, the actions of a few drivers on the road frequently endanger other drivers and pedestrians. In a horrific car accident in Massachusetts, one man was killed and four others injured. The incident occurred one evening in mid-July. According to police reports, the 32-year-old driver of a sports utility vehicle led police in a chase through two towns. The chase came to an end after the driver allegedly hit a pedestrian and a parked car.…

Holiday driving is always a test for travelers' patience but usually nothing more serious than delays are encountered. However, for one man that was on a Massachusetts roadway during a recent holiday, the journey ended with a fatal car accident. The man was a victim in a three vehicle wreck in which the truck that is suspected of causing it left the scene. The accident resulted in injuries to six other people, including reportedly one child. The accident is said to have occurred when a driver of a pickup was apparently trying to merge into the eastbound lanes on a bridge…

Car accidents happen everywhere. In Massachusetts and elsewhere, wherever roads are located, there is a possibility that a car accident will occur. When a collision becomes more serious than the average fender-bender, the problems can quickly become greater than trading insurance information. Serious injuries and even death is, unfortunately, a tragic outcome of many accidents, particularly those that involve a tractor trailer or other over-sized motor vehicle. In early July, a tractor trailer and a small Chevrolet sedan collided on a local roadway in Holyoke. Soon after the car accident occurred, crews arrived and cleared the roads, which led to traffic becoming…