The US Department of Transportation says that consumers have filed complaints linking 34 car accident deaths to the acceleration defect that has prompted the automaker to recall millions of motor vehicles. While previous to Toyota’s decision to stop selling eight of its autos because of the sticking gas pedal defect…
Snow and ice on the ground are not only a danger to motorists, who must drive even more carefully to prevent their vehicles from slipping and sliding so they do not become involved in a Massachusetts motor vehicle crash, but also the ice and slush can prove a danger to…
Robert F. Robinson and his son Mario have filed a federal lawsuit accusing two Attleboro police officers of Massachusetts police brutality. The Robinsons were arrested on July 12, 2007 in connection with a hit-and-run accident. The victim in the crash was the 13-year-old son of another cop, Detective Alex Aponte.…
The family of Amity R. Kozak and the state of Massachusetts are close to reaching a wrongful death agreement over her brutal slaying at the hands of former MBTA cop Helder “Sonny” Peixoto. Kozak, 29, was fatally beaten with a claw hammer and found in Peixoto’s Florida apartment on May…
The Massachusetts House passed a measure that would not only bar drivers in the state from talking on handheld phones, but also would prohibit them from texting while driving. The bill is the latest attempt by lawmakers to decrease the number of distracted driving accidents. A similar measure died in…
According to two new studies, many nursing home patient in the US are still being given antipsychotic drugs to regulate their problem behavior. These findings come even after the US government has attempted to curb this practice and the Food and Drug Administration issued in 2005 its “black box” warning…
The federal government has issued a nationwide ban that bars commercial truckers and bus drivers from text messaging while operating their vehicles. This ban goes into effect right away and any bus operators or truck drivers who are caught texting while driving are subject to a maximum $2,750 maximum penalty.…
Shane and Danielle Lambert are suing McLean Hospital for their children’s Massachusetts wrongful deaths. Kaleigh, 5, and Shane, 4, died on January 11, 2008, when their aunt, Marcelle Thibault, carried them onto Interstate 495 where the three of them were fatally struck by two motor vehicles. Thibault, who is Danielle’s…
An attorney for the family of Kenneth Howe says there will be a civil rights lawsuit filed over his death. The 45-year-old man died while in police custody after he was arrested at a North Andover sobriety checkpoint on November 26. Howe was accused of striking one state trooper and…
Toyota Motor Corp is recalling 2.3 million vehicles over a gas pedal defect that can cause mechanism problems involving the accelerator pedal. This is the automaker’s second massive recall related to a gas pedal defect. Toyota recalled about 4.26 million autos beginning last November after four family members died because…