case_number,datetime,date,time,address,street1,street2,intersection,speed_limit,hit_run,violation_cited,narrative,keywords,dcc,dcc_code,report_url,image_url,geocoded_address,latitude,longitude,manual_geocode,retrieved
1900000014,2019-01-03T16:57,2019-01-03,16:57,FOSTER ST & WALNUT ST,FOSTER ST,WALNUT ST,1,25,0,1,"MV1 (MA Reg: 51JD62, 2007 green Toyota Pruis) operated by Marcia Gittes (DOB 11/29/1948) was traveling Southbound on Walnut St when it collided with a pedestrian in the crosswalk at Walnut St/Foster St. MV1 collided with a man, later identified as Jerome Shectman (DOB 10/7/1964). He had an injury to the back of his head, right hand, left shoulder and lower spine and was transported to Beth Israel Hospital. Witness, Patrick Clare-O'Brien saw the crash take place. He stated that the pedestrian, Jerome was crossing in the crosswalk traveling Westbound towards Foster St, successfully passed through the lane where vehicles were traveling Northbound on Walnut St and was then hit by the Toyota Prudish in the lane going Southbound. Jerome was already halfway through the crosswalk at this point. It was dark, but there was a streetlight directly over this crosswalk on Walnut St creating a semi-lit area for visibility. Mrs. Gittes stated that she didn't see him because he was wearing dark clothing and it was dark outside. She saw him when it was too late. There was no damage to her vehicle. Mrs. Gittes was given a monetary citation (T0646789) for 89/11 Crosswalk Violation. pictures were taken at the scene and the photo SD card was sent to IT. Traffic Bureau update (Officer Gaudet): I was asked to follow up with the injured pedestrian involved in this accident, Jerome Schectman (S77606276). Schectman stated he was attempting to cross Walnut Street east to west towards Foster Street. Schectman stated he entered the crosswalk after observing no cars traveling towards him in the Northbound lane of Walnut Street. Schectman stated he began walking across the street and stopped in the middle of Walnut Street after observing 2 vehicles traveling towards him in the Southbound lane. Schectman stated as the first vehicle went by, he stared at it as it traveled past him and down the street. Schectman stated as he looked back at the second car it was traveling right at him and he was unable to get out of the way. Schectman stated the vehicle hit him on his right side. Schectman listed his injuries as follows: fractured vertebrae, laceration to the back of his head, neck pain, and left shoulder/arm pain.","[""Citation"", ""Crash"", ""Crosswalk"", ""Hospital"", ""Ped"", ""Pictures"", ""Walk""]","[""Other improper action""]","[""97""]",/static/reports/1900000014.pdf,/static/images/1900000014.png,"Foster St & Walnut St, Newton, MA 02460, USA",42.352907,-71.207853,0,2020-10-06T16:44:15.043994
1900000047,2019-01-12T16:12,2019-01-12,16:12,154 CHERRY ST,SOUTH 154 CHERRY ST,,0,30,0,1,"On Saturday, January 12th 2019, at approximately 4:12pm, I, Officer Brooks, responded to a single vehicle accident in the area of Cherry street and Derby street, both of which are public ways in the city of Newton. Upon arrival in the area I observed the fire department off with MV1(MA REG 9PAK20), in front of 171 Cherry street. The vehicle had a fire hydrant lodged under the front axle, and front end damage. The fire department was attempting to wake the operator who was unresponsive. The fire department ended up administering 2 doses of Narcan to the operator before he became responsive. The operator was transported to Newton Wellesley Hospital by Cataldo for further evaluation. Based on the accident scene, it appears the operator was traveling southbound on Cherry street, crossed over the center line into oncoming traffic, striking the fire hydrant in front of 154 Cherry street, and then crossed back over into the correct lane of traffic before coming to rest in front of 171 Cherry street. The vehicle was towed by Tody's towing, and an inventory form was filled out and filed. The operator was mailed MA Uniform Citations T0648078 and T0648079 charging him with MGL 89/4A Marked Lanes violation, 90/24 OUI Drugs, 90/24(2)(A) Operating to Endanger/Negligent operation, 90/11 No License in Possession, and 90/11 No Registration in Possession. Officer Donahue took pictures of the fire hydrant and crash scene, which have been submitted to the IT Bureau. The fire department was made aware of the broken hydrant.","[""Citation"", ""Crash"", ""Fire"", ""Hospital"", ""Pictures""]","[""Reckless driving"", ""Other improper action""]","[""10"", ""97""]",/static/reports/1900000047.pdf,/static/images/1900000047.png,"154 Cherry St, Newton, MA 02465, USA",42.3588577,-71.2267008,0,2020-10-06T16:43:57.214266
