crash_reports: 1900000129

ON 2-1-19 AT APPROX. 1340HRS. WHILE WORKING N492 I TOOK A REPORT FOR MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT HIT AND RUN. UPON ARRIVAL AT 72 HIGHLAND ST. I SPOKE TO THE OWNER O VEHICLE #!. OWNER STATES HE WAS INFORMED BY A COWORKER ( NO LONGER ON SCENE ) THAT A VAN ( MA REG: T65665 ) SIDESWIPED HIS PARKED MOTOR VEHICLE CAUSING THE LEFT REAR VIEW MIRROR TO BE DAMAGED. OWNER STATES HIS VEHICLE WAS PARKED ALL DAY BECAUSE HE IS DOING WORK AT THAT LOCATION. COWORKER GOT THE PLATE OF THE VEHICLE THAT HIT HIS VEHICLE. OWNER REPORTS NO INJURY AND WAS ADVISED O CONTACT HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. ATTEMPTS TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE OWNER OF VEHICLE #2 WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AT THIS TIME. FOUND A SECOND NUMBER ( 860-301-1336 ) FOR THE METROWEST PACKAGING COMPANY AND LEFT ANOTHER VOICE MAIL.WILL TRY TO MAKE CONTACT AGAIN BEFORE PURSUING OTHER OPTIONS. Traffic Bureau Update (Officer Gaudet): On Monday, February 4, 2019 I made contact with the President of Metrowest Packaging, Brian Hersh. Hersh stated his company does fulfillment deliveries for Amazon. Hersh was advised that a vehicle registered to his company was allegedly involved in a hit and run accident. Hersh was provided information on the vehicle involved. Hersh stated an employee named Alexis was operating MA CON:T65665 on the date of the accident and provided a phone number for this party. On Tuesday, February 5, 2019 I spoke with Alexis Laporte-Soto (S84358654). Laporte-Soto stated he was operating a 2017 Mercedes Sprint van (MA CON:T65665) in Newton for Metrowest Packaging on the date of the accident. I explained to Laporte-Soto the vehicle he was operating was alleged to have been involved in a hit and run accident on Highland Street in Newton. Highland Street is a public way maintained by the City of Newton. Laporte-Soto stated the vehicle he was operating hit the driver door mirror of a parked card on Highland Street. Laporte-Soto reported the accident as mirror (MV2 passenger side) to mirror (MV1 driver side). Laporte-Soto stated after his passenger side door mirror made contact with MV1's driver side door mirror, he stopped his vehicle 15 feet down the road. Laporte-Soto stated he walked up to the car he hit and saw the mirror was bent back but there was no damage. Laporte-Soto stated he waited near the car for 10 minutes and the owner never showed up. Laporte-Soto also stated a "random guy" took a picture of his license plate. Laporte-Soto stated he said "hi" to this party but the party ignored him and left the area. I asked Laporte-Soto why he did not call Newton Police to assist him in finding the owner of the vehicle he hit. Laporte-Soto stated he didn't know. I also advised Laporte-Soto that the name of the owner of the vehicle he hit was printed on the driver side door next. The owner's phone number and email address were also printed on the driver door. Laporte-Soto stated he didn't see that. I spoke with the owner of MV1, Jason Correria. Correria stated a co-worker observed the entire accident and observed MV2's passenger side mirror hit MV1's driver side mirror. Correria stated his co-worker then observed MV2 travel down Highland Street with out stopping and pull into the Santander parking lot located at 1314 Washington Street. Correria stated his co-worker saw the operator of MV2 exit his vehicle, check his passenger side door mirror for damage, and leave the area. Laporte-Soto will be mailled Massachusetts Uniform Citation T1443121 for Chapter 90, Section 24 (Leaving the scene of property damage).