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Chances are that following a car accident, you don't need any other problems to pile on. For that reason, there are several simple things that you shouldn't do after an accident.

Here are five common pitfalls that drivers commonly face following a traffic crash:

Boston is a notoriously difficult city to drive in. The chances for getting into a car accident can be very high.

But do you know what to do if you hit another vehicle? What about if you strike a pedestrian or bicyclist?

An accident can be an extremely emotional and tense time, and you will not want to be completely unprepared. There are many important things you will need to do at the accident scene. Here are five things to remember:

You must remember to shop carefully for car insurance.

There are many options available, and each insurance company offers different terms and prices.

So as you compare rates and coverage, keep these five tips in mind, as provided by the Massachusetts Attorney General's office:

With St. Patrick's Day on the horizon, local businesses need to be smart about avoiding lawsuits.

Why would local businesses care about avoiding lawsuits on St. Patrick's Day? Think about it: When there are swarms of people drinking, there are bound to be a few unfortunate accidents.

So how can Boston business owners stay wise this weekend to avoid lawsuits? Here are a few tips:

Days after a Dreamliner jet caught fire in Boston, stories of more Dreamliner mishaps are emerging.

Yet U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is still insisting that these planes are safe, saying that he would have “absolutely no reservations of boarding one of these planes and taking a flight.”

One day after a lithium ion battery caught fire in a Dreamliner jet parked at Logan International Airport, another Dreamliner was delayed at Logan International Airport after a fuel leak.

Toyota will soon know whether it can put the brakes on litigation that has been plaguing the automaker for the past three years.

Lawyers for Toyota filed a proposed settlement Wednesday, outlining the proposed payout for the company's unintended acceleration problem.

The settlement will include a $1.1 billion payout from Toyota, including $250 million going to Toyota owners for the reduction in the value of the vehicle on vehicles sold between Sept. 1, 2009 and Dec. 31, 2010.

Toyota has been slapped with a huge fine for delaying its June Lexus recall, reports USA Today.

The fine is a staggering $17.35 million, the largest allowable under the law. It stems from charges by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the agency charged with maintaining driver safety.

The fine is the fourth that Toyota has had to pay in the past three years, since the unintended acceleration problem came to light.

The current fine involves the June recall of 154,000 Lexus RX crossovers for unintended acceleration. The vehicles were either accelerating without a driver's foot on the gas pedal, or failed to slow down when a driver hit the brakes.

A man has been charged in the DUI hit and run of a pedestrian out near Gillette Stadium on Monday, reports CBS News.

The pedestrian was found on the road in “a lot of pain,” as reported by CBS. He had a broken leg, cuts and bruises.

But the driver of the vehicle allegedly took off after running into the pedestrian, leading officers to search for the hit-and-run vehicle.

Police in Somerville are looking for answers in a pedestrian crash that left a Tufts student in critical condition on Thursday night.

The 21-year-old student has been taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. He was critically injured after crossing Power House Boulevard at Packard Avenue, reports WHDH News.

The driver of the vehicle that hit the student is a mother. She had her three children in the car at the time of the accident.

The O.J. Simpson case brought a relatively obscure fact about the legal system to light: Even if someone is cleared of a criminal charge, he can still be found civilly liable for the same act. That's because there's a lower burden of proof for civil cases.

This may come into play after Erika Salloux of Cambridge was found not guilty of motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation and negligent driving in the 2011 crash that killed 16-year-old Blake Van Hoof Packard in Provincetown, according to the Cape Cod Times. The non-jury trial was decided by a judge who found there was reasonable doubt as to whether Salloux had negligently killed Van Hoof Packard.

But just because there was a reasonable doubt, does that mean the family can't bring a wrongful death lawsuit?