On behalf of Gallant & Ervin, L.L.C. posted in Car Accidents on Thursday, May 17, 2012
At least one person was injured on May 10 when a car driver ignored a stop sign. Massachusetts authorities continue to investigate the car accident, and one arrest has been made in connection with the crash. A 36 year-old man is suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.
The driver of a full-sized sedan failed to stop at a stop sign, causing it to crash into a four-door Audi at an intersection. The accident was reported to have occurred at about 10:25 p.m. The impact sent the Audi into a large concrete post used to keep traffic away from a grassy area in the back yard area of an apartment complex. The first car continued across the street and over a sidewalk, finally stopping in a park. Reports indicate that there were several near misses from hitting trees along the way.
On behalf of Gallant & Ervin, L.L.C. posted in Car Accidents on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol is a targeted problem on Massachusetts roadways about which law enforcement agencies are proactive. Unfortunately, when an individual uses poor judgment and gets behind the wheel after drinking, a car accident is often times the result, leaving innocent victims with injuries.
An Everett man has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol in a two-car accident that injured a woman and her dog, shutting down Interstate 93 for more than an hour on Sunday, April 20.
On behalf of Gallant & Ervin, L.L.C. posted in Truck Accidents on Monday, April 30, 2012
Several people were injured in Massachusetts when a tractor-trailer collided with a car that was waiting in traffic for children to board a school bus on the morning of April 23. The crash occurred on Route 28 in Middleboro. Massachusetts State police reported that six ambulances were called to the scene of the truck accident to assist with the multiple injuries caused by the collision. At least two people sustained serious injuries.
The school bus was not damaged, and thankfully no students on the bus were injured. State police closed Route 28 in both directions during the accident investigation. Heavy rain was reported in the area around the time of the accident. However, it has not been confirmed if weather was a factor, and the accident is still under investigation.
On behalf of Gallant & Ervin, L.L.C. posted in Car Accidents on Tuesday, April 24, 2012
A busy weekday morning ended in a car accident abruptly for three Massachusetts drivers on April 18. Police say that a man and a woman were hospitalized after the multi-car collision. The car accident happened just after 7:50 a.m. at the intersection of Boston Road and Brainard Road in Wilbraham.
Police say a Wilbraham man in a Toyota Rav4 was heading westbound on Boston Road with the intention of making a left turn onto Brainard. While making the turn, he collided with a Jeep Grand Cherokee that was entering the intersection in the eastbound lane. The impact of the car accident caused the Jeep to overturn. The Rav4 began a 180-degree spin and thereafter struck a van stopped in the roadway.
On behalf of Gallant & Ervin, L.L.C. posted in Car Accidents on Thursday, April 19, 2012
Four Massachusetts teenagers were hospitalized with injuries after a car in which they were riding collided with a school bus on March 30 in Kingston. The bus did not have any passengers at the time of the car accident, having just discharged its last passenger. The accident happened as the teens were driving to school for the day.
The car accident occurred on the morning of the junior prom for the high school, at about 7:15 a.m. Three girls and a boy were in a car when it was said to have crossed double yellow lines on the roadway before striking the school bus head-on. The car accident happened near the school grounds of Silver Lake Regional High School.
On behalf of Gallant & Ervin, L.L.C. posted in Wrongful death on Saturday, April 14, 2012
An avid bicyclist from Attleboro recently died after crashing his bike in Rohoboth. The accident has brought to light a possible product defect which could potentially lead to a future product liability case in the death of the 58-year-old man.
According to reports, the father of three was found by a police officer who was on his way to work just before 6 p.m. The man's wife told police he was training for a 150-mile charity bike ride, in which he had participated for the past 14 years.
On behalf of Gallant & Ervin, L.L.C. posted in Car Accidents on Wednesday, April 4, 2012
A Middlesex County accident on Interstate 93 has left one woman dead, a passenger seriously injured and a third individual facing drunk driving charges for crashing into the police cruiser and tow truck that responded to the scene of the first collision. Details concerning that accident are sketchy, although it was said to have occurred on the morning of Sunday, March 31.
The first car accident happened when a woman's vehicle struck a box truck that was parked in the breakdown lane of the interstate highway. In addition to the deceased woman, police indicated a Massachusetts man from Medford, who was riding in the woman's car, was seriously injured. Information was not immediately available as to his further condition or where he was hospitalized.
On behalf of Gallant & Ervin, L.L.C. posted in Car Accidents on Monday, March 26, 2012
A three-car accident occurred on Route 138 in the Massachusetts town of Easton on March 19. The car accident appears to have started when one driver crossed the centerline of the two-lane road, police suspect. That car struck another vehicle almost head-on, according to preliminary reports. A third vehicle became enmeshed in the car accident when it struck the car in front of it.
Investigations continue to determine the official cause of the car accident. All of the involved drivers were taken to local hospitals with unknown injuries. One of the drivers lost consciousness and reported abdominal pain and was subsequently airlifted to a hospital in Boston.
On behalf of Gallant & Ervin, L.L.C. posted in Car Accidents on Monday, March 19, 2012
Drivers make questionable decisions on Massachusetts roads every day. Texting, talking on the phone and being under the influence of alcohol are just a few of the many distractions that can affect the decision-making ability of a driver. These can sometimes lead to a car accident that causes serious injury to local residents.
Police say that a driver was likely under the influence of alcohol when he drove the wrong way on Route 93 in Middlesex County. The car accident occurred on March 11 shortly before 8:30 p.m. and caused injury to four people. The collision caused the highway to be closed for approximately 30 minutes to clear up the accident scene. The injured were transported to Winchester Hospital where they were thought to have non-life-threatening injuries. Three of the four cars involved in the car accident had to be removed from the scene by tow truck.
On behalf of Gallant & Ervin, L.L.C. posted in Car Accidents on Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The reported details of a fatal collision in the eastbound lanes of I-195 in Swansea, Massachusetts, which is about 60 miles south of Boston, underscore the difficulty confronting the state police in determining precisely what occurred.
The accident reconstruction unit is reportedly investigating the death of a woman struck by a Volkswagen Passat just after midnight on March 10. Also, the victim's twin sister was seriously injured after being struck separately by a Honda Civic. Central to the investigation of each car accident is how it happened that one sister was killed in the left-hand passing lane and the twin was struck in the center lane, while their apparently disabled vehicle was stopped in the breakdown lane.
