Man in critical condition after accident

On behalf of Aiken and Aiken P.C. Personal Injury Attorneys posted in Car Accidents, on Wednesday, November 5, 2014

A pedestrian accident in Massachusetts left one man with life-threatening injuries on Oct. 31. The Gloucester Police Department made one arrest in connection with the crash. Investigators believed that the driver of the vehicle involved in the accident was under the influence of drugs when he struck the victim, a 38-year-old man. The accident occurred at about 6:45 p.m. near the disused Maplewood School building in Gloucester. The victim was walking on Maplewood Avenue when a car driven by a 27-year-old man struck him. The 27-year-old was still on the scene when emergency first responders arrived. The victim was on the ground when an EMS crew began administering treatment. He suffered life-threatening injuries as a result of the accident. A Med-Flight helicopter crew airlifted him to Tufts Medical Center in Boston where he remained in critical condition as of Nov. 2. During the course of their investigation, police determined that the 27-year-old man was under the influence of drugs and detained him. He was charged with operating under the influence of drugs and failure to keep right. Officers transported the driver to the Gloucester Police Department for booking. An arraignment in Gloucester District Court was scheduled for Nov. 3. Victims of pedestrian accidents who suffer life-threatening injuries may be left to cope with disabilities and other health complications for the rest of their lives. They may be unable to keep up with medical bills and other expenses resulting from their accident because they are unable to work. A personal injury attorney might help a victim seek compensation by filing suit against the negligent or impaired driver who caused the accident. Source: The Gloucester Times, “Pedestrian crash victim ID’d, remains hospitalized,” Nov. 2, 2014 Source: MassLive.com, “Gloucester pedestrian airlifted to a Boston hospital after crash“, Dave Canton, November 01, 2014