Boston Accident Injury Lawyer Blog

July 1, 2010 - Katie Enos, 14, from Westford, Massachusetts suffered serious personal injuries when she was struck by a car while jogging with a friend on Carlisle Road. Richard Shattuck, 84, from Stoneham, was driving the vehicle that hit Enos. The accident occurred Tuesday at around 1 p.m. near the intersection of Concord Road in Westford.

A medical helicopter transported Enos from the scene to Children's Hospital in Boston, where she is currently being treated for life threatening injuries. The friend who was joggin with Enos was not injured in the accident.

Shattuck, who was driving home from New Hampshire, claims that the accident was not his fault. The accident remains under investigation by the Westford Police Department, who have not filed charges against Shattuck.

Source: WHDH

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May 16, 2010 - Keith Yorke, 55, from Sandwich, Massachusetts has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained when he was struck by a 1997 Ford Escort, driven by Nicole Giles, 18, from Mashpee. The accident occurred at around 5:17 a.m. while Yorke was walking his dog along Asa Meiggs Road.

Yorke was transported by ambulance to Forestdale School and was then taken by a medical helicopter to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Giles was not injured in the crash. According to the Sandwich Police Department, Giles called police from the scene to notify them of the accident.

The crash is still under investigation by the Sandwich Police and no charges have been filed.

Source: Cape Cod Times

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August 30, 2009 - Daoyin Fang, 83, a resident of Watertown, Massachusetts was struck by a van and killed while crossing Mt. Auburn Street at the intersection of Adams Street on Thursday morning. According to Watertown police, the Honda Odyssey van was being driven by a 51-year old woman, a resident of Belmont, Massachusetts, who has not been charged as of this date, and whose name has not been released.

Fang, who had suffered head injuries from the accident, was taken to Mt. Auburn Hospital and thereafter pronounced dead. Watertown Police and the Massachusetts State Police are investigating the accident, Information has not been released disclosing whether Fang was in a crosswalk at the time of the accident.

Source: Wicked Local

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August 27, 2009 - Alessandra Castner, 15 from Marblehead, Massachusetts, has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained when she was struck by a car. A Volvo, driven by an unidentified man, hit Castner when she was at the intersection of Pleasant Street and Mohawk Road in Marblehead on Monday.

Castner was first taken to Salem Hospital and then later transferred by a medical helicopter to Boston Medical Center, where she unfortunately died. 

Castner would have been a sophomore at Marblehead High School.  Naturally, the entire community is devastated.  A memorial has been set up near the crash site and a vigil was held on Tuesday. 

The exact cause of the crash is unclear at this time and the accident remains under investigation by the Marblehead Police Department, Massachusetts State Police, and the Essex County District Attorney's Office. 

Source: The Daily Item of Lynn

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August 25, 2009 - John-James Venner, 7, from Chester, New Hampshire, died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained when he was hit by a pick up truck while walking down a road. The driver of the truck was Brian Medico, 49, from Brockton, Massachusetts. The accident occurred on Saturday along Route 102, a two lane state highway.

Venner, his 10 year old brother and an 11 year old friend were walking in the breakdown lane of Route 102 when Venner was hit. Venner was thrown approximately 25 feet from the roadway onto a neighbor's lawn. The boy's shoe and backpack were thrown even farther up the road.

Many neighbors and bystanders rushed to the boy's aid and rescue crews tried to revive the boy. Venner was taken by ambulance to Parkland Medical Center in Derry, NH, where he was pronounced dead.

No charges have been filed against Medico. The accident remains under investigation by New Hampshire State Police.

Source: The Union Leader

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August 17, 2009 - Sylvester "El" Gethers, 64, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, has died as the result of  personal injuries suffered in a pedestrian car accident early Saturday morning. Gethers was  walking on Morton Street in the Mattapan section of the city around 6 a.m. when a 1998 Honda Prelude driven by Paul Edouard, age 20, jumped a curb up onto the sidewalk and struck Gethers, according to Massachusetts State Police.

Gethers a construction worker, who was going to meet his brother at the Dunkin Donuts just steps from where the accident occured, suffered serious injuries and was transported to Carney Hospital in Dorchester for treatment. He was later pronounced dead. There was no information as to whether Edouard was injured in the accident or whether he will face criminal charges as the result of the accident, which remains under investigation by State Police.

Source: Herald.com

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The above information is provided by Boston Accident and Personal Injury Lawyer, Keith L. Miller, a Boston, Massachusetts civil trial lawyer, specializing in the legal representation of individuals who believe that they have been injured as the result of the negligence of others and have been involved in all types of accidents causing personal injury. If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident where you believe someone else is at fault, contact Keith L. Miller to arrange a free consultation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week either by telephone at (617) 523-5803, or click here to send him an email. You will be contacted within 24 hours.

July 26, 2009 - Herbert Whitaker, 7 years old, has died as the result of a car accident in Halifax, Massachusetts around noon time yesterday. He was riding his bicycle with his father and located in a marked crosswalk when he was struck by a car driven by a 76-year-old Plympton woman, Marcia Chadborne.

