Public health experts across the world are focusing on young driver safety. In the UK, officials have calling for “a frank and open public debate” on the issue. According to The Information Daily, government officials are dragging their feet in addressing the issue even though it could wind up saving…
It took less than two hours for a Hampden Superior County jury to figure out that the defendant was guilty. They found her guilty of an alcohol-related charge, but not motor vehicle homicide, in a chain-reaction accident that claimed the life of a Holyoke man back in 2011, according to…
A driver from Natick who thought he was doing the right thing was actually turning himself in. According to ABC40, the 21-year-old driver walked right into a police station during the early-morning hours to report that he had crashed his vehicle. At that time, officers smelled alcohol on him and…
A man from Easton recently entered a plea of “not guilty” to the Taunton District Court after officers arrested him for his 8th drunk driving charge. According to The Boston Globe, the 46-year-old man was arraigned on charges of carrying an open container of alcohol, driving with a revoked driver’s…
It’s a new year, and drunk driving accidents are still a top concern of safety officials. In 2013, we witnessed drunk driving fatalities increase for the first time in the last six years. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is continuing efforts to bring down the number of drunk driving deaths.…
This one’s a hoot. A Massachusetts man was recently charged with his third drunk driving offense as well as disturbing the peace, leaving the scene of property damage, resisting arrest and failure to stop for police after he allegedly exited his vehicle and climbed up 30 feet into a tree…
Recently, officials with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) acknowledged the new five-year cooperative agreement between the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety to continue research on the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety, or DADSS. This program is meant to launch a seamless, passive…
According to the Boston Globe, a Connecticut police officer was arrested and charged in the state of Massachusetts with drunk driving with a child in the vehicle. State police report that the 45-year-old officer was stopped for a traffic stop on Massachusetts Turnpike. Not only is he facing drunk driving,…
A 16-year-old teenager who caused four deaths when driving drunk recently avoided jail time when he pled “affluenza” as a defense to the criminal charges he faced for drunk driving. The teen’s psychologist testified in court that the young man had escaped consequences for his actions throughout his life because…
In October of 2005, Melanie’s Law passed in the state of Massachusetts establishing rules for the use of ignition interlock devices. The law required Massachusetts to create an ignition interlock program by January 1, 2006. As a result of Melanie’s Law, drivers who have an Operating Under the Influence (OUI)…