Driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs is a top cause of teen auto accidents, and unfortunately more teens than ever before may be getting behind the wheel when they are high. Studies show that even as the rates of teen drunk driving have declined in recent years,…
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) began partnering with the National Football League (NFL) back in 2010 to help to curb drunk driving. Through game day initiatives, player and employee programs and awareness and community relations programs, officials are practicing efforts to combat this problem. But there is still more that…
Police officers in the city of Boston only made 241 drunk driving arrests in 2011. That’s less than one arrest a day and a significant decrease in the number of arrests from the previous year. According to The Boston Globe, that’s also a number that’s significantly lower than other cities…
Labor Day enforcement is coming a bit early this year, and it’s all thanks to a Massachusetts grant. According to the Boston Globe, officers stepped up their enforcement efforts back on the 16th and will be going full force through the Labor Day weekend. It was all made possible by…
A Boston man was recently arrested for his third drunken driving offense during an impaired driving patrol. The 34-year-old man was arrested shortly after 11:00 p.m. on Fruit Street in Bridgewater. He was stopped after officers witnessed him driving erratically, according to Enterprise News. He was arrested and charged with…
When we talk about drunk driving, you probably think of driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated. But the truth of the matter is that there are many other forms of drunk driving, like drunk biking, drunk walking or even drunk golf carting. According to ABC40, police in Maine report that…
Lowering the legal blood-alcohol limit for drivers could be the key in the fight to save lives. But the proposal is getting some mixed reactions from lawmakers in Massachusetts. According to Wicked Local, officials with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently recommended dropping the legal blood-alcohol level for drivers…
Recently, during an early-morning accident, an alleged drunk driver swerved her Cadillac into another lane and forced a Boston Globe delivery truck off of an elevated roadway on Interstate 93 and down to another road nearly 2 stories below. According to AutoBlog, the alleged intoxicated driver told authorities that she…
We often talk about the risks that are associated with drinking and driving. But there are other ways that you can find yourself in a tough situation while drinking. You might believe that walking home after a night at the bar is a good idea (hey, it’s better than driving),…
A drunk and texting driver allegedly drove his SUV straight into a utility pole in a recent accident, taking the life of his passenger. According to The Sun Chronicle, the accident landed the 20-year-old in jail and he will be required to wear a GPS monitoring bracelet after an innocent…