Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Restrictions for Maine Drivers
Nov 30 2008 // The second of two Maine laws adopted in April to tighten regulations for getting a driver’s license has gone into effect. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap says the new law requires applicants to show they’re...
Vermont Readies New Driver’s Licenses to Ease Border Crossing to Canada
Nov 26 2008 // Vermont is getting ready to issue its first enhanced driver’s licenses, which will allow holders to cross the United States-Canada border without a passport or other supporting documents. State Motor Vehicle...
Delaware Safety Officials End Campaign Against Agressive Driving
Nov 18 2008 // The Delaware Office of Highway Safety has ended its 2008 Stop Aggressive Driving campaign. Statistics show 2,737 drivers were cited for speeding since the campaign began in July. Delaware police agencies made 26 arrests...
New Restrictions in Effect for Maine Driver’s License Applicants
Nov 17 2008 // The second of two state laws adopted in April to tighten regulations for getting a driver’s license goes into effect today in Maine. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap called a news conference Friday to raise...
Ex-Rhode Island DMV Clerk Guilty of Making Fake Drivers Licenses
Nov 14 2008 // A former clerk at the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles has been convicted of making fake drivers’ licenses that were sold to illegal immigrants and criminals. A federal jury deliberated for about 90 minutes on...
New Restrictions Possible for New Jersey Teen Drivers
Nov 11 2008 // New drivers would have to practice for a year before getting their licenses and would be required to display hang tags on their vehicles identifying them as provisional drivers under a package of bills that gets its first...
Crash Victim’s Widow Sues New Jersey Truck Driver
Nov 10 2008 // A Vermont woman whose husband died when a tractor-trailer slammed into two vehicles is suing the driver for negligence. Forty-two-year-old Kenneth A. Middlebusher, of Deptford, N.J., is charged with gross negligent...
Jury Awards $5M to Woman Who Lost Arm in Drunk Driving Accident
Nov 10 2008 // The 99 Restaurant chain has been ordered to pay $5 million to a Quincy, Massachusetts woman who lost in her arm in a drunk driving accident. The Essex Superior Court jury on Thursday found that the chain’s North...
Kan. Insurers That Cover Drivers With Foreign Licenses Spark Debate
Nov 4 2008 // While some immigrants may not be able to get a driver’s license in Kansas, they can get car insurance. The Wichita Eagle reported on Nov. 2 that at least two insurance companies in the state offer policies to...
New Hampshire Police Chief-Lawmaker Wants Tougher Drunk Driving Law
Nov 3 2008 // A New Hampshire state lawmaker who also works as a police chief wants to make it illegal for suspected drunken drivers to refuse to take breath tests. Dalton Police Chief John Tholl, a Republican, believes the current...
Mass. Drivers Slow to Shop Under New Auto System
Nov 2 2008 // Barely six months into Massachusetts’ new deregulated auto insurance system — one designed to favor consumers who shop around for the best rates — fewer than one in four drivers have actually done so, according...
Cab Driver’s Family Not Entitled to Uninsured Motorist Coverage in Carjacking
Nov 2 2008 // The estate of a cab driver who was killed during a carjacking is not entitled to uninsured motorist coverage benefits because the carjacker was not considered an “operator” of the cab, the Court of Appeals of...
Mass. Reports More Drunk Driving Arrests, Rehabs Under New Law
Oct 31 2008 // State officials say that since Melanie’s Law was enacted, more suspected drunken drivers are being arrested, and more repeat offenders are completing a program to keep them from drinking and driving. Motor Vehicles...
Connecticut Family Sues Party Hosts in Drunken Driving Death
Oct 30 2008 // The family of a 19-year-old who died in a drunken driving accident is suing the hosts of a Madison party where the driver had been given alcohol. The family of Kirsten Meyer, killed in a drunken driving crash after a 2007...
AIG Names DeSantis President, CEO of Personal Auto Group
Oct 27 2008 // AIG has named Anthony J. DeSantis as president and CEO of its Personal Auto Group. The Personal Auto Group includes aigdirect.com, the direct personal lines automobile insurance operations of American International Group,...
North Dakota Commissioner Proposes New Restrictions for Teen Drivers
Oct 22 2008 // North Dakota’s insurance commissioner is proposing new restrictions on teenage drivers, saying it should reduce youth car crashes and deaths and cut drivers’ auto insurance bills. Adam Hamm’s proposal...
Texas Insured Driver Database in Effect Statewide
Oct 20 2008 // TexasSure, the vehicle insurance verification database designed to reduce the number of uninsured motorists in Texas, is now available to law enforcement statewide, the Texas Department of Public Safety reported. The...
California Bans Texting While Driving
Oct 20 2008 // California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger reinforced his commitment to keeping California’s roads safe by signing legislation that prohibits drivers from using text messaging devices while operating a motor...
Survey: Massachusetts Drivers Slow to Shop Under New Insurance Rules
Oct 17 2008 // Barely six months into Massachusetts’ new deregulated auto insurance system – one that supposedly favors consumers who shop around for the best rates – fewer than one in four drivers have actually done...
Cab Driver’s Family Not Entitled to Uninsured Motorist Coverage in Carjacking
Oct 17 2008 // The estate of a cab driver who was killed during a carjacking is not entitled to uninsured motorist coverage benefits because the carjacker was not considered an “operator” of the cab, the Court of Appeals of...
