crash_reports: 2000000415

On July 30, 2020, while on patrol in marked unit N525, I responded to a 2 car MVA in front of 380 Watertown Street, Newton. The weather at the time of the crash was clear and sunny. The road surface was dry. Watertown Street is a public way maintained by the City of Newton. The operator of MV1, Joseph Vara (S27929046), stated he was operating his 2006 Ford dump truck (MA CON: V42297) East on Watertown Street. Vara stated as he was traveling past 380 Watertown Street, MV2 attempted to merge into his lane from a parking spot on the roadway it's front driver side crashed into the rear passenger side tire area of his vehicle. Vara reported no injuries. I observed damage to the outer rear passenger tire of MV1. The operator of MV2, Willis Herlihy (S63431207), stated his vehicle, a 2010 Toyota Avalon (MA: AG2122) was parked in front of 380 Watertown Street. Herlihy stated as he was exiting the parking spot, he looked back and did not see any traffic. Herlihy stated as he merged into the travel lane the front passenger side of his vehicle crashed into the rear driver side tire area of MV1. Herlihy reported no injuries. I observed damage to the front end of MV2. MV2 was removed from the roadway by Tody's Towing.