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).…
Thinking about drinking over the Labor Day holiday weekend? Then you might as well forget about driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently announced that it has joined efforts with law enforcement agencies throughout the nation, with the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), with Mothers Against Drunk Driving…
Our Massachusetts personal injury lawyers have been talking about the increase in patrols in the Boston area to target drunk drivers. In our last drunk driving accident blog, we reported that nearly 10 people were busted for driving while drunk over the first weekend of “The Surge.” During the second…
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…
You’ve got to be 21-years-old to legally consume alcohol. It wasn’t always that way and some are trying to get the age lowered back down to 18-years-old. The 21 Law, is now celebrating its 28th anniversary. Officials say that more than 25,000 lives have been spared since the passing of…
As we recently reported on our Boston Drunk Driving Accident Lawyer Blog, the Governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, is seeking to close a loophole in the state’s drunk driving law. The loophole used to allow repeat drunk driving offenders to refuse a breathalyzer during a traffic stop as a way…
According to local police officers, a woman who is now facing charges of drunk driving in Whitinsville says that the GPS made her do it. Allegedly, the woman says that the GPS told her to make a left, so she did. Unfortunately, the left that she took led her through…
Recently, the Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick signed new legislation into law that closed a previous loophole. The old loophole used to let repeat drunk driving offenders chose to refuse a breathalyzer to get lesser sentences when they were charged in court. According to the Boston Globe, the measure was…