1900000132,2019-02-01T17:01,2019-02-01,17:01,MASSACHUSETTS TPK WEST & WASHINGTON ST,90 SOUTH MASSACHUSETTS TPK WEST,16 WEST WASHINGTON ST,1,35,0,1,"MV1 stated he was ""driving to fast around the corner and hit the pole."" MV1 actually hit a curb, took down a street light, went up on the island hitting another street light prior to hitting the curb. The second light he struck fell on MV2. MV1 sustained heavy front end damage and was removed from the scene by Tody's Towing. MV2 stated that MV1 ""came flying across the intersection, crashed into 2 poles, one of which hit my car and he crashed over there."" I then observed minor damage to MV2, however it did not require a tow. Both parties signed patient refusals with Cataldo Ambulance. Operator of MV1 was arrested and charged with the following: M.G.L. 90/24/J OUI Liquor M.G.L. 90//24/E Negligent Operation M.G.L. 89/4A Marked Lanes Photos of the scene were captured and turned over to the IT Bureau. Daigle Electric notified of the damaged lights.","[""Crash"", ""Ems"", ""Pictures""]","[""Too fast for conditions"", ""Other improper action""]","[7, 97]",/static/reports/1900000132.pdf,/static/images/1900000132.png,"Washington St & Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA 02118, USA",42.3364517,-71.0770265,0,2020-10-06T16:43:18.018424
1900000270,2019-03-11T11:02,2019-03-11,11:02,ADAMS ST & WATERTOWN ST,NORTH ADAMS ST,WEST WATERTOWN ST,1,25,0,1,"On Monday, March 11, 2019 while assigned to Traffic unit N525, I responded to the area of Watertown Street and Adams Street, Newton for a report of a motor vehicle/pedestrian accident. The accident was reported to Newton Police Dispatch by Newton Police Officer Charles Guarino. Officer Guarino identified the pedestrian involved in the accident as Newton Police Officer James Selig. Watertown Street and Adams Street are both public ways maintained by the City of Newton. After completing my investigation, the operator of MV1, Colleen Butaney (S20012566) was issued Massachusetts Uniform Citation T1272995 for Chapter 90, Section 25 (Fail to Stop for a Police Officer) and Chapter 89, Section 4A (Marked Lanes Violation). Butaney was advised and the citation was placed in her property in Locker #4 in the NPD holding area prior to her release. Officer T. McCarthy completed and submitted a criminal application for Butaney for Chapter 265, Section 15b (Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, MV). Please refer to incident report #19009204 for statements from all parties involved. Photos were taken of the area/vehicle and submitted to the IT Bureau. The vehicle involved, (MA: 531PX6) was removed from the roadway by Tody's towing. Officer Marini completed a towed motor vehicle report form. Surveillance footage of the incident was recovered from a local business and was submitted to the IT Bureau/Support Services. A property and evidence form was completed and submitted to Officer Manouk.","[""Bus"", ""Citation"", ""Crash"", ""Ped"", ""Pictures""]","[""Lane departure"", ""Other improper action""]","[9, 97]",/static/reports/1900000270.pdf,/static/images/1900000270.png,"Adams St & Watertown St, Newton, MA 02458, USA",42.3599932,-71.202353,0,2020-10-06T16:38:53.780690
1900000355,2019-04-09T10:31,2019-04-09,10:31,28 COLONIAL AVE,NORTH 28 COLONIAL AVE,,0,25,0,0,"Operator of vehicle one, Keith DeVincent stated that on 04/09/2019 at approximately 10:00 hours he parked his vehicle ( MA reg 9WM464 2015 Nissan ) facing north on Colonial Ave across from number 28. DeVincent stated that he observed a white city of Newton pick up truck towing a trailer hit his vehicle's driver side mirror with the truck's passenger side mirror. DeVincent stated that the truck that struck his vehicle did not stop. Vehicle one driver's side mirror had minor damage. I was able to track down the city Parks and Recreation truck. Operator of vehicle two Ralph Annese stated that he was driving a city of Newton Parks and Recreation truck ( MA reg MVN M 95256 ) north on Colonial Ave on 04/09/2009 at approximately 10:00 hours . Annese stated that he did not realize that his vehicle struck DeVincent's vehicle . Vehicle two had no damage. I took photos of both vehicles and forwarded the disk to the NPD's IT bureau.","[""Pictures""]","[""Other improper action""]",[97],/static/reports/1900000355.pdf,/static/images/1900000355.png,"28 Colonial Ave, Newton, MA 02460, USA",42.3630898,-71.2049812,0,2020-10-06T16:38:17.732792
