Wrong-way crash leaves 2 injured in Massachusetts

On behalf of Aiken and Aiken P.C. Personal Injury Attorneys posted in Car Accidents, on Monday, January 18, 2016

An early morning wrong-way crash left two people critically injured on Jan. 12. The collision happened in Lexington, and caused the closure of the road for two hours while police investigated. According to police reports, the car collision happened at about 4:15 a.m. on Route 128 north, near exit 32 at Route 3. The cars collided on the northbound lane, when one of the vehicles, travelling south on the northbound lane, crashed head-on into a vehicle travelling north. Both drivers, a 20-year-old female from Wayland and a 27-year-old man from Dracut, were critically injured in the collision. They were both transported to Lahey Clinic in Burlington for treatment of serious injuries. There were no passengers in either car. Police had not yet determined which car was traveling the wrong way when the vehicles crashed. Police are continuing to investigate the accident. In wrong-way crashes, other factors have played a role in the collision. These can include driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, negligent driving due to the use of cellphones for talking or texting, or reckless driving due to things such as speeding. Wrong-way collisions often result in serious and sometimes fatal injuries, as the unsuspecting motorist who is traveling in the correct direction often does not have sufficient time to conduct evasive maneuvers. A person who has been injured in such a crash will often face high medical expenses and in some cases will be forced to miss work for prolonged periods of time. It is likely that the motorist who was traveling in the wrong direction on a divided road was negligent, and a personal injury attorney can be of assistance to an injured victim in pursuing compensation for those and other losses that have been sustained.