Women are being arrested for drunk driving in Massachusetts more and more nowadays. According to a recent release from the Traffic Injury Research Foundation, the number of drunk driving arrests among women has skyrocketed in recent years. A near 40 percent increase over the last ten years to be exact.…
Drunk driving car accidents in Massachusetts are expected to be a common occurrence through the remainder of the year. Each year, the holiday season sees more car accidents than any other time of the year. To combat drunk drivers and to prevent these accidents, the Watertown police recently made an…
Reports indicate that those who have been convicted of operating under the influence (OUI) charges are being handed lenient sentences and minimal punishments in the state. Melanie’s Law was passed six years ago in the state to keep drunk drivers off of our roadways and to prevent drunk driving accidents…
Fatal alcohol-related car accidents in Massachusetts rank our state at 31st in the U.S. In 2009, there were nearly 110 people who died in the state because of drunk driving accidents. These accidents cost tax payers nearly $800 million, according to the Berkshire Eagle. Recently, friends and family members of…
Families who get the news that a family member or other loved one has been killed in a drunk driving accident in Worcester, Brockton, Waltham or elsewhere in the state can’t usually take the news standing up. If you have never experienced it, it must certainly feel like a knife…
A tailgating accident at a recent Harvard-Yale football game ended in deadly disaster. The Harvard Crimson reports a U-Haul truck came barreling into a crowd of people who were tailgating prior to the game. The truck driven by a Yale student struck three women prior to running into another U-Haul…
Thanksgiving is a time to gather with friends and family and to give thanks. Unfortunately, this is also a time when our roadways will be crowded and more dangerous than ever. There will be nearly 40 million people who will travel more than 50 miles to join friends and family…
Officials are crediting a 6-year-old law that makes ignition interlock devices a requirement for repeat drunk-driving offenders for the decrease of drunk-driving accidents in Massachusetts, according to the Boston Globe. Officials are looking to make the so-called Melanie’s Law even stronger, requiring it for all first-time offenders as well. Our…
Drunk driving accidents in Massachusetts could be less common if researchers involved in a new technology device for vehicles gets the funding it needs. According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), the U.S. Senate is looking to grant more money to the developers of the Driver Alcohol Detection System for…
There were a slew of DUI checkpoints conducted during a recent weekend by the Massachusetts State Police. These checkpoints resulted in a number of motor-vehicle citations, criminal summonses and arrests. The checkpoints are an important tool to help officers remove dangerous drivers from our roadways, One of the weekend checkpoints…