Children need help with boating safety in order to avoid accidents and injuries while on the water. A personal injury lawyer can tell parents who is liable for boating accidents that involve kids. If your child has been seriously injured in a Massachusetts boating accident, order our FREE Child Injury & Abuse Guide, The Essential Steps to Take if Your Child Suffers a Serious Injury, and request a FREE consultation with an Andover child injury lawyer from The Kiley Law Group – (800) – 410 -2769

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$ 3.5 million Settlement for
auto injury

Our eighteen-year-old client was driving on an interstate into the early morning sun. As he drove over a rise in the road, he struck a car that was disabled and stopped in the middle of the road because a 150-pound wheel and tire detached from a tractor-trailer rig traveling in the opposite direction. The lugs holding the tire had broken off, causing the tire and wheel to travel across the median strip, and hit and disable the stopped vehicle.
Awarded: $ 3.5 million

$1,000,000 Jury Verdict for
86 year-old woman

Our client an 86 year-old woman sustained an injury after being struck by a bus. The inattentive bus driver was warned by a passenger that the woman was crossing in front of the bus but could not stop in time to avoid impact.
Awarded: $1,000,000

$785,000 Settlement for
crushed ankle

Our client was operating his motorcycle on a two-lane road when a large box truck made a U-turn into his path of travel. The client attempted to avoid the collision by laying his motorcycle on its side. Unfortunately his lower leg and ankle came in contact with the truck causing seven fractures and soft tissue injury.
Awarded: $785,000

DISCLAIMER: Please note that every case is different and these verdicts and settlements, while accurate, do not represent what we may obtain for you in your case.

Children and Boating Safety (Part A)

When Massachusetts boating accidents involve or are caused by children or teenagers, the community takes notice. Many state and local areas have tightened safety restrictions and impose minimum age or experience requirements for boat operation. For example, in Massachusetts, kids 12 through 15 must take approved boating safety classes before they are allowed to drive a motorboat without an adult present. Other states base education requirements on boat engine sizes.

Because boat safety is a life or death issue, these Massachusetts boating laws are enforced strictly. State officials take steps to ensure that young participants actually learn and understand boat safety, not just show up for class. Doing so underscores the importance of following boating laws. It also teaches kids to respect and welcome contact with environmental police and Coast Guard officers, who may someday save their lives.

Parents should take extra precautions whenever children go sailing, no matter what the dimensions of the body of water are or which type of craft is used. Massachusetts boating accidents have been documented on everything from rafts to paddle wheelers to high-horsepower motorboats. Parents whose children wish to go boating with friends should be sure to ask who will be driving and what type of safety education they have.

Age-Related Massachusetts Boating Laws

As with automobile operation, operating a boar demands multiple tasks and a singular focus. A youth who is easily distracted or has a poor attention span is not a good candidate for boat operation. Boating accidents can happen quickly with non-motorized watercraft due to the force of water. Accidents with motorboats exaggerate these effects. Children may not have the skills or reflexes necessary to keep a boat on course and out of danger. That is why states restrict the age range of lawful operators.

In Massachusetts, for instance, children must be at least 12 years of age in order to drive a boat, and they may do so only with a competent adult on board. This also places responsibility on the adult, who must exercise supervisory diligence. An adult who was asleep during a boating accident caused by a young boater could be held liable for damages or personal injury.

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