The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is now the only state in the U.S. where individuals convicted of a first-time offense of operating under the influence of alcohol cannot be subjected to interlock ignition devices before their car keys are returned. Boston drunk driving accident attorneys understand a number of traffic safety…
Our drunk driving injury lawyers in Massachusetts are following legal efforts aimed at drunk drivers across New England as the 2019 legislative session begins in earnest. Massachusetts ranks in the middle of the pack, placing 22nd in a scoring of legal efforts in all 50 states to reduce the risk…
CBS4 Boston rang in the new year by asking why Massachusetts does not have tougher drunk driving laws. It’s a fair question and an admirable focus as we enter 2019. As we reported earlier this fall on our Boston Drunk Driving Accident Lawyer Blog, relaxed marijuana laws and the opioid…
With Memorial Day upon us it is a good time to talk about the risk of teen drunk driving accidents as we head into the summer months. Drunk Driving Car Accident Statistics involving Fatalities in Boston Drunk driving is not only very dangerous to the person behind the wheel, it…
Drunk driving collisions are among the most dangerous types of car accidents in Boston. They tend more often to result in fatalities or serious bodily injury to one or more plaintiffs than other “typical” crashes. While any car accident has the potential to be severe, the reason impaired driving accidents…
We are entering the deadliest time of the year for teen drivers. That’s saying something considering traffic accidents are the leading cause of teen deaths all year long. Spring break. High school and college graduation. Senioritis, spring and summer road trips. Summer break. Whole crops of freshman and sophomore drivers…
In the criminal justice system, a drunk driver or a drugged driver who causes serious injury as a result of a crash face up to 10 years behind bars, with a minimum mandatory of six months. However, as recently reported by The Patriot Ledger, felony drunk driving defendants on average…
Negligent Entrustment in Boston Drunk Driving Cases In some drunk driving accidents in Boston the defendant is driving a vehicle owned by a parent, friend, or other family member. There is generally nothing wrong with lending someone a car, but as discussed in Picard v. Thomas, a 2004 case from…
Most car accidents involve only two vehicles. In the case of a serious Boston drunk driving case however, there may be multiple vehicles involved. This can complicate matters as the total loss in terms of both property damage and personal injury can far exceed the policy limits on the alleged…
Use and abuse of powerfully addictive drugs like heroin and synthetic opioids like Oxycontin have thrown the country into crisis on many fronts. Massachusetts has been plagued for years with heroin addiction and now also finds itself dealing with the synthetic opioid epidemic. One of the ways it has manifested…