1900000501,2019-05-17T13:00,2019-05-17,13:00,876 BEACON ST,EAST 876 BEACON ST,,0,30,0,1,"MV1, a City of Newton contracted school bus, was parked on the side of the road. MV2 was driving east past the school bus and misjudged how close his trailer(Ma Reg D43490) was and struck MV1. There were no students on the bus. I took pictures and TOT IT. Operator MV2 was unlicensed and cited with Ma Citation T1269943 for 90/10. 2 licensed operators showed up and too possession of MV2.","[""Bus"", ""Citation"", ""Pictures"", ""School""]","[""Other improper action""]",[97],/static/reports/1900000501.pdf,/static/images/1900000501.png,"876 Beacon St, Newton Centre, MA 02459, USA",42.3299504,-71.197161,0,2020-10-06T16:46:07.082022
2000000231,2020-03-12T10:46,2020-03-12,10:46,1 HERRICK RD,SOUTH 1 HERRICK RD,,0,25,0,0,M.V. #1 Was attempting to park on Herrick Rd when the passenger side of her front bumper struck the drivers side rear bumper of parked veh #2. Inside parked veh#2 was on duty Newton Parking Control Officer Lorin Amendola who was unhurt. Very minor damage to both vehicles. There were no pictures taken due to the fact Amendola was in her personal vehicle.,"[""Pictures""]","[""Other improper action""]",[97],/static/reports/2000000231.pdf,/static/images/2000000231.png,"1 Herrick Rd, Newton, MA 02459, USA",42.3301017,-71.1944532,0,2020-10-06T16:50:42.251258
2000000239,2020-03-17T19:55,2020-03-17,19:55,AUBURNDALE AVE & NEWELL RD,AUBURNDALE AVE,NEWELL RD,1,25,0,1,"On 3/17/20 while working N493, I responded to the intersection of Auburndale Ave and Newell Rd for an MVA car vs pedestrian. On arrival I located pedestrian Stephen Dugas DOB 8/25/50 sitting in the middle of Newell Rd bleeding profusely from the top of his head, but otherwise consious/alert. The driver of the motor vehicle (MA reg 93Y880) was still on scene. He is identified as Ali Alnamos DOB12/10/59. While the medics were tending to Dugas I obtained a statement from Alnamos. He stated that he was driving on Auburndale Ave towards Lexington St and went to turn right onto Newell Rd. Upon turning, he made contact with the pedestrian with what he believes to be his passenger side mirror. Alnamos was distraught while speaking with me, and told me that he did not see the man. It should be noted that there is a clearly marked pedestrian crosswalk on Newell Rd, right at the location of this accident. There are street lights in the vicinity and Dugas was wearing darker clothing. Medic 2 transported Dugas to St. Elizabeth's due to his head injuy. I responded to the St E's ER Department and spoke with Dugas shortly after he was transported. Dugas reports that he was out for a walk on Auburndale Ave and was heading towards Auburndale Square. He went to cross Newell Rd and was hit by a vehicle shortly after entering the crosswalk. Dugas is not sure what part of the vehicle made contact with him but states that he did not go over the hood. Newell Rd intersects Auburndale Ave only on the westbound side. Several pictures were taken of the scene and have been submitted to IT. I did not observe any damage to the vehicle involved, therefore a tow was not needed. Alnamos stated that he was not in need of medical attention. Due to Dugas' statement at the hospital, I am mailing Alnamos MA citation T2079194 for 89/11 Fail to Yield to Pedestrian in Crosswalk.","[""Citation"", ""Crash"", ""Crosswalk"", ""Hospital"", ""Ped"", ""Pictures"", ""Walk""]","[""Other improper action"", ""Unknown""]","[97, 99]",/static/reports/2000000239.pdf,/static/images/2000000239.png,"Auburndale Ave & Newell Rd, Newton, MA 02466, USA",42.3499777,-71.2411095,0,2020-10-06T16:50:38.595253
2000000379,2020-07-14T12:03,2020-07-14,12:03,14 AUSTIN ST,EAST 14 AUSTIN ST,,0,25,0,0,"On 07/14/2020 at 12:03hrs I responded to the area of 14 Austin St for a motor vehicle crash involving a City of Newton owned vehicle. Austin St is a public way in the City of Newton. Vehicle 1 a City of Newton owned vehicle, was parked on Austin St in front of 14 Austin St facing eastbound. The operator of Vehicle 1 opened the drivers side door into traffic striking Vehicle 2 which was traveling eastbound on Austin St. As a result of the impact Vehicle 1 sustained damage to the drivers side door. Vehicle 2 sustained damage to the passenger side right fender and front door. Both vehicles were driven from the scene by the operators. No injuries were reported on scene. No transports were required. Pictures were taken and submitted to the NPD IT Bureau.","[""Crash"", ""Pictures""]","[""Other improper action""]",[97],/static/reports/2000000379.pdf,/static/images/2000000379.png,"14 Austin St, Newton, MA 02460, USA",42.350337,-71.207529,0,2020-10-06T16:49:19.760215
