A drunk driver is everyone’s nightmare. Someone under the influence, on the road, driving at high speed, can mean the absolute worst for the other drivers. At Colucci, Colucci & Marcus, P.C., our Boston car accident lawyers want to discuss a recent accident in Boston. A drunk driver caused a wreck injuring multiple people, and…
Others May Be Held Responsible For Drunk Driving Have you or a loved one been injured by a drunk driver? You probably already knew that you could file a claim against the drunk driver, but did you know that you might also be able to obtain compensation against the business or bartender who supplied the…
An average of 124 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities occurred in the state of Massachusetts during 2012, according to the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility. This equates to 1.9 alcohol-impaired fatalities per 100,000 population. The true representation of the driving under the influence statistics in Massachusetts lies in the arrest data, which reveals more than 8,000 DUI arrests…
In a report that surprises no one living in the state, Allstate named two cities in Massachusetts as the worst for driving. Newsday reports that Boston was the second most accident-prone city in the nation in 2012. The insurance company explains that drivers in large cities must contend with unique problems related to population density such as…
Most people understand that drunk driving is a serious social problem in the United States. Police warnings are on billboards, the radio, and television. Organizations like Mothers Against Drunk Driving are ever-present at fundraisers and awareness campaigns, yet many still do not have a realistic understanding of how destructive impaired driving DUI is. According to…
According to the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, 35 percent of all fatal car crashes in Massachusetts involve a drunk driver. It’s tragic that so many deaths in our state are preventable. In many cases, drunk-driving accidents lead to deaths in the impaired driver’s vehicle. That is what happened in a recent car accident that…
Now that St. Patrick’s Day is lurking around the corner, drunk driving accidents may become more common across the nation. What is so frightening about this is that even though you practice all safety measures while driving, meeting a careless or drunk driver along the road can result in a serious accident. The results of…
Some people think nothing of getting behind the wheel after having a few drinks. Some may even think they drive better while drunk. But drunk driving is always a dangerous endeavor. For if a drunk driver were to cause a car accident, not only could it result in serious injuries to innocent victims. It could even…