Massachusetts Personal Injury Legal Blog

Everyone who drives their vehicle on the roads around Andover needs to do so with care. There can be a high volume of traffic on those roads, requiring that drivers pay attention to other vehicles, their surroundings and any challenges with their own car or truck in order to avoid motor vehicle accidents. Unfortunately, one such accident occurred recently.

That accident, according to police, happened on a recent Monday afternoon around 2:00 p.m. A man, reportedly in his late 20s , was driving a small SUV on Interstate 495 northbound, when all of a sudden, his SUV spun out of control, rolled onto one side and smashed into a tree. Observers say that the SUV was partially wrapped around the tree.

There's no way to know who's behind the wheel of the vehicles that are sharing the road with you at any given time. You may find that traveling by car is sometimes quite uneventful. You're on the open road, and there's barely any traffic. You arrive at your destination without really thinking much about the potential hazards that often plague Massachusetts highways.

Other times, it's an entirely different story. You might be stuck in traffic for hours or you might wind up in a collision if another driver runs a red light or looks down at a cellphone instead of at the road ahead. Such incidents often have far-reaching and long-lasting consequences. While you might not like to think about the possibility of an accident, it can be helpful to at least have a plan in mind for what to do if someone hits you.