Data indicates drunk driving, speeding, and smartphones have all contributed to a rise in pedestrian accidents. Being involved in a motor vehicle accident can result in serious injury. However, one’s chances of being severely harmed may be even
A pedestrian hit by a mail truck while he was trying to cross the street could not pursue a negligence claim against the federal government given the absence of evidence showing that his injuries would not have occurred “but for” the driver’s breach
A visiting scientist from Japan has been killed while riding her bicycle in Boston. Police say that the rider, who has been working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), was struck at the intersection of Beacon Street and Charlesgate West at about 3:30 pm
Authorities say an 88-year-old man has died after being hit by a bus in Melrose. The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority says the man was struck by an MBTA bus near the intersection of Franklin and Pratt Streets around 7 p.m. Tuesday. He was taken to
On Tuesday, November 13, a 21-year-old Boston University student was riding his bicycle at around 6:26 p.m., when he was struck and killed by a motor vehicle. According to police and witnesses, an MBTA bus might have been involved. The accident occurred at the
On Tuesday, October 23, at approximately 6:41 p.m., a woman was savagely beaten and robbed by a group of teens on her evening MBTA commute. According to reports, a violent crew grabbed the victim’s hair, smashed her face against a handrail, and then took
In Massachusetts, Wellesley police are searching for the driver who fled the scene after his car or truck struck and killed a cyclist in his 40s. Police say the vehicle was traveling north on Weston Road when it hit the cyclist riding in the
In Brockton, MA a six-year-old boy on his way home from school was struck by a hit-and-run driver. The boy was walking home with his teenage sister when a black sedan with black tinted windows hit him and drove away. The precise circumstances leading