Car collisions are an everyday occurrence in Boston. Victims in car accidents can sustain a variety of injuries. Whiplash is perhaps the most well-known, and often occurring injury in a car accident in Boston. Although common, whiplash is grossly misunderstood. Whiplash is specifically an injury to the neck from intense,…
This morning, at about 10:30 a.m., Route 28 Southbound was shut down due to a car accident. The portion of the highway near MacArthur Blvd to Otis Rotary in Bourne, was closed off. The highway was reopened several hours later. However, another lane remained close for repairs to a pole.…
Danvers police logs released today indicate that there were two similar accidents in the evening on Thursday, April 19. An officer was dispatched to 466 Newbury St., at approximately 6:50 p.m., for a hit-and-run accident. There were no further details on the extent of damages, or cause. Officers were also…
Yesterday, Friday, April 20, law enforcement officers reported to the area of Highland Avenue and Freeman Road, at approximately 10:35 a.m., in Salem. The cause for the dispatch was a report of accidental vehicle damage. A female was driving southbound on Highland Avenue when a piece of plywood flew off of…
Thirty-one-year-old Katherine Ibanez was driving her car in Attleboro earlier this month, when she suddenly jerked her car to avoid hitting another car. In Ibanez’ own words today, we learned: “My car just spun all the way around. And then when I looked down, I had a pole stuck right…
At 5 pm on Thursday, April 12, 2018, an elderly man almost lost his life when he collided with the highway medium. His vehicle continued onto the breakdown lane before coming to a stop on the bridge above a railroad crossing. The elderly man drove off the I-495 in Raynham…
On Friday, Hyannis, Barnstable, and Yarmouth ambulances were dispatched to a car accident scene outside of the Cape Cod Mall on Iyannough Road. Emergency calls related that several individuals suffered harm. The Barnstable Police are reviewing the situation. Accidents and Premises Liability Sometimes malls own or maintain the roads surrounding…
The entire six-state New England area is ripe with a fast-paced hustle and bustle, and virtually no other section is fraught with heavy traffic more than Boston. Sadly, navigating the Boston roads can be detrimental with just a tiny amount of distraction. Of course, there are many ways to avoid…
While people frequently threaten to file lawsuits against negligent parties in claims relating to car accidents, actually doing so proves to much more complicated. Filing a lawsuit requires a plaintiff to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that a negligent party breached a duty of care and that breach…
When people are debating whether or not they should retain legal counsel for assistance in filing a claim following a car crash, the individuals are usually having one or more internal debates. In many cases, people have some initial doubts about whether an attorney would handle their case. If…