As reported in the Bangor Daily News on December 5, 2010, (full article text here) the coming session of Maine’s legislature is expected to take up discussion of Maine’s law against operating under the influence. Recently in Michigan what is known as a “superdrunk” law took effect. The law increases…
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…
Reported in the Bangor Daily News on November 16, 2010 An accident on outer Essex Street claimed the lives of two men Tuesday. Police say the car they were riding in struck a tree and both victims were ejected from the vehicle. The victims were identified as Rene Secord, 25,…
A recent post to this blog was about a tragic accident which killed two teenage girls. Such news makes one consider teen and inexperienced drivers. According to the Centers for Disease Control, more teens are killed every year by car accidents than by any other cause. In Maine, the statistics…
By making a personal injury claim, you are asking the insurance company for the person who caused your injuries to pay you for your damages. In the most generous view of insurance companies, in order to fairly compensate you, the will need to do a full invesitigation of your claim.…
Reported in the Portland Press Herald, November 16, 2010 PORTLAND — The man killed in a motorcycle crash this morning has been identified as Douglas Starbird, 52, of Oxford. Starbird was driving on Skyway Drive toward Outer Congress Street, headed in the same direction as an Atlas Van Lines moving…
Reported in the Portland Press Herald on Tuesday November 9, 2010 The 21-year-old driver of a pickup and his two teenage passengers are dead followng a crash in the midcoast town of Hope Monday night. State Police say Daniel Dodge II, of Hope, died as did his passengers Misti Leach,…
As the weather turns colder and winter storms approach, it is a good time to refresh our memory with winter driving tips. As the saying goes “first is worst” meaning the first storm is always the most dangerous on the roads because we are out of practice driving in stormy…
Reported in the Bangor Daily News, November 1, 2010 FRENCHVILLE, Maine — A 24-year-old man who was seriously injured in an all-terrain vehicle accident Sunday was listed in critical condition at a Bangor hospital on Monday. Robert Tardiff of Frenchville was flown by LifeFlight to Eastern Maine Medical Center after…