Blog Posts in June, 2012

1 motorcyclist killed, 1 injured in Massachusetts accident

Because of their smaller size in proportion to other vehicles on the road, motorcycles are often mistaken or misjudged by other vehicles. As such, the risk of accident may increase as visibility for such small vehicles potentially decreases, especially at night. On June 10, one Massachusetts man was killed and another was injured in an automobile accident involving a car and two motorcycles. The ...

Massachusetts texting and driving accident leads to conviction

In one of the first cases of its kind under a law enacted in 2010, a Massachusetts teenager has been faced with texting and driving charges after an automobile accident in February 2011 that killed another driver and seriously injured a passenger in another vehicle. The automobile accident occurred when the 17-year-old driver crossed the center line and collided head-on with the victim's oncoming ...

Workers' compensation may see changes to narcotic prescriptions

When an employee is involved in a serious accident in the workplace in Massachusetts or anywhere else, they may find themselves injured too severely to return to work for some time. For these people, workers' compensation is a benefit that allows them to maintain financial stability while they recover. Workplace insurers, though, complain that they are facing difficulties as policies they put in ...

Massachusetts drunk driver injures three in multi-car crash

Drunk driving is a serious safety issue on Massachusetts roads. Police work hard to apprehend drunk drivers, but they aren't always detected before an accident occurs. Drivers who cause car accidents while they're intoxicated are liable for injuries and property damage, since drunk driving is considered negligent behavior. Recently on a roadway in Attleboro, several emergency calls were placed in ...

Massachusetts van collision injures 2

Two Massachusetts residents were transported to the hospital on May 16, after a minor car crash involving a Nissan Maxima and a van transporting children outside of a daycare facility. The automobile accident occurred after the vehicles apparently collided head on, which led to the driver and passenger of the Nissan to sustain injuries. There were no reported injuries for the driver, or any ...