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Martha Vineyard dentist saves the day

On behalf of posted in Motorcycle Accidents on Saturday January 5, 2013

When someone suffers from an injury it can affect their lives in ways that may not be known for years to come. It is also often the little things that many take for granted that are the most difficult to foresee as being a problem for those individuals. That is why it is always refreshing to hear of stories where local Massachusetts residents reach out to assist others in need, even in the simple matters such as a tooth ache. One local dentist from Martha's Vineyard did just that. One of his patients who has been paralyzed from the chest…

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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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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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35 people injured when two MBTA trolleys collide

On behalf of posted in Commercial Vehicle Accidents on Friday November 30, 2012

Yesterday, 35 people were injured, including nine with possible head or neck injuries, when two MBTA Green Line trolleys collided around noon. According to reports, the collision occurred when a trolley leaving Park Street Station rear-ended another trolley that was standing still at the Boylston Station platform. Boston EMS officials reported that most of the 35 accident victims taken to nearby hospitals suffered bruises and cuts, and none of the injuries appeared to be life threatening. However, witnesses at the scene described the impact of the train accident as "shocking." At this point, it is unclear why the moving trolley collided with…

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Doctor on drugs crashes car, injures 1 in Wellesley

On behalf of posted in car accidents on Friday November 16, 2012

There are a few inventions which have revolutionized the way we live and work. One of them could arguably be the computer. A close second might be video and digital recording. Recently in Wellesley one of the millions of surveillance cameras in the country happened to catch a car accident that seemed to occur in milliseconds. The driver of an SUV is a 56-year-old doctor who was accused of being drunk and on drugs when she crashed her car into another, injuring the other driver. The accident took place at about 9:00 in the morning near a Whole Foods store. The video…

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Accident reconstruction seeks cause of pedestrian accident

On behalf of posted in Pedestrian Accidents on Friday November 2, 2012

According to a bird's-eye view from Google maps, the intersection of Wilbur Avenue and Harvard Street in Swansea, is a T intersection where Harvard Street dead ends at Wilbur. There are run down sidewalks, faded crosswalk markings on Harvard Street and a moderate shoulder for the two lane roads. It was at this intersection at about 7:29 in the evening when a pedestrian crossing Wilbur Street was struck by a car driven by a 58-year-old woman. The 44-year-old pedestrian suffered head and leg injuries and that were described as being severe. Head injuries can be very serious, even when there…

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Criminal charges filed for fatal pedestrian accident

On behalf of posted in Pedestrian Accidents on Monday October 22, 2012

When an accident occurs in Boston or elsewhere, it is entirely possible for there to be both criminal charges and civil litigation for the same incident. It is also possible to be found not guilty in one court and liable in the other court. The most famous case like this was O.J. Simpson who was found not guilty of double homicide in criminal court and found liable for two deaths in civil court. Several months ago we posted an article about a fatal pedestrian accident in Whitman. It now appears that the driver responsible man will be facing criminal charges…

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Quincy hit-and-run accident injures 2 pedestrians

On behalf of posted in Pedestrian Accidents on Friday October 12, 2012

Imagine that you are driving somewhere in Quincy late at night. Imagine that you look down briefly while driving and then when you look up there are two men right in front of your truck. You don't have time to stop and you hit them. What would happen next? It was reported that the two men were crossing Hancock Street and Walter Hannon Parkway near Quincy Center at about 1:10 in the early morning when they were hit by a pickup truck. The driver of the pickup truck did not stop to render aid. There were witnesses at the scene…

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Brockton truck accident shakes neighborhood, 1 man injured

On behalf of posted in car accidents on Friday October 5, 2012

At 7:45 in the morning, Belmont Street in Brockton is a busy road. Belmont is the same street that had the serious bicyclist accident in our post earlier this week. The speed limit might be 35 miles per hour, but witnesses to a recent truck accident say that a green Ford F-150 may have been traveling up to 70 miles per hour when it crashed into a parked red Ford F-150. The 28-year-old driver of the green pickup truck was seriously injured as a result. According to news reports, the 28-year-old may have been unconscious at the time of the accident. The…

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