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• Massachusetts Woman Killed in Car Accident

  Chrissie Cole | August 18, 2007 10:29 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  A head-on collision with a semi-truck claimed the life of a Massachusetts woman, Friday morning, on Interstate 80.A Plymouth was heading east on I-80 when the driver lost control of the vehicle, going through the center median and into the westbound lanes where it crashed head-on into the semi-truck, according to state police.The semi-tanker truck was transporting non-hazardous materials and...

• Lawsuit Filed Over Slip & Fall at Kroger

  Chrissie Cole | July 25, 2007 1:16 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  A woman injured in a slip and fall accident has filed a personal injury lawsuit against Kroger and the store manager. The suit alleges the manger allowed a "slip hazard to remain on the floor without any warning." The suit alleges negligence by the defendants for allowing dangerous conditions to exist and for "failing to provide adequate seating so its patrons can safely seat and dine."She is...

• Man Killed in Three-Car Accident

  Chrissie Cole | July 06, 2007 4:29 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  A 43-year-old man was killed in a three-car accident on Route 6 yesterday. According to public safety officials, the accident occurred when one driver veered into oncoming traffic.The man was driving south on Route 6, at 9 a.m., when his vehicle was hit head-on by a Toyota Tundra pickup, which had crossed the center lane. A third vehicle traveling south also struck the car from behind, police...

• Couple Left for Dead After Hit & Run Accident

  Chrissie Cole | June 06, 2007 1:36 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  A man and women were left for dead after being struck by a speeding car in a hit and run car accident. The couple was walking along the side of the highway after their vehicle ran out of gas when a speeding car struck them and then sped off.The man, 28, was thrown to a ditch on the side of the road, while his friend was left immobile along the guardrail as cars passed on by."She was against the...

• Teen Critically Injured in Car Crash

  Christina Cole | May 06, 2007 12:21 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  A teenager was transported to Boston hospital after suffering serious injuries in a car accident last night, at 9:30 pm, on a road known by surrounding neighbors for its high speed and many accidents.The 18-year-old was driving a Saturn on Route 114 when he struck a telephone pole. The driver was unconscious when firefighters and police arrived on the scene.The unidentified driver had to be...

• Crash Kills Man; Injures Woman

  Christina Cole | March 01, 2007 2:10 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  A woman suffered serious injuries and a man has died following a car crash on southbound Interstate 495, report State Police. Preliminary investigations show that speed may have been a factor in the crash and that neither occupants of the car were wearing a seat belt.The 2000 Volkswagen was traveling south at 2am when it swerved off the road, crashed with a highway sign and bounced back across...

• Man Runs Red Light, One Dead

  Christina Cole | February 01, 2007 7:26 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  A 42-year old man was killed early Thursday when his car was hit by another driver suspected of running a red light.The impact of the car crash, just after 1am, pushed the vehicle driven by the victim into a police cruiser that was stopped at the light.John Converse of Massachusetts, the man that died, leaving Route 8 southbound at exit 7 when his car was broadsided by a car driven east by...

• Assemblyman Disputes Judge's Ruling

  Christina Cole | January 23, 2007 2:24 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  New Jersey Assemblyman Eric Munoz, R-Union, testified against two doctors in a medical malpractice case in Delaware. Although a Judge ruled, he doesn't qualify as an expert witness.Munoz, a trauma surgeon at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, says the judge wrongly questioned his qualifications.Munoz testified as an expert in emergency medicine in the 2004 lawsuit. Delaware...

• Yarmouth Roads Deadliest on Cape Cod

  Christina Cole | January 18, 2007 1:38 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  Yarmouth roads were the deadliest on Cape Cod in 2006 with seven fatalities, about one-third of all car accident related deaths on the Cape."It's like trial by fire," said Yarmouth police officer Gordon Gibbons, member of the town's year-old accident reconstruction team. The Yarmouth Police blamed 13 of 24 car accidents in 2006 that resulted in fatalities or serious injury on the use of drugs or...

• More Travelers Seeking Layoff Insurance

  Carrie Strasser | March 05, 2009 6:06 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  A recent CNN report discussed the increased interest in layoff insurance by travelers attempting to make vacation plans in an uncertain economy. These plans allow people to get refunds for their...