With all of the holiday cheer, it’s easy to forget about the responsibility you have if you’re throwing a party at your home or work. In Massachusetts, a party host, and even employers hosting holiday parties, can be held liable in cases where a guest is in an accident after…
The National Transportation Safety Board recently declared that all convicted drunk drivers should be required to have ignition interlocks. They even included first-time offenders in this bunch, according to the Boston Globe. As it stands now, these devices are required of all drunk driving offenders in 17 states. But in…
You better be careful out there! Officials throughout the Commonwealth say they’re stepping up enforcement efforts of liquor laws in an attempt to stop drunk driving accidents over the holiday season. According to 22NEWS, the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission will also be focusing its attention on bars and restaurants in…
This November, Massachusetts’ voters approved a ballot measure that legalized marijuana for medical use. The legalization of medical marijuana means that dispensaries can be opened throughout the state. In fact, up to 35 dispensaries can be opened. This has officials in many parts of Massachusetts worried about whether dispensaries will…
Drugged driving has become a major concern for law enforcement, especially in light of the new medical marijuana law passed in Massachusetts in the November 2012 election. Drugged driving may be just as dangerous as drunk driving and some studies suggest that drugged driving may already be more common than…
This month, a family in North Carolina was awarded a $1.7 million verdict after a drunk driving accident caused the couple to suffer serious injuries and to lose their unborn child. The verdict was not against the drunk driver who had caused the devastating accident but was instead against the…
On November 20, 2012, Wicked Local Walpole published an article reporting that police in Walpole, Mass. were encouraging bartenders to “look for heroes.” The request was made as part of a month-long national campaign to encourage designated drivers and to reduce the risk of drunk driving accidents. Our Boston drunk…
According to Boston.com, the number of traffic accidents and car accident fatalities is higher between Thanksgiving and New Years every year than at any other time of the year. While there are many reasons for the increase in fatalities, drunk driving is one major contributing factor. Drunk driving is always…
Officials with the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) are going to be setting up shop in Middlesex County and hunting down drunk drivers through the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. They’ll be out in full force from Friday, November 23rd through Saturday, November 24th. According to the Weltham Patch, the checkpoints that officers…
According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and a recent study, there are alarmingly high acquittal rates for drunk driving cases at trial here in Massachusetts. It’s all a result of what officials call “judge shopping,” courts allowing the defendants to refuse BAC tests to be used as evidence in…