Maine is going to be hit with a double whammy this Memorial Day holiday weekend as not will we see an increase in traffic because of the kickoff weekend to the summer season but construction season gets into full swing as well. Enforcement officers will set out in full force…
After months of cold weather and icy roads, motorcycle enthusiasts in Maine are finally hitting the streets again. May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness month so motorists are encouraged to share the roads wisely while keeping a watchful eye for bikers in order to avoid motorcycle accidents in Portland or elsewhere…
April showers may bring May flowers but in Maine spring means floods and often winter-like storms. The combination of bare trees, frozen ground and ice in rivers is a recipe for flooding when spring rain arrives. Our Maine personal injury lawyers caution motorists that as spring arrives so does the…
Our Maine personal injury lawyers know there is no worse tragedy for a parent than a child being seriously injured or killed in a Bangor car accident. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently released guidelines for the best method of securing your child while riding in a vehicle.Up to…
Our Portland car accident lawyers want to point out to motorists in Maine that they have one more thing to put on their calendars. April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month according to a recent announcement by National Safety Council. We frequently post on our Maine Injury Lawyer Blog about…
Maine is a long way from Super Bowl XLV in Texas this weekend but football fans are still going to tune into the game — whether its the commercials or one last football fix your’re after,sSuper Bowl parties have become an American tradition. However, they also increase the risk of…
As reported in the Portland Press Herald on December 15, 2010 ” . . . A Subaru Outback driven by Laura Breault, 48, of Knox, was heading east toward Brooks. Breault was taking her 15-year-old daughter, Jessica, to school, Keating said. Coming toward them from the west was a tractor-trailer…
For many years, Maine law has required anyone in a vehicle that is required to have seatbelts, to wear a setbelt. (29-A M.R. .A §2081)There are also more specific safety restraint rules for children. A study done of crashes which occured in 1996 in Maine concluded that ” . .…
Reported in the Portland Press Herald on November 26, 2010 A 27-year-old Portland native was killed early Thursday morning in a two-car crash in Massachusetts in which one of the drivers has been charged with motor vehicle homicide while drunk, according to police. Raina Jensen was a back-seat passenger in…
On November 9 and 10th, the National Transportation Safety Board hosted a forum to discuss issues relating to highway safety and our aging population. A webcast is archived on the N.T. .B website. An interview with Deborah Hersman, chairwoman of the N.T. .B., was published on November 17th, 2010 in…