Onlookers unsuccessfully attempted to revive the boy before police arrived, at which time he was taken to Brockton Hospital Brockton hospital. He was pronounced dead there at 12:44 p.m. Chadbourne has been charged with motor vehicle homicide and failure to yield at a crosswalk, according to Halifax police. There was no indication whether or not she was speeding at the time of the accident. The speed limit in the area is 35 miles per hour.

Herbert Whitaker and his father were both wearing helmets at the time of the accident. A second younger child of Whitakers was riding on his father's bicycle at the time of the accident. Neither the father, nor this child were struck or injured, according to police. This was the first fatal pedestrian accident in Halifax in several years.

This is the fourth pedestrian accident in Massachusetts within the last month and one half. On June 16th, 4 year old Diya Patel was hit and killed as she was crossing Washington Street in Stoughton, Massachusetts. On June 18th, 5 year old Brandy Rix was seriously injured when she was hit by a medical transport van in Abington, Massachusetts.  Criminal charges have been filed against the drivers in both of those accidents

Sournce: Boston.com

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The above information is provided by Boston Accident and Personal Injury Lawyer, Keith L. Miller, a Boston, Massachusetts civil trial lawyer, specializing in the legal representation of individuals who believe that they have been injured as the result of the negligence of others and have been involved in all types of accidents causing personal injury. If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident where you believe someone else is at fault, contact Keith L. Miller to arrange a free consultation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week either by telephone at (617) 523-5803, or click here to send him an email. You will be contacted within 24 hours.

July 16, 2009 - Fredy E. Zepeda, 35, from Brighton, Massachusetts, has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained when he was struck by a rental car on Wednesday. Zepeda was hit while he was strapping his one year old son into a car seat. The rental car was being driven by Cathy Burgin-August, 47, of Watertown, Massachusetts.

The accident occurred Wednesday morning in front of Zepeda's home located at the intersection of Cambridge and Gordon streets in Brighton. Burgin-August continued to drive for two blocks after her car hit Zepeda. She was eventually forced to pull over by a livery car driver, who witnessed the accident.

Zepeda was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital where he underwent emergency brain surgery. His injuries were described by the Boston Police as massive head trauma. Neither the child, nor Zepeda's wife, who was also inside the vehicle, were injured.

Burgin-August was arraigned in Brighton District Court this morning. She was charged with several violations, including leaving the scene of an accident where a person was injured. She was released on $1000.00 bail.

According to the police report filed Thursday, there was a prescription drug bottle found in the vehicle containing 20 tablets of Clonezapam, a drug used to control seizures and treat epilepsy. Burgin-August was not charged with driving while impaired or under the influence.

According to the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, Burgin-August has been found at fault in at lease five car accidents since 2004. The Registry has indefinitely suspended her license after Wednesday's accident.

Source: Boston.com

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The above information is provided by Boston Accident and Personal Injury Lawyer, Keith L. Miller, a Boston, Massachusetts civil trial lawyer, specializing in the legal representation of individuals who believe that they have been injured as the result of the negligence of others and have been involved in all types of accidents causing personal injury. If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident where you believe someone else is at fault, contact Keith L. Miller to arrange a free consultation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week either by telephone at (617) 523-5803, or click here to send him an email. You will be contacted within 24 hours.

July 15, 2009 - An 83 year old woman has caused personal injuries in a car accident when she struck two children and their grandmother as she was pulling out of a church parking lot. The driver was making a left hand turn out of St. Edward's Church on Spring Street in Medfield, Massachusetts.

The driver hit a grandmother, her 5 year old grandchild who was holding her hand, and a 2 year old she was pushing in a stroller. All three were taken to Norwood Hospital for treatment. The 2 year old had the most serious personal injuries, suffering cuts to his face. The driver was not harmed. The cause of the accident remains uncertain at this time and the accident is still under investigation.

This is the latest of a series of car accidents involving senior drivers. Motorcyclist Richard Kelly was killed Saturday when his motorcycle was hit by an 88 year old dirver. Michele Veneziano, 85, of Lynn, severely injured a pedestrian in Revere who was exiting his parked vehicle. Debra Blenckhorn was also injured when Jacqueline Sorenson, 83, crashed her car into a Natick liquor store. Finally, most tragically, 4 year old Diya Patel was struck and killed while crossing a Stoughton street in a crosswalk, when she was struck by an 88 year old driver, Ilse Horn.

Source: WBZ.com

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The above information is provided by Boston Accident and Personal Injury Lawyer, Keith L. Miller, a Boston, Massachusetts civil trial lawyer, specializing in the legal representation of individuals who believe that they have been injured as the result of the negligence of others and have been involved in all types of accidents causing personal injury. If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident where you believe someone else is at fault, contact Keith L. Miller to arrange a free consultation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week either by telephone at (617) 523-5803, or click here to send him an email. You will be contacted within 24 hours.