Failure to Wear a Seat belt in a Massachusetts Auto Accident Cannot Be Used as Evidence

Christopher Earley | | General Injury Information

If you are injured in a car crash in Massachusetts, the fact that you were not wearing your seat belt does not constitute negligence (fault) on your part. So, if are injured in the crash and bring a claim against the at-fault driver, the fact that you were not wearing your seat belt is inadmissible at trial and cannot be used as evidence.

This law is found at M.G.L. c. 90 § 13A.

Author: Christopher Earley
Christopher Earley

Nearly twenty years ago when I opened my practice I decided to dedicate my career to advancing the rights of injury victims against powerful insurance companies. Personally, I find great satisfaction in helping good and honest people who have been wronged due to no fault of their own. I am really proud to have earned our clients’ hard-earned trust by running a law firm our clients can always count on to do the right thing.