crash_reports: 2100000083

On Friday 2/5/21 at approximately 0457 hours while assigned to marked unit n499 I was dispatched to 300 Boylston Street (Lifetime Fitness) for a report of a vehicle that drove into the security gate at the entrance to the parking garage. Upon arrival I spoke with SLOSS Mark (Security Officer) who stated a member of Lifetime Fitness was entering the parking garage and did not see the security gate down and drove into it. Impact caused the gate to bend in several areas and rendedered it inoperable in the down position. SLOSS contacted building maintenance and was awaiting their arrival. SLOSS further stated he works 4 days a week and the security gate is usuall lifted between 4 and 5 am every morning. SLOSS stated their are sometimes cones also blocking the gate, but not always, this morning was a busy morning and cones were not in front of the gate. After speaking with SLOSS I spoke with the operator, SHIELDS David, who stated he comes to the gym the same time every morning and the security gate is usually up, but when the gate is down it is difficult to see. He also had another member of the gym come talk to me and stated that the gate is difficult to see when it is in the down position. SHIELDS stated this morning he did not realize the gate was down and drove into it causing the damage. Upon my arrival I observed the entrance of the parking garage to be very well lit and the gate to be obvious.