A 71-year-old Massachusetts man experienced a close call on Dec. 11 when a car crashed through the wall of his bedroom and came to a stop just beside his bed. The accident occurred at about 2:30 a.m. on Vernon St. in Worcester.
A serious traffic accident in Canton on Dec. 4 left four people with injuries. Authorities reported that the incident involved two vehicles and took place in the northbound lanes of Route 95 near exit 11.
According to Massachusetts legislation, whenever a resident suffers injury or sustains property damage due to a defective or unrepaired surface or because there was no adequate safety barrier installed to prevent the accident from occurring, that person may be able to pursue compensation for their losses. If the liable party, be it a town, city or county, was responsible by law to make the repair or install a safety barrier that could have prevented the person’s losses, then that party may have to make reparation for those losses.
A Massachusetts man was charged in connection with a hit-and-run accident that killed an elderly pedestrian. His charges, which include motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation, were upgraded after the investigation concluded.
A Williamstown accident involving a 35-year-old Rhode Island man and a 64-year-old victim from Vermont culminated in a sentence of time served on Nov. 4. The accident occurred on Route 7 on Cold Spring Road in Williamstown at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 24, 2013. The driver of a Ford Explorer struck a Hyundai Elantra after traveling into the other driver’s lane.
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.
Massachusetts State Police confirmed that two people died in a two-vehicle accident on Oct. 19. The car accident took place on Jamaicaway just before 3 a.m. Police say that a BMW 530XI crossed the centerline near Perkins Street and struck a Toyota Camry that was traveling in the opposite lane of traffic.
An accident involving three vehicles occurred in New Salem on Sept. 22, officials stated. Multiple people suffered injuries on account of the wreck, which transpired on Route 202 at approximately 1:25 p.m.
Around 2:50 p.m. on September 10, five people suffered minor injuries in an accident that happened on the Braga Bridge in Fall River, Massachusetts. The eastbound lanes of Interstate 195 were clogged for about 45 minutes after the accident, but the middle lane was reopened after two of the eastbound lanes had been shut down.
A 45-year-old man who was accused of causing a fatal accident in Massachusetts was taken into police custody, and he was charged with two counts of homicide on Aug. 28. According to the press release, the incident took place on Route 5 in Easthampton.
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