Lawrence, MA Motor Vehicle Accident Law Blog

Two years ago, a Saugus man was crossing the street to join his family for dinner at a restaurant. He was 81 years old, a week shy of turning 82, and was a regular at the restaurant, eating three meals there every day for years. The staff and even many of the customers knew him well. His niece's husband had already found a booth in the restaurant and, looking out of the window, saw the elderly man making his way across the street.

Then a car flew by. No one caught the make, model or license plate number of the car. The best description witnesses could offer was that the man was hit by an SUV, dark in color and medium-sized. The driver sped from the scene and was never apprehended in the wrongful death accident until last month.

Drivers in Massachusetts are accustomed to driving in difficult conditions. Heavy traffic, twisting highways, and slippery winter weather are just some of the challenges that local drivers must confront. But no matter how well prepared a driver may be to avoid danger on the road, car accidents still do happen.

This past week, a car initiated a chain reaction crash that involved two other cars. According to reports, a car traveling westbound on I-290 through Shrewsbury hit another car. The second car then struck a third car, which rolled over in the median. An ambulance took the driver of the third car to UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester. The driver's condition is unknown.

As the snow fell, Massachusetts state police were busy last night investigating several car crashes, including one fatal accident.

In Gardner on Route 2, a 65-year-old Farmington woman died after her car crossed the median into oncoming traffic just after 10 p.m. She crashed into a pickup truck. The driver of the truck, a 63-year-old man, reportedly suffered minor injuries in the crash.

Communities throughout Essex County can be a very close-knit. It is not uncommon for many residents to personally know victims that are injured or killed in car accidents or other types of mishaps. Such is the case with an Ipswich man who was killed recently after being hit by a car as he crossed the street.

The 23-year-old man was crossing Route 1 when he was struck by a car at about 6:30 in the evening. The young man was transported to Beverly Hospital but unfortunately was not able to pull through. Details of the accident are sketchy at this time, but according to the Ipswich Police, the Essex County District Attorney's office and the Massachusetts State Police Accident Reconstruction Unit the incident is still under investigation. For this reason, no information was released concerning any use of drugs or alcohol by either driver or victim. No charges have been filed yet.