According to the latest reports, the number of drunk driving incidents among teenagers has dropped by close to 55 percent since 1991. My FOX Boston reports officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are saying that while the decrease is something to be proud of, there is…
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Man Charged with Hingham DUI; Kids in Car
Police officers in Hingham recently arrested a man who was allegedly driving under the influence — with two kids in the car. According to the Boston Globe, officers were alerted just before 7:00 p.m. by a 71-year-old man who said he was driving behind a vehicle that was swerving all…
Driver Faces 5th Drunk Driving Charge after Fatal Berkshire Accident
One man will be going to trial in March after being labeled a repeat offender — for drunk driving. In his most recent accident, he is being accused of causing the death of a local woman. This was a five-car accident that happened back in February. According to that accident…
Victim’s Family Lines Street, Warning of Drunk Driving Risks
“We lost a soldier not to war, but to a drunk driver,” read the sign of a great-aunt who lost her niece in a drunk driving car accident. According to The Sun Chronicle, her great-niece was 24-years-old when the accident occurred. She was a mother and a member of the…
Drunk Driving Accidents Up, MADD Responds
Recent news reveals that the number of drunk driving car accidents in Boston and elsewhere is up close to 10 percent for the first half of 2012. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is responding to this news and saying that now is as good of a time as ever to…
Massachusetts DUI Accidents: Little Stopping Repeat Offenders
The guy has had his driver’s license taken away more than 20 times, but he continues to find himself in jail over and over and owing the state thousands of dollars — for repeated charges of driving under the influence of alcohol in Massachusetts. According to Enterprise News, the 27-year-old…
Boston DUI Watch: Drunk Driver Up a Tree!
Police in Braintree are looking to press charges against a 43-year-old Dorchester man. His problems started last week when officers say they watched him drive up a tree shortly after 1 a.m. Police were reportedly traveling behind the intoxicated driver when he swerved his vehicle off of the road and…
NFL Seasons Brings Risks of Drunk Driving, League Joins MADD in Fighting Back
Our Boston drunk driving accident attorneys have recently been discussing the impact of football season on drunk driving. We’ve talked about the details regarding our local college teams and their tailgate parties, but we’ve got a whole ‘nother game go worry about — the NFL! Officials with Mothers Against Drunk…
Football Season! Don’t Let Your Tailgate Get Out of Hand!
Remember the accident last year in which the driver of a U-Haul truck full of kegs of beer ran right into a 30-year-old woman from Massachusetts, killing her and injuring two others? As we recently reported on our Boston Drunk Driving Accident Lawyer Blog, that occurred at a Harvard-Yale tailgate…
Drunk Driving Accident in Canton Leaves Pickup in House
In a recent Canton drunk driving accident, a driver was injured and was also issued a summons for driving under the influence of alcohol. It wasn’t just his blood alcohol concentration (BAC) that led officers to bust the driver. It was also because he crashed his pickup truck right into…