Driver charged for fatal Massachusetts drunk driving accident

On behalf of Aiken and Aiken P.C. Personal Injury Attorneys posted in Car Accidents, on Monday, December 28, 2015

A 32-year-old woman in Massachusetts was killed after she was involved in a two-car accident on Dec. 10. The fatal collision took place in Norwood just after 8 p.m. When police arrived at the intersection of Chickering Road and Walpole Street, they found one car with a damaged front end and another car nearby.According to investigators, the auto accident happened while a car with one person in it was traveling northbound through the intersection. At the same time, the driver of a second westbound car with two passengers failed to mind a stop sign at the intersection. The two vehicles collided, and all four of the people involved were sent to the hospital. Police charged the driver of the second vehicle with several criminal charges including negligent operation of a vehicle, vehicular homicide from drunk driving as well as leaving the scene of a fatal accident. The driver was taken to a hospital in Boston for the treatment of her injuries. Officials from the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section and the State Police Crime Scene Services were involved in the investigation of the accident. After a fatal car accident, the driver at fault may be charged for several criminal counts. The criminal case is a separate matter from any personal injury or wrongful death lawsuits that may be filed by the victims and their family members. However, information about the criminal case may help to build the victims’ claims. A lawyer may be able to help an injured car accident victim or the family of a deceased victim to pursue compensation from the driver at fault.Source: Norwood Patch, “Norwood Resident Killed by Alleged Drunken Driver,” Daniel Libon, Dec. 11, 2015