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Massachusetts family devastated by fatal car crash

On behalf of posted in Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents on Friday March 15, 2013

They are grown men, but forever the children of the man who served for years as a popular teacher and coach at Middleborough High School about 40 miles south of Boston. As they entered a Wareham District courtroom earlier this week, the three men linked arms, tears streaming from their eyes. They were about to see the man accused of driving while intoxicated in a fatal car crash that took the life of their father. The 20-year-old defendant faces motor vehicle homicide charges. Police say he was intoxicated when he ran a red light while speeding on Route 44 this past Saturday night.…

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Teen driving tragedies strike repeatedly

On behalf of posted in car accidents on Tuesday March 12, 2013

In just the past few days, readers of Boston newspapers have been seen several articles about tragic car accidents involving teen drivers. In a Sunday accident in Ohio involving a speeding SUV driven by a teen, six young people lost their lives. In a Texas crash that same day, five more teenagers died in a fiery accident when the car they were in ran a stop sign and was broadsided by an 18-wheeler. These are indescribable tragedies for the teenagers who lost their lives and for their grieving families. In both cases, it appears the tragedies stemmed from young drivers making rash, poor…

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Judge killed in car accident north of Boston

On behalf of posted in car accidents on Monday February 25, 2013

The Boston Globe reports that a New Hampshire judge was killed in a car accident about 60 miles north of Boston this past weekend. The crash in Durham, New Hampshire, took the life of a 74-year-old New Hampshire Circuit Court judge based in Candia. The judge was driving west on Route 4 when his vehicle was hit head-on by an eastbound 2004 Chrysler that was attempting to pass another vehicle at the time. The accident was about two miles west of Madbury Road. The judge died at the scene of the crash, which happened Saturday morning just before nine. The other driver, 22 years…

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Pedestrians should use a crosswalk, not the highway

On behalf of posted in Pedestrian Accidents on Thursday January 10, 2013

Most people use a crosswalk when deciding to cross the street. In Massachusetts, the pedestrian in the crosswalk is supposed to have the right of way. This does not always mean that people use the crosswalk, nor does it mean that drivers adhere to this rule of driving. One Massachusetts man decided recently that crosswalks weren't for him and it cost him his life in a fatal auto-pedestrian accident. The man, from Malden, attempted to cross the eight lane highway on Route 128. In so doing, he was struck so hard by one car in the northbound lane that it threw…

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New Year’s Eve late night celebration brings mourning

On behalf of posted in Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents on Monday January 7, 2013

New Year's Eve is always a time for celebration. The possibilities brought on by the new year, new resolutions, and a new outlook for what lies ahead are endless. While the evening's festivities are intended to lead to a good time, one Massachusetts man may regret where his excessive drinking this New Year's Eve directed his possibilities. The man has been charged in a fatal car accident where he took a wrong northbound turn on the southbound side of Gillis Bridge in Newburyport. The man's Lincoln Town Car collided with a Mercury Grand Marquis injuring all involved and leading to one passenger's…

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Fatal pedestrian accident at local Boston hospital

On behalf of posted in Pedestrian Accidents on Wednesday January 2, 2013

Over the holiday, an incident at a local Boston hospital reinforces the statistics and reasoning behind the rearview cameras discussed in the last blog. One life that was just lost could have potentially benefitted from such a requirement in vehicles, especially large ones with many blind spots. A pedestrian was hit by a truck that was backing up on the grounds of St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Boston. The accident occurred around 1:30pm on Christmas Eve at the intersection of Warren and Nevins Street in a loading zone near the hospital entrance and parking garage. The 80 year old victim was hit by…

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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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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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Music festival leads to drunk driving crash, wrongful death suit

On behalf of posted in Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents on Monday November 26, 2012

In some ways the New England Country Musical Festival is like many others. There are young people attending, many of whom are underage drinkers. Tailgating is an exceedingly common activity although the venue staff may patrol the area to curb excessive or illegal consumption. In one important way the New England Country Musical Festival is not like many others. The venue owners are the subject of a wrongful death lawsuit due to a fatal drunk driving accident. The lawsuit has reached the court four years after the deaths of two young girls and the serious personal injury of their friend. The…

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