A new technology, already used to decrease the risk of motor-vehicle accidents, could soon be used to help reduce the risks of pedestrian accidents in Boston and elsewhere in the United States, according to the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS). The crash prevention technology will have the potential to…
Earlier this month CBS 3 reported on the death of a pedestrian who did not use the crosswalk while crossing the street. Our Boston personal injury lawyers know that as the weather improves so does the risk for a Boston pedestrian accident. A young woman was killed after being hit…
Pedestrians doing their holiday shopping on the city streets of Boston should use extra caution this holiday season. Boston pedestrian accidents are a concern every day, but especially this time of year when the numbers of cars and people increases with holiday shopping. Boston Public Health Commission reports that on…
An Abington, Massachusetts car accident that injured a child trick-or-treating has led to reckless child endangerment charges against a Brockton woman, the Patriot Ledger reported. Our Boston auto accident attorneys and Massachusetts child injury lawyers frequently report on the risk of car accidents faced by young children and teenagers. As…
A disabled man has died in a New Bedford, Massachusetts pedestrian accident after his motorized wheelchair was dragged beneath a van at a busy city intersection Friday afternoon, the Boston Herald reported. While police and authorities at the scene said they did not believe the man’s injuries were life threatening,…
The ghosts and goblins could be the least of your worries this Halloween: It is your risk of a Massachusetts car accident, pedestrian accident or accident on someone’s property that could be your biggest concern. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that 500 people a year on average are…
A $500,000 grant is paving the way for Scituate and Hatherly Elementary School to join the more than 225 schools in Massachusetts that participate in the Safe Routes to School program. The program, first implemented in Massachusetts in 2001, is designed to improve sidewalks, crosswalks and roadways while encouraging a…
A 14-year-old boy was struck after missing his bus early Sept. 16 and a 68-year-old woman was seriously injured after being hit by a female driving a Jeep Wrangler along Upper County Road shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 21. The Cape Cod Times reports the woman sustained serious injuries…
A Massachusetts pedestrian accident has claimed the life of a 56-year-old man after he was struck and killed by a police cruiser in Chelsea, according to the Boston Globe. The man was struck shortly after 11 p.m. by a police cruiser, which was a sports utility vehicle. The officer had…
A retired school principal in Arlington has spent more than $40,000 of his own money trying to prevent road improvements aimed at improving cycling and pedestrian safety and reducing the risk of bicycle accidents in Boston and Cambridge. The Boston Globe reports the opposition has come in the wake of…