Thinking about drinking over the Labor Day holiday weekend? Then you might as well forget about driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently announced that it has joined efforts with law enforcement agencies throughout the nation, with the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), with Mothers Against Drunk Driving…
Our Massachusetts personal injury lawyers have been talking about the increase in patrols in the Boston area to target drunk drivers. In our last drunk driving accident blog, we reported that nearly 10 people were busted for driving while drunk over the first weekend of “The Surge.” During the second…
According to Massachusetts State Police (MSP), there were close to 10 drunk drivers arrested, just over the weekend. And this was just the first weekend of the “Surge” enforcement. Officers say that this was the result of the additional 11 police officers that have been placed along Routes 195 and…
You’ve got to be 21-years-old to legally consume alcohol. It wasn’t always that way and some are trying to get the age lowered back down to 18-years-old. The 21 Law, is now celebrating its 28th anniversary. Officials say that more than 25,000 lives have been spared since the passing of…
As we recently reported on our Boston Drunk Driving Accident Lawyer Blog, the Governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, is seeking to close a loophole in the state’s drunk driving law. The loophole used to allow repeat drunk driving offenders to refuse a breathalyzer during a traffic stop as a way…
According to local police officers, a woman who is now facing charges of drunk driving in Whitinsville says that the GPS made her do it. Allegedly, the woman says that the GPS told her to make a left, so she did. Unfortunately, the left that she took led her through…
Recently, the Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick signed new legislation into law that closed a previous loophole. The old loophole used to let repeat drunk driving offenders chose to refuse a breathalyzer to get lesser sentences when they were charged in court. According to the Boston Globe, the measure was…
A drunk driving car accident in Watertown left a local man running shirtless. According to local police, the accident happened just after 1:00 a.m. Officers from Cambridge notified the Watertown Police and told them that they saw a man who was openly peeing outside of his car while it was…
Now, all drivers in France will be required to have two breathalyzers in their vehicle. The requirement started on the 1st of July, but officials aren’t going to be strict about it until November 1st, allowing for a grace period, according to Motorway America. Through the new law, drivers will…
According to officials with AAA, more than 42 million Americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home for their Fourth of July celebrations. That’s close to a 5 percent increase from the travel that was expected last year. This year’s Fourth of July holiday period stretches from…