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Hingham woman faces second drunk driving charge

On behalf of posted in car accidents on Tuesday June 18, 2013

A Massachusetts woman who had successfully fought a drunk driving charge 10 years ago was recently arrested and is now facing new DUI charges. The Hingham woman was arrested after she had been involved in a car accident. Her car that she was driving collided with a traffic island, shredding one of her tires. The woman was charged with second-offense drunk driving and negligent driving. At her arraignment, she was ordered to abstain from alcohol and told that she would randomly be tested for alcohol use before her court hearing. Police initially decided to charge the woman with third-offense drunk driving, but…

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Massachusetts man charged with DUI in deadly car accident

On behalf of posted in car accidents on Monday April 15, 2013

A suburban Boston man has been charged with driving under the influence after a fatal crash yesterday morning in Jaffrey, New Hampshire. Law enforcement officials say the Dedham man was driving north on Route 202 when he lost control of the vehicle. A passenger in the vehicle was killed after the car careened off the road and flipped upside down before catching fire. The driver and one passenger were pulled to safety by passing motorists. Another passenger in the car died in the violent wreck. All three occupants of the vehicle are from Dedham, according to a news report. The driver has…

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Police: Massachusetts college student killed in drunk driving crash

On behalf of posted in Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents on Monday April 1, 2013

A short distance north of Boston sits Gordon College, where students are mourning the loss of a freshman killed by an allegedly drunken driver. The 18-year-old from Middleborough was on Route 44 in southeastern Massachusetts at about two in the morning this past Saturday when the collision occurred. She was pronounced dead at the scene of the Lakeville accident, police said. The other driver, a 23-year-old woman from Middleborough, was driving a Dodge Ram pick-up. She was to be arraigned on vehicular homicide charges in court today. The Gordon College president said in a statement that the death "is a tragedy…

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Cop accused in hit-and-run pedestrian crash

On behalf of posted in Pedestrian Accidents on Wednesday March 27, 2013

Boston media outlets are reporting that a former New Hampshire police officer has been accused of being in a hit-and-run car accident that injured two teenaged pedestrians. The Manchester man was fired from that city's police department after an investigation into the allegations. The 41-year-old is accused of hitting the boys, 17 and 18 years old, and fleeing as one teen lay in the road with head injuries that include bleeding on his brain. The other boy suffered a broken right elbow. He ran to a neighbor's house; the neighbor, a nurse, called 911 and went to help the other boy. Police…

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Police: Drunk driver hits Weymouth man with car

On behalf of posted in Pedestrian Accidents on Wednesday March 20, 2013

Earlier this week, two men were sitting in a bar about 15 miles south of Boston when one got up around 8:30 p.m. without paying his bill and left the establishment. The 48-year-old went outside and got into his car. The other man, 38 years old, reportedly followed him outside the Weymouth pub and told him to go back in and pay his tab. The first man put his car in reverse and backed up, hitting the second man and pinning him against another vehicle in the parking lot. The pedestrian sustained severe blunt force injuries, according to police. The 48-year-old allegedly…

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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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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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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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Alleged drunk driver kills National Guard member

On behalf of posted in Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents on Friday September 28, 2012

Whenever someone dies in a car accident, it is a tragic loss for the surviving family members. That tragedy can be compounded however by the circumstances of the victim's life. When someone is a member of the armed services, it does not seem just. If the victim has a young child, the tragedy gains extra poignancy. Recently a young National Guard member was killed in a senseless car accident, leaving behind a 3-year-old son. The 24-year-old woman was killed in a traffic accident, allegedly a victim of a drunk driver. The accident occurred on North Main Street (Route 152) in Attleboro…

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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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