Articles Tagged with Boston drunk driving accident

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

A man has recently been arrested after allegedly hitting a traffic officer who was working a detail at a construction site, according to a news report from CBS Boston Local.  A police spokesperson has said the suspect was traveling at a relatively slow speed past the construction site when he allegedly crashed into the traffic officer.

The traffic officer was working a night detail.  This when a police officer, state trooper, or traffic officer takes a job on off-duty hours to make extra money.  When you drive down the road and see a police car at a construction site, it is likely an officer working a detail.  In this accident, the man who allegedly hit the traffic officer stayed on the scene and cooperated with investigating officers. Continue reading

According to CBS Boston Local, a 39-year-old man has been arrested following his involvement in a Mattapan car accident that resulted in the death of a 46-year-old woman.  Prosecutors have said the suspect was driving at a high rate of speed when he came upon the victim who was standing in the crosswalk trying to make her way across the road.

Prosecutors have further said the defendant hit the victim while she was in the crosswalk.  After allegedly hitting the victim, the driver stopped very briefly and then fled the scene of what turned out to be a fatal drunk driving accident. Continue reading

Jarred Drake Bell, former child actor, is best known for his long-standing role on Nickelodeon’s “Drake and Josh” as the brother of the character played by Josh Peck. In addition to this memorable role, he also gained notoriety for playing the junior-high-school aged version of John Cusack’s character in “High Fidelity.”

According to a recent news feature from the Santa Monica Observer, the 30-year-old actor has just pleaded guilty to drunk driving charges in California and was sentenced to four days in county jail followed by four years of what is known as summary probation.  He was taken into custody from court directly to serve his four days.  However, it is unlikely that he would actually serve the entire four days due to jail overcrowding issues across the county and the way in which jail time is calculated.  As long as you serve any part of day, it generally counts as a day, even if that means you are being released at dawn on your last day. Continue reading

While jogging may be good exercise, it can also be quite dangerous along busy roads, particularly given the presence of drunk drivers.  For this reason, joggers should exercise as much caution as possible and always wear proper reflective clothing.  However, despite the need to take these precautions, there is no valid excuse for when a drunk driver negligently hits a pedestrian or jogger. Unfortunately, it continues to happen far too often.

According to a recent news feature from ABC 5 Boston, witnesses to an alleged drunk driving accident involving a jogger decided to chase after the suspect when the suspect fled the scene. This accident occurred in Attleboro, Massachusetts at around five in the afternoon.  The jogger was in his 50’s, and authorities have said that his injuries were very serious in nature and appeared to be life threatening, though his exact condition is unknown as of this time. Continue reading

Unfortunately, many drunk driving accidents in Boston also involve a hit-and-run driver.  The reason for this is because some of these drunk drivers realize they will likely be arrested for drunk driving in addition to other charges related to the accident.  They either are not really thinking at all, or are thinking that even if they get caught later, the police will not be able to prove the driver was under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of the accident.

According to a recent news feature from WMUR, the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) are saying that a pedestrian was killed in a Boston drunk driving accident, and the suspect allegedly fled the scene following the accident.  He has since been arrested and taken into police custody. Continue reading