Drinking alcohol and getting behind the wheel can be dangerous. While beer and wine can also create the risk of DUI, hard alcohol, can be especially deadly for drivers, particularly teens. According a recent publication, underage binge drinkers prefer hard alcohol, especially vodka. Binge drinking is popular among teens and…
Drinking and driving accidents can occur at high speeds on the interstate, intersections, parking lots, even, as in a recent case, the private driveway of the victim. In a tragic drinking and driving accident, a woman struck and killed her own father while he was trying to stop her from…
Graduation, summer, and the end of the school year means parties and more inexperienced drivers on the road. This excitement combined with alcohol use and parties can make summer a dangerous time for teen drivers and anyone else sharing the road. In a recent accident, a 17-year-old driver was headed…
Campaigns warning of the dangers of getting into a car with someone who has been drinking have largely been effective. Unfortunately, the same stigma is not necessarily attached to driving while impaired by marijuana. A recent press release from a researcher at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst reports that…
Motor vehicle collisions are a leading cause of death among children in the United States. Unfortunately, in about 20 percent of cases, there is at least one legally intoxicated driver involved in the fatal accident that costs the child his life. A study in the June 2014 issue of Pediatrics…
When a driver causes a fatal collision while impaired, he may be charged with homicide or vehicular manslaughter. However, as a recent article in The Intelligencer indicated, not every death in a DUI crash leads to a homicide charge. This is because, in some cases, the victim who is killed…
Many young people look up to athletes, especially football players who are in the NFL and others who play pro sports. Unfortunately, some of the biggest stars in the NFL may be bad role models as there is a “sustained” and “pervasive” drunk driving problem within the National Football League.…
In Massachusetts, drivers are required by law to purchase auto insurance protection. But when you truly need it, you may find that the insurance company will fight tooth-and-nail to avoid a payout. If an insurance compensation claim is rejected or delayed without good cause, or if the consumer is bullied…
The family of a choir minister killed on his way home from church after being struck by a drunk driver recently suffered another blow when the $37 million dram shop verdict against the establishment that served alcohol to that driver was overturned – on a technicality. Boston drunk driving injury…
In the event of a drunk-driving collision, investigators at the scene will likely arrest the suspect, unless he or she needs medical treatment. Depending on the severity of the accident and whether other passengers were injured, the alleged drunk driver will face DUI or more serious charges, including manslaughter or…