Police have charged a Pittsfield woman with a Northampton pedestrian accident after she allegedly ran down a man named Lord Jesus Christ in a crosswalk, MSNBC reported. Police checked the identification of the 50-year-old Belchertown man and determined his legal name, is indeed, Lord Jesus Christ. Police report he was…
Authorities are baffled by the high number of Stoughton car accidents on Route 24 — two dozen so far this year, according to the Stoughton Journal. High numbers of Massachusetts car accidents in a particular area can sometimes point to a road defect, poorly designed intersection, missing or inoperable street…
A Norwell teen is facing attempted murder charges after being accused of an intentional hit-and-run crash, Channel 7 News reported. The Massachusetts pedestrian accident seriously injured three teenage girls and one boy. The Monday incident occurred in a Rockland condo parking lot in front of dozens of witnesses. The teenager…
The Patriot Ledger published an outstanding report on Massachusetts nursing homes over the weekend, full of informative resources for anyone considering placing a loved one in a nursing home or assisted-living facility. More than half of the nation’s nursing homes are operated by large chain corporations and two-thirds are for-profit…
At least 20 people have been injured in a Boston subway after an electrical fire late Thursday, MSNBC reported. An electrical fire forced the removal of passengers from trains and shut down several subway lines; at least 20 people suffered from smoke inhalation. The fire started after 10 p.m. Thursday…
Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Jeffrey B. Mullan took to Boston streets during rush hour last week on his way to the inaugural Boston Bicycle Safety Summit. There, Mayor Thomas M. Menino and others urged motorists and cyclists to adopt safe driving habits at the outset of the spring and summer riding…
Members of Boston College’s national championship hockey team are among seven teenagers charged after an accident with an MBTA trolley early Sunday morning, the Boston Globe reported. The Boston car accident occurred when a Jeep carrying seven teenagers tried to make a U-turn across the tracks on Commonwealth Avenue near…
Safety concerns remain in Big Dig tunnels, nearly five years after a high-profile incident in which a 28-year-old motorist was killed in a 2006 Boston car accident caused by collapsing ceiling panels, the Boston Herald reported. The chronic problems plaguing the Big Dig are a glaring example of road defects…
An Amherst bicycle accident injured a 22-year-old University of Massachusetts student, after he was struck by a car Saturday night on Main Street, the Patriot Ledger reported. The driver of the car, believed to be a dark sedan, fled the scene. The Massachusetts bicycle accident is the latest in a…
State inspectors continue to review an accident earlier this month in which four firefighters were injured when a Framingham fire truck rolled over while returning from a call, the MetroWest Daily News reported. The truck was on Edgell Road about 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning when it rolled 360 degrees and…