2000000417,2020-07-31T13:41,2020-07-31,13:41,2014 WASHINGTON ST,NORTH 2014 WASHINGTON ST,,0,25,0,0,Vehicle 1 a city of Newton Fire Engine was parked in the driveway of Newton Wellesley Hospital 2014 Washington St. Vehicle 2 was located in the driveway directly behind Vehicle 1. Vehicle 2 collided with Vehicle 1 while attempting to pass Vehicle 1 on the left. As a result of the impact Vehicle 1 sustained minor damage to the drivers side. Vehicle 2 sustained damage to the passenger's side front bumper and fender. No injuries were reported. No tows were required. It should be noted that Vehicle 1 was on scene due to a fire alarm activation at Newton Wellesley Hospital. The operator of Vehicle 2 stated that while behind Vehicle 1 he noticed another Fire Engine approaching. The operator of Vehicle 2 stated that he collided with Vehicle 1 while trying to move out of the way of the approaching Fire Engine. Pictures were taken on scene and submitted to the NPD IT Bureau.,"[""Crash"", ""Fire"", ""Hospital"", ""Pictures""]","[""Other improper action""]",[97],/static/reports/2000000417.pdf,/static/images/2000000417.png,"2014 Washington St, Newton, MA 02462, USA",42.3306338,-71.2464373,0,2020-10-06T16:48:58.662265
2000000429,2020-08-06T10:13,2020-08-06,10:13,457 WALNUT ST,SOUTH 457 WALNUT ST,,0,25,0,0,"City of Newton DPW employee Matthew Dagostino stated that on 08/06/2020 at 10:13 hours he was driving a 2007 International 7400 dump truck south bound on Walnut St in the area of number 457. Walnut St is a public way in the city of Newton. Dagostino stated that the truck was equipped with a sander and it's gross weight was appropriately 26,000 lbs. Dagostino stated that his speed was approximately 25 MPH as he drove past 457 Walnut St. Dagostino stated that a vehicle that was travailing south bound in front of his truck MA reg 491DH5 a 2019 Subaru Impreza stopped short . Dagostino stated that the Subaru stopped to let a pedestrian cross the street. Dagostino stated that when the Subaru stopped abruptly it caught him off guard because there was no marked crosswalk in the area. Dagostino stated when the Subaru stopped short he applied the breaks to his truck and had to turn to the left in an attempt to avoid a crash. Dagostino stated that his truck's front passenger side bumper made contact with the Subaru's rear driver's side bumper and tail light. Dagostino's truck had small scrapes to the front passenger side bumper. Nether operator stated that they were injured and the vehicles were not towed.Lev's vehicle had damage to the rear driver's side bumper and tail light . I took photo's of both vehicle and this disk was tuned over to the NPD's It bureau for downloading. Operator of vehicle two Naomi Lev stated that she was driving south bound on Walnut St when she said she was attempting to turn left into Berwick Rd and stopped to let a pedestrian across over Walnut St . It should be noted that Berwick Rd is approximately 1/2 of a mile south of where the crash occurred. Lev stated that she did stop her vehicle to let a pedestrian across just prior to the crash.","[""Crash"", ""Crosswalk"", ""Ped"", ""Pictures"", ""Speed""]","[""Other improper action""]",[97],/static/reports/2000000429.pdf,/static/images/2000000429.png,"457 Walnut St, Newtonville, MA 02460, USA",42.3449976,-71.2077738,0,2020-10-06T16:48:52.141065
2000000506,2020-09-09T14:19,2020-09-09,14:19,308 PRINCE,WEST 308 PRINCE,,0,25,0,1,"The operator of MV1, Sally Wynn, stated she was driving her vehicle on Prince St and her breaks failed her. MV1 stated that she began to roll backwards on Prince St, panicked, and accelerated onto the curb. MV1 came to rest on the property of 308 Prince St. The vehicle came in contact with the front yard wall and railing, damaging both. I took photos of the damage and submitted them to the IT Bureau. Sally Wynn was cited for MGL c90s23 Operating after Suspension, MGL c90s9 Operating an Unregistered Vehicle, MGL c90/34J Operating an Uninsured Vehicle MV1 stated she had no injuries. The vehicle was towed by Tody's.","[""Citation"", ""Pictures""]","[""Other improper action""]",[97],/static/reports/2000000506.pdf,/static/images/2000000506.png,"308 Prince St, Newton, MA 02465, USA",42.3380925,-71.2193451,0,2020-10-06T16:53:32.484854