In the three years since Massachusetts instituted tougher penalties on teen drivers who speed or commit other traffic violations, the number of fatal car accidents involving junior operators has decreased by 75%. According to statistics from the Registry of Motor Vehicles, the number of speeding tickets and citations for seat-belt…
On Sunday morning, a single-car accident on Route 1 in Peabody killed an Amesbury man. The 21-year-old passenger was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from a 2005 Saturn Ion when the driver, a 22-year-old from Sanford, Maine, lost control of the vehicle. The Saturn rolled over several…
According to statistics from the first quarter of this year, car accidents in Walpole, Massachusetts have decreased by 20 percent compared to first quarter last year. Last year, officers responded to 127 motor vehicle accidents in the first quarter compared to 101 accidents this year. In fact, police have noted…
It’s a dubious honor, but Massachusetts recently made #10 on Driverside.com’s list of Top 10 Speediest States. The list compares the number of tickets to the state’s population to ensure that even small states received equal consideration. According to the list, law enforcement officials doled out over 300,000 tickets to…
A Fairhaven, Massachusetts woman died on Sunday after being hit by a tractor-trailer. The 68-year-old woman reportedly got out of her car, a 1998 Plymouth Voyager, after pulling over to the right shoulder at the Springfield interchange in Virginia. A tractor-trailer swerved to the right shoulder to avoid hitting a…
Last week’s bus accident, which killed a 22-year-old bicyclist from Mission Hill, highlights the dangers of biking around congested city streets. It has also spurred Boston cyclists to fight for better safety measures. Fatal bike accidents are not common in Massachusetts. In fact, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles reports…
On Wednesday evening, a bus accident near the intersection of South Huntington and Huntington Avenues killed a 23-year-old bicyclist. According to reports, the man’s bicycle had gotten stuck in the Green Line trolley tracks and he was hit by a Route 39 bus while trying to free it. The MBTA…
Early Saturday morning, Massachusetts state troopers rushed to the scene of a traffic accident on Route 195 near exit 2 in Rehoboth. According to preliminary reports, a 20-year-old pedestrian was hit by a 2004 Nissan 360Z. The pedestrian accident victim was reportedly outside a disabled vehicle in the middle travel…
Earlier this week, a Dracut, Massachusetts driver was pulled over for text messaging while in plain sight of a police officer. When officers discovered that the man was also driving with a suspended license, they arrested the 20-year-old motorist. Text messaging while driving become illegal in New Hampshire on January…
A 25-year-old Lynn motorist who was charged in connection with a fatal car accident has pleaded not guilty to leaving the scene of an accident causing death. He was ordered held on $5,000 cash bail and prohibited from driving. The auto accident occurred in Revere on Thursday morning when a…