According to a recent news report from the Times Herald-Record, a man has pleaded guilty to a drunk driving accident that killed his friend 17 years after the accident occurred. He pleaded guilty to drunk driving, second-degree manslaughter, and charges related to violation of the bail statute by not coming…
Articles Posted in Boston Drunk Driving Accidents
Massachusetts Aims to Stop Bars from Enabling Drunk Drivers
Drinking a bar is perfectly legal, so long as the person is 21 or older. However, it violates the law to drink to the point of intoxication and then get behind the wheel of a vehicle. Not only is it illegal, it could result in a serious or even fatal drunk…
A Look at the Severity of Mass. Drunk Driving Laws
According to a recent article from Mass Live, some legislators, including State Rep. Bradley H. Jones Jr., feel that the criminal penalties for drunk driving in Massachusetts are not severe enough. Under the current law, if you are arrested for operating under the influence (OUI), you will likely be given…
Head of Liquor Commission in Alleged Drunk Driving Crash
It’s been more than two months since the MGM National Harbor Casino – the first in the D.C. metro area – opened for business, following a private, black-tie opening night. It features many of the same amenities as similar operations in Las Vegas, though nothing quite like it has been…
Everett Man Arrested Twice, Allegedly Picked Up Child While Drunk
According to a recent news article from News 7 Boston, a man was just arrested in Everett for allegedly driving drunk while picking up his young child from school. It appears this was the second time he’s been recently arrested for this type of offense. Authorities say the 52-year-old man was…
MADD Assigns Ratings to State Drunk Driving Laws – Mass. Doesn’t Rate So High
Each year, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) release a “Report to the Nation,” as they call it, on the state of drunk driving laws across the U.S. The agency assigns a rating ranging from one to five stars to determine the strength of a particular state’s drunk driving laws and…
Man Allegedly Runs Over Self Outside Strip Club While Drunk
According to a recent news article from the New York Post, a man allegedly fell out of the pickup truck he was driving outside of a strip club in Orlando, Florida and was then run over by his own vehicle. This was all caught on a security camera outside of…
Report: Drunk Driving Suspect Allegedly Tried to Cast Spell on Arresting Troopers in Framingham
A man in Framingham, Massachusetts was arrested for drunk driving, according to a recent news article from CBS Boston. While this happens all the time, especially around the winter holiday season, it is not every day that the man being arrested casts a spell on the arresting state police trooper,…
Roxbury Man Arrested for Allegedly Hitting Police Car While Drunk
According to a recent article by The Boston Herald, a man from Roxbury was arrested after he allegedly crashed his BMW sport utility vehicle (SUV) into the rear of a Massachusetts State Police (MSP) cruiser that was parked on the side of the road. MSP has said that this driver was one…
Boston Man Arrested for Allegedly Crashing Golf Cart While Drunk at Wedding
We have all heard about a wedding or been to a wedding when one of the guests got drunk and acted in an inappropriate manner. However, when someone drinks too much and decides to get behind the wheel of a car, things can get much worse. In some case, one…