Articles Tagged with Boston drunk driving accident

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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.

police-on-the-scene-1172422-mAccording 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

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According to a recent news feature from CBS Local Boston, a woman has just been arrested after she allegedly crashed into a Massachusetts State Police Cruiser in Boston, injuring a trooper.  Authorities say the alleged drunk driving crash occurred in on Route 93 in Boston near the Mass Ave exit around 1:30 a.m.  The alleged drunk driver was in a 2010 Chevy Malibu.

traffic ticketA spokesperson for the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) say the Chevy Malibu was being driven by a 21-year-old woman who was operating her motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. Specifically, the allegations are that she rear-ended the trooper’s cruiser with enough force to cause an injury. Continue reading

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There is no doubt that state legislators and organizations like Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) are trying to make it tougher for those who decide to drink to the point of intoxication and then get behind the wheel of a car.  The state senate has recently passed a bill that will require more people convicted of operating a motor vehicle under the influence (OUI) of intoxicating liquor or drunk to get a vehicle alcohol ignition interlock on their cars.  This is a breath testing machine in which the driver must blow a clean sample before his or her car will start.

gavel6While the courts in our country do not generally advocate for a position, legal decisions can make it harder on certain individuals who get arrested, and things just got harder for those arrested for drunk driving in the Commonwealth. Continue reading

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The Massachusetts State Senate passed new legislation earlier this summer that will require alcohol ignition interlock devices in many operating under the influence (OUI) of alcohol or drugs cases.  An alcohol vehicle breath ignition interlock is a device that is installed on a car and will not let the driver start the vehicle until he or she blows into a sample tube and the car determines the driver is not under the influence of alcohol.

one-car-key-1149771-mWhile this is big step forward, the technology still has a long way to go.  Originally, drunk drivers would get someone who was sober to blow in the tube, and they would drive away.  This was known as a “blow and go” and would work until the car was turned off.  To combat this, the newer devices require a new sample to be given at random times throughout the drive when the car is not in motion. Continue reading

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According to a recent news article from Fox 25 News Boston, a woman was recently arrested for drunk driving with not pants.  Authorities have said they noticed a car was driving in an erratic manner and initiated a traffic stop.

driving9The first thing the officer noticed was the woman was allegedly not wearing any pants or underwear.  This was all captured on the cruiser’s dash cam, which was operating at the time of her arrest.  After she noticed she was not wearing any pants, she asked her if she had been drinking any alcoholic beverages that night.  Her alleged response was that she had been drinking too much, and she should take her to jail already.  He asked her to put her pants back on, which she happened to have with her in the car. Continue reading

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According to a recent news article from CBS Boston Local, a man from Lowell, Massachusetts, just north of Boston, was arrested on his sixth drunk driving charge after allegedly ramming into to two fully marked police cruisers early Friday morning.  The man is 41-years-old.

mf1GjqGPolice say the man was allegedly driving his vehicle in an erratic manner and speeding when they witnessed this and attempted to pull him over.  They use the term attempted because their efforts did not go so well. Continue reading

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In the past couple of months, we have seen far too many incidents of people being arrested after being involved in an accident in a work zone in the Greater Boston area and throughout the Massachusetts.  While even a single drunk driving accident is one too many, we have seen around half a dozen drunk driving accidents in Boston and Revere, and state officials are trying to do whatever they can to stop this. We have already seen increased safety patrols by Revere Police, Chelsea Police, Boston Police and the Massachusetts State Police (MSP).

roadconstruction2Now, according to a recent news article from the Boston Globe, the state has just launched a new campaign to make it safer for highway workers and curb this recent blight of drunk driving incidents in the Commonwealth. The recent effort is said to be a “two-pronged” campaign.  The campaign will focus on educating the public about the dangers of drunk driving and increasing drunk driving patrols in work zones.  Both of these prongs are designed to save lives and keep workers and others on our streets and sidewalks safe from drunk drivers. Continue reading

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According to a recent news feature from Fox 25 Boston, troopers from the Massachusetts States Police (MSP) have arrested a man who allegedly drove his car for over 20 miles in the wrong direction of Route 128, which is a fairly major state highway, while intoxicated.

wrong-way-sign-232552-mAuthorities say the call to 911 came in around three in the morning from a concerned motorist who told them there was a person who appeared to be drunk driving in the wrong direction of Route 128 in the Manchester by the Sea area just north of Boston.  When the troopers located the suspect driver, they attempted to pull him over, but they ended up having to follow him for miles. Continue reading

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Despite what many people think, drinking and driving is not a crime.  It is perfectly legal for someone to have a beer and then get behind the wheel of a car and drive, so long as their blood alcohol content (BAC) is not at or above the legal limit of 0.08 or they are not otherwise intoxicated even at a lower limit.

mWkbC9MThe limit of 0.08 grams of ethanol (drinking alcohol) per hundred milliliters of blood was imposed in all states in 2000 through a federal law, even though the vast majority of states had already adopted the standard by that time.  However, some states still maintained their legal limit at 0.10, which is actually significantly higher that the current legal requirement, as 0.02 can have a major effect on one’s level of intoxication with respect to the ability to safely drive a motor vehicle. Continue reading

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According to a recent news feature from CBS Local Boston, a Revere man was charged in connection with a drunk driving accident that allegedly occurred at a roadside construction site.  What’s especially concerning about this situation is that there have been more than five accidents with injuries in construction zones in the Revere and Boston areas. What’s more, this is not the only one that involved a suspected drunk driver.

In fact, this motorist is the fourth drunk driving suspect that crashed in a Mass Department of Transportation (MassDOT) work site.

roadconstruction2We have seen construction workers injured and a police cruiser destroyed so far, and the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) are concerned, especially since they have a barracks right near the site of the construction on Revere Beach Boulevard. Continue reading

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