Residents in Massachusetts often do not realize how frequently and easily they are pedestrians. Whether they are walking in a residential area, in the cities, on the sidewalk, in a parking lot or in a crosswalk, pedestrians often travel near automobile traffic. This...
As Worcester residents turn the page on 2014, many are starting off the New Year with unexpected challenges. Those are the families and victims of auto accidents, the kind that tend to spike in frequency right around New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.In one community...
Whether they are traveling on the sidewalks, traveling on a crosswalk or walking in a parking lot to a vehicle, store or business, many Massachusetts residents are pedestrians at some point during the day. Even if an individual is only walking near moving vehicles for...
Everyone does it, right? That might have been the response of some Worcester residents to our last blog post about Kendall Jenner's singing-dancing-recording and driving video that she posted online. The video elicited a widespread backlash among safety advocates.Some...
The Kardashian family has been a staple of reality television for years, as Worcester residents are unavoidably aware. Older sister Kim unwittingly launched the family into the spotlight when a private video of her and her then-boyfriend became public. Now, another...
Worcester residents have likely heard by now that the famous actor and comedian Tracy Morgan has suffered very serious injuries in a car accident. The circumstances surrounding the crash serve to illustrate some important legal points for any accident victims.Morgan...
With the warm spring weather, many locals are enjoying outdoor dining at Worcester's cafes and restaurants with patio seating. The patio at the Wholly Cannoli on Grafton Street, however, recently became the unlikely scene of a shocking car accident.The episode was...
A man was taking a stroll with his wife along South West Street in Feeding Hills, Massachusetts during the noon-hour last Thursday. Investigators say that the man was struck by a passing motorist, who failed to stop at the scene of the accident. The driver of the car...
It is no secret that a bicyclist is exposed to a great risk of harm when a car and bike collide. Even a sub-compact car can cause severe injuries for the rider of a bike in an accident. Similarly, roadside objects, the curb or the pavement of the road can be the...
Reports of motor vehicle accidents often describe events involving the vehicles that are directly involved in the wreck. In some instances, police may suspect that a driver lost control, leading to a multi-vehicle wreck. In other situations, a driver may fail to...
