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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Massachusetts State Police arrested nearly 25 people and issued hundreds of traffic citations over the Labor Day holiday weekend enforcement effort on Interstate 195 and Route 25. This particular enforcement effort took place in New Bedford and Fall River, according The Boston Globe. This was the sixth week of this…
The Executive Director of Impact DWI, Inc., Richard Roth, PhD, spends his time working to reduce drunk driving risks and working to raise awareness in the community about the dangers that accompany this dangerous habit. Recently, he took a look at the use and effectiveness of ignition interlock devices (IID).…
There’s another round of federal grants that’s helping to get more officers on the road and targeting dangerous drivers. The new extra patrols will be used for one thing — busting drunk drivers. This increase in patrols is part of the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” initiative. Our Boston…
According to Massachusetts State Police (MSP), there were close to 10 drunk drivers arrested, just over the weekend. And this was just the first weekend of the “Surge” enforcement. Officers say that this was the result of the additional 11 police officers that have been placed along Routes 195 and…