A dangerous situation just south of Boston could have been much worse when a negligent truck driver ran a red light and hit a Brockton city bus. The truck accident, which sent two people to the hospital, was allegedly caused by an inattentive truck driver who was looking at paperwork while driving and who failed to stop at a red traffic light. The truck driver's negligence caused his tractor trailer to rear-end the city bus and to throw the bus off the road and into the yard of a residential property.
MBTA bus driver charged after hitting Boston traffic official
Cases in which serious injuries occur on the job may not be as clear-cut as personal injury cases between private citizens. In either situation, however, a competent personal injury attorney may be necessary to ensure the victim is fully compensated for damages.
Mansfield woman seriously injured, Boston cop charged with OUI
Generally speaking, we expect police officers to protect and to serve. What we may not expect is for a police officer to drive drunk and crash at a high rate of speed into an unsuspecting motorist. But according to authorities in Boston, that last scenario is exactly what led to serious injuries for a Mansfield woman.
