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• Woman Injured After Crashing Toyota Into West Yarmouth Building
• Somerset Teen Seriously Injured After Being Hit By Car & Bus

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• At Least 500,000 Cribs Recalled After Infant Suffocation Deaths...Posted on 3/10/2010
• Massachusetts Senate Debates Texting While Driving Bill...Posted on 3/5/2010

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Vehicle Accidents

• How Much is My Massachusetts Car Accident Worth? (Part A)
• How Much is My Massachusetts Car Accident Worth? (Part B)

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Driver Fatigue Law in Massachusetts (Part B)

What happened to Maggie's Law in Massachusetts?

While a bill based largely on Maggie's Law failed in the Massachusetts legislature, aspects of it were incorporated into another bill that did become law. According to Sleep Review Magazine, the driving fatigue law in Massachusetts focuses mainly on younger drivers, since drivers under 30 have the biggest risk for driving fatigue accidents.

The Massachusetts driver fatigue law requires that teenagers stay off the road between the hours of 12 a.m. and 5 a.m. In addition, it mandates public awareness programs that educate teens on the dangers of driver fatigue and its potential for causing car accidents.

Special Commission on Drowsy Driving in Massachusetts

According to Harvard University, the Special Commission on Drowsy Driving was created in Massachusetts to study the issue of driving fatigue. The study addressed the risk factors of driving fatigue and highlighted a new bill in Massachusetts - S 2072. If passed, this bill would treat sleep-deprived drivers in the same way as drunk or drugged drivers.

Drowsy drivers may not realize the danger they pose when they get behind the wheel. If you've been injured in a car crash in Boston or Andover, and driver fatigue was to blame, you should seriously consider your legal options.

When you are interviewing personal injury attorneys ask critical questions, like: how long have you been practicing; what is the largest settlement or verdict you've obtained, and do you have experience with car accidents caused by fatigued drivers? The Law Office of Thomas M. Kiley, located in Andover, Massachusetts, takes time when speaking with you about your case and works with you on a contingent fee basis so there are NO FEES unless our trained personal injury lawyers wins your case. Call now for a FREE evaluation of your case - 1-800-410-2769.

Massachusetts personal injury lawyer, Thomas M. Kiley, is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and is a respected member of the American Association for Justice and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys.

The personal injury attorneys at the Law Office of Kiley Law Group are dedicated to helping the victims of:

• Car, motorcycle, truck, van or bus accident
• Single vehicle accidents such as SUV or 15-passenger van rollovers
• Pedestrian accidents such as a hit and run
• Defective products such as ineffective airbags or seatbelts, prescription drugs with unpublicized side-effects, or hazardous children's toys
• Child injury and child abuse such as negligence
• Birth injuries such as trauma during labor or cerebral palsy

We Serve Clients Across the State of Massachusetts
The firm's headquarters are in Andover, MA and serves the following cities in Massachusetts: Boston, Danvers, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lowell, Methuen, Middleton, Reading, and Salem, MA and Salem, New Hampshire.