http://www.bostoncaraccidentlawyerblog.com/ Published by Altman & Altman, LLP en-us 2012-01-17T09:22:50-05:00 http://www.bostoncaraccidentlawyerblog.com/2012/01/peabody_teenager_charged_with_2.html After an extensive investigation, a Peabody teenager whose car crashed into a house last month has recently been arraigned for driving under the influence of alcohol. As reported in Peabody Teenager Survives After Crashing into House and Catching Fire, Robert... Car Accidents Altman & Altman 2012-01-17T09:22:50-05:00 http://www.bostoncaraccidentlawyerblog.com/2012/01/recent_accidents_spark_seatbel.html Recent car crashes in December involving drivers or passengers not wearing seatbelts has resulted in a strong response from seatbelt advocates. Advocates are calling for stricter enforcement of the state’s seat belt law after these car crashes, many of which... Driver Safety Altman & Altman 2012-01-10T21:22:55-05:00 http://www.bostoncaraccidentlawyerblog.com/2012/01/bicyclist_hit_and_killed_by_oi_1.html Phyo Kyaw, a 2010 Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate, age 23, was killed on campus on Tuesday night after his bicycle was hit by an oil tanker. At approximately 7:40 p.m., he was riding his bicycle at the intersection of... Bike Accidents Altman & Altman 2012-01-01T18:55:51-05:00 http://www.bostoncaraccidentlawyerblog.com/2011/12/peabody_teenager_survives_afte.html After a teenage driver crashed his vehicle into a Peabody home last week, the car flipped onto its side, burst into flames, and the engine detached onto the front lawn. Robert Habeeb, Jr. 18, of Peabody, was reportedly returning home... Car Accidents Altman & Altman 2011-12-26T09:22:13-05:00 http://www.bostoncaraccidentlawyerblog.com/2011/12/peabody_police_hit_as_a_pedest_1.html A Peabody police officer was seriously injured this week when he was hit while working a paid detail at a construction site on Route 1 in Peabody. Sergeant Eric Zawacki, 37, was standing next to his police cruiser when a... Car Accidents Altman & Altman 2011-12-12T07:44:21-05:00 http://www.bostoncaraccidentlawyerblog.com/2011/11/motorists_encouraged_to_remain.html After a series of deaths in which drivers have stepped out of their vehicles on Massachusetts highways, Massachusetts State Police are reminding drivers to always remain in their vehicles after an accident until police arrive. After these three recent accidents,... Fatal Accidents Altman & Altman 2011-11-30T10:41:03-05:00 http://www.bostoncaraccidentlawyerblog.com/2011/11/general_motors_questioned_afte.html General Motors Company has recently announced that they are developing a way to discharge the battery in Chevrolet Volts to prevent the battery from causing car fires after car crashes. This announcement comes after the Volt was crash-tested by the... Driver Safety Altman & Altman 2011-11-28T13:45:40-05:00 http://www.bostoncaraccidentlawyerblog.com/2011/11/stolen_car_crash_1.html Massachusetts and Connecticut police report that three teens have been hospitalized and remain in serious condition after they stole a car from Connecticut and crashed in Massachusetts. Early Friday morning, the three teenagers stole a gray Dodge Sebring from Grosvenor... Car Accidents Altman & Altman 2011-11-16T14:00:07-05:00 http://www.bostoncaraccidentlawyerblog.com/2011/10/man_in_wheelchair_killed_on_bu.html U.S. Marine Corps veteran Edwin Nelson, 65, was killed when his motorized wheelchair was hit by oncoming traffic earlier this week in Brockton. According to witnesses, Nelson was crossing in a crosswalk on Belmont Street, also known as Route 123,... Fatal Accidents Altman & Altman 2011-10-28T03:46:40-05:00 http://www.bostoncaraccidentlawyerblog.com/2011/10/vehicle_to_vehicle_communicati.html New wireless technology enables communication between vehicles that has the potential to improve safety and to help drivers avoid car accidents. At a recent research clinic hosted by the Department of Transportation at Walt Disney World® SPEEDWAY in Orlando last... Driver Safety Altman & Altman 2011-10-25T10:00:24-05:00