Category: DUI

cycle path

A 29-year-old male from Little Compton was recently arrested after he struck two bicyclists while driving drunk in Tiverton, according to NBC News. Around 8pm, the driver hit a 30-year-old Little Compton male and a 35-year-old Tiverton woman near Main … Continue reading

Drive Sober get Pulled Over Week

Did you know that approximately 696,900 people will be affected by a drunk driving accident just in Rhode Island? According to the Rhode Island Department of Traffic, there were 59 drunk driving fatalities just last year in 2018. The National … Continue reading

drunk driving

Want to know what upsets a jury? In my experience as a Rhode Island personal injury lawyer, there is nothing a jury dislikes more than serious injury or death resulting from alcohol use in a drunk driver or other at … Continue reading

2019 super bowl

Did you watch the 2019 Super Bowl commercials?  As a Rhode Island and Massachusetts car accident personal injury lawyer, I was struck by 3 commercials: “Miracle Violinist” Manami Ito Awes Audience in “The World’s Best” Commercial After the Super Bowl, … Continue reading

drinking and driving

A North Providence Rhode Island Police officer‘s cruiser was recently struck head-on by a woman on Douglas Avenue at about 1 A.M. The young lady’s Jeep crossed the center line and hit the police cruiser, both cars resulting with heavy … Continue reading

drunk driving

One of the most common types of car accidents are drunk driving auto accidents. Unfortunately, these car accidents happen far too often than they should, despite drinking and driving being illegal. As of tomorrow, August 15th, the National Highway Traffic … Continue reading

“Drowsy Driving” Car Accident – Like Driving Drunk

Did you know that studies have shown that car accidents from people driving drowsy are as dangerous as driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and just as likely to result in a serious car accident. Drowsy Driving – … Continue reading

Have a Happy (and Safe) 4th of July – From Your Personal Injury Lawyer

Happy Fourth of July! Here at the Bottaro Law Firm, LLC, we join you in celebrating our freedom this week! Fourth of July is a great time to be patriotic and celebrate with friends and family – but it’s also … Continue reading

It’s our worst nightmare – a sudden head on collision injuring our loved ones. When a drunk driver struck his clients head on – personal injury attorney Mike Bottaro fought to achieve justice. Drunk Driver Head on Car Crash One … Continue reading

Children drinking

Everyone knows the holiday season is supposed to be a festive and happy time spent with family and friends, but drinking and driving can put a damper on the merriment. According to the U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and … Continue reading