This time of year is very significant for young people in Connecticut. Summer vacation is about to start and high school seniors are graduating, meaning that for many, this is very much a time to celebrate. What those feelings of exuberance are mixed with driving,...
Month: May 2013
Don’t let the Metro-North crash increase the car accident rate
When a Metro North commuter train derailed and was then struck by another train on Friday evening, everyone knew that today's commute would be deeply affected. The train wreck just south of Bridgeport reportedly injured 70 people, and the investigation and cleanup are...
Bridgeport man turns himself in for young pedestrian hit-and-run
Hit-and-run accidents can have tragic consequences for their victims, particularly when those victims are pedestrians. Besides being potentially seriously injured, they're often forced to struggle with their own insurance companies to cover their injuries -- and...
Safety group: distracted-driving car accidents are underreported
The National Safety Council, a nationwide nonprofit research and advocacy organization focused on accident safety, says that the number of car accidents caused by distracted driving is considerably underrepresented in an important federal database. The group looked...
Report links pedestrian accidents to speed, inconvenient crossings
The Center for Investigative Reporting, the nation's oldest nonprofit investigative reporting organization, recently completed an exhaustive review of the causes of serious and fatal pedestrian accidents. The group considered both driver and pedestrian behavior, along...