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Boston bus accident injures 3 — who is at fault?

On behalf of posted in Commercial Vehicle Accidents on Sunday July 29, 2012

Mass transportation in Boston dates back to 1631 according to the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority. Transportation around the city went from horse and buggies, to cable cars, to the El. Today's system is an interconnected network of busses, rapid transit lines, light rail trackless trolley lines and commuter rail routes. On an average weekday, about 1.3 million people take a trip on the MBTA. One can imagine that with that many rides per day, that there will be accidents upon occasion. One of those trips resulted in an injury recently, and it appears that it was not the bus driver's…

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Off duty police officer crashes into car driven by 36-year-old

On behalf of posted in car accidents on Friday July 27, 2012

In Boston we may not like to think of our local police force as misbehaving or having the same types of problems that others among us may have. However, it happens. Police officers make mistakes and do not behave as they should -- sometimes with serious consequences. Recently it was widely reported that a police officer who was allegedly driving while drunk, rammed his Toyota Tundra into a Honda Accord driven by a 36-year-old woman. The 36-year-old was seriously injured in the accident and the officer suffered minor injuries. When the officer was admitted to the hospital, his blood alcohol concentration…

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Texting trolley accident results in $1.2 million jury verdict

On behalf of posted in Commercial Vehicle Accidents on Friday June 29, 2012

A Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority trolley driver admitted to texting while driving, thereby causing an accident in which nearly 50 people were hospitalized with injuries. There were additional people injured who did not require hospitalization. One of those who suffered an injury in the public transportation accident, was a woman who hurt her neck and was unable to return to work after the accident. She was recently awarded $1.2 million in a civil lawsuit jury verdict. The accident took place on the Green Line in 2009. Apparently the MBTA trolley operator was texting his girlfriend and ran into the back of…

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