According to Massachusetts State Police (MSP), a 20-year-old motorcyclist was killed while crossing over the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge. Officers report that the biker collided with an SUV and then with a pickup. He was taken to the hospital right after the Boston accident, but was pronounced dead. According to 7News,…
If you’re taking birth control pills you might want to listen up! A number of studies have concluded that there are complications that can stem from YAZ, Yasmin and Ocella birth control pills. According to some researchers, these pills have progestin drospirenone in them, which has previously been linked to…
As our Boston Personal Injury Lawyers recently reported, ridership on the T has increased in recent months. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) officials are crediting the new See Say smartphone app for the increase. It’s helping riders to navigate their trips a whole lot easier, allowing them to see exactly…
Throughout the month of April, ridership totalled nearly 1.5 million per weekday. That’s the third month in a row in which the ridership has been more than 1.3 million and the 15th month in a row in which we saw increased ridership, according to the Boston Globe. As the number…
You could call employees with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) lifesavers. Well, maybe more like bunny savers. According to CBS Boston, workers stepped in just in time to save a little girl’s best friend who had accidentally fallen onto the tracks. It all happened when Casey and Michelle Carey-Brown’s…
Dangerous products find their way into the homes of many residents in the state of Massachusetts. Unfortunately, not many consumers are alerted to the dangers of these products and their recalls. Oftentimes, these recalls never even get to consumers until a fatal accident in Boston or elsewhere has already occurred,…
Recent statistics from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) note that fatalities from auto accidents nationwide are declining. Well, all of them except motorcyclist fatalities. According to statistics from the first 9 months of 2011, the number of motorcyclist fatalities has remained the same compared to the previous year, both…
A recent fall accident in Chelsea sent a 2-year-old out of a third-floor window and down about 50 feet to the ground below. According to the Boston Globe, the young girl is expected to make it. Officers believe that the girl was playing with some of her friends on a…
To help to stop teen car accidents in Quincy and elsewhere, AT&T recently launched its “It Can Wait” campaign. The campaign started in the state of Massachusetts back in 2011 and since then organizations and law enforcement agencies across the country have joined in to help to raise awareness about…
In 2011, the state of Massachusetts was ranked the 9th safest bicycling state in the Northeast. In 2010, we ranked in at 16th place and in 2009 at 19th place, according to a study conducted by the League of American Bicyclists. In 2012 we are ranked in 3rd place! We’re…