Boston Drunk Driving Accident Lawyer Blog

According to a recent news report from the Boston Globe, a mother and her two young twins were celebrating Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts when things went seriously wrong. As the trio left the downtown center, they realized that one child had dropped a stuffed animal.

At this point, the mom and her children turned around to get the stuffed animal.  She looked both ways before entering the crosswalk that led from the street to the MBTA station.  As she entered the street with her children, a Subaru seemingly came out of nowhere and allegedly crashed into the family of three. Continue reading

According to a recent news article from ESPN, Alvin Bailey, a guard on the Cleveland Browns, is facing a possible two-game suspension following his plea of no contest to a criminal charge that he was driving under the influence in the city’s suburban area.

Prosecutors have said Bailey was arrested following a traffic stop.  The arresting offer witnessed Bailey speeding and initiated a stop of his vehicle. The officer wrote in his police report that Bailey exited his vehicle despite the officer ordering him to remain in his vehicle.  Police officers typically want a suspect to have his or her hands in a vehicle that is turned off with the driver’s window down and do not want to the suspect to get out of vehicle until told to do so, as this can be very dangerous for an officer without backup. Continue reading

According to a recent news article from the New York Post, a 19-year-old college student in Texas was allegedly attempting to take a topless selfie when she crashed into the back of a police car that was stopped ahead of her.  The accident occurred with enough force to deploy the airbags in both vehicles.

When the officer stepped out of his vehicle and went to check on the driver of the car that allegedly slammed into his cruiser, he saw the suspect quickly trying to put her blouse back on.  The officer then asked the suspect why she was not fully dressed when driving her vehicle and she allegedly told the officer that she had taken her blouse off so she could send her boyfriend a topless selfie photo of herself using the Snapchat app on her smart phone.  She believed she was stopped at a light at the time. Continue reading

Drunk driving is a criminal offense, despite the fact many frequent drunk drivers do not think of it as a crime.  While many people would never even dream of stealing a candy bar from a local drug store or supermarket, they have no problem drinking to the point of intoxication and then getting behind the wheel of a car.  This action is not only criminal, but can and often does result in a serious personal injury or even death.

Not only do people not see it as a crime before they are caught, many people are willing to get behind the wheel and do it again after they have been arrested for drunk driving on at least one prior occasion. According to a recent news article from the Boston Globe, a drunk driving car crash just resulted in a man near Waltham, Massachusetts being arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs (OUI) second offense.  As a result of this crash, defendant and another driver ended up in local hospitals. Continue reading

According to a recent news article from CBS Local Boston, a police officer from the East Bridgewater Police Department suffered severe personal injuries after he was hit by and alleged drunk driver while he was waiting at a red traffic signal.  The 24-year-old alleged drunk driver was placed under arrest and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol (second or subsequent offense), reckless driving, tailgating (following too closely), and failure to stop at a red light.

Authorities have said the accident occurred around 1 p.m. as the officer was stopped at a red light at the intersection on Route 18 in the East Bridgewater area.  As the officer was waiting for the red light to change, the defendant allegedly crashed his 2013 Volkswagen Golf into the rear of the officers fully marked police SUV. Continue reading

There have been some questions raised following the Minnesota Vikings very different reactions to two recent drunk driving arrests involving members of the team and their staff.  One of the incidents involved the arrest of a third-year player on the practice squad (Isame Faciane) and the other involved the arrest of the team’s valued defensive coordinator, George Edwards.

Edwards was arrested and charged with three criminal offenses related to his alleged drunk driving incident. One of those charges was fourth-degree DWI, which is a more serious drunk driving offense in that jurisdiction.  He agreed to plead guilty to careless driving and was given an entirely probationary sentence for one year and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine.  He was also ordered to attend drug and alcohol education programs and go to a victim impact panel meeting.

Meanwhile, Faciane was fired for his offense.

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In 2010, the market was being flooded with alcoholic beverages that were mixed with ingredients from popular energy drinks, such as taurine and caffeine.  It did not take long for people to realize the dangers of the beverages in terms of drunk driving and for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to warn of the dangers of these products, and they were soon largely taken off the market. This was after many reports of drunk driving among college students, alcohol poisoning and other serious issues.

However, according to a recent news article from ARS Technica, there is a now a real danger of people drinking non-alcoholic energy drinks causing more incidents of drunk driving and more drunk driving car accidents across the nation. This report came as a result of a six-year study that followed 1,000 college students.  Study managers concluded that the more energy drinks a subject consumed, the more likely it was for that person to drive a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Continue reading