Crashes
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Driver Strikes Disembarking Passenger at Hazardous Middle-of-the-Street Green Line Stop
Around 7 pm Sunday evening, a driver who was allegedly attempting to pass a stopped Green Line train on South Huntington Avenue struck and injured a disembarking passenger.
June 13, 2022
Driver Kills 50 Year-Old Woman In Brockton
A driver who claims she was blinded by the morning sun, yet continued driving anyhow, struck and killed a woman walking along West Chestnut Street in Brockton early Wednesday morning.
May 19, 2022
Crashes Kill One, Seriously Injure Another Student On UMass Amherst’s Main Campus Roadway
Students are demanding the University do more to protect students and address long-standing pedestrian safety issues on campus roads.
April 6, 2022
2021 Was A Record-Breaking Year For Deaths on Massachusetts Roadways
At least 408 people died in crashes in Massachusetts during 2021, making it the deadliest year on Massachusetts roadways in over a decade.
January 10, 2022
Wisconsin Car Attack is an Example of Our Failure to Prevent Cars Being Used as Weapons
Policy, culture, and environment create conditions that all too often permit such crimes — and by failing to address those conditions, advocates argue, we practically ensure that such atrocities will continue to happen.
November 24, 2021
Drivers Kill Two Pedestrians Within One Week on Springfield’s State Street
It was the third death caused by a motor vehicle driver on Springfield's State Street so far this year.
November 12, 2021
Driver Kills 69-Year Old Man Next to Northampton High School
Elm and North Elm both have painted bike lanes for most of their length. But the bike lanes disappear for a one-block segment in front of the high school, at the site of Wednesday's crash.
October 7, 2021
Green Line Crash Highlights Need For Overdue Automated Braking System
Much like automated braking systems in contemporary automobiles, the Green Line Train Protection System will install new sensors on Green Line trains that can detect trackside stop signals and physical obstructions on the tracks ahead.
August 2, 2021
Motorist Kills Bicycle Rider in Head-On Crash in Westford
A preliminary investigation suggests that the driver was traveling westbound on Groton Road when they drove into the victim, who was riding a bicycle in the opposite direction.
March 31, 2021
Bloated Truck Designs Lead to More Women Dying in Crashes
Women drivers are more likely to die in crashes because the male drivers who hit them are more likely to be driving trucks and SUVs, a new study finds.
February 16, 2021
