crash_reports: 2100000112

On 2/12/2021, at 2315 hrs, Newton Police were dispatched to the area of Watertown St. and Brookside Ave. for a single motor vehicle collision. Upon arrival, MV#1 (Red, Jeep Grand Cherokee) was observed parked, on the side of the road facing eastbound in front of 687 Watertown St. MV#1 was observed to have front end damage and two flat tires (driver side). The operator, who was standing outside the vehicle, stated he was traveling eastbound on Watertown St. when he became distracted, lost control of the vehicle and collided into the snow bank.The driver did not report any injuries. The vehicle was towed from the scene by Perfecton Towing of Waltham, Ma. Damage to MV#1 does not appear consistent with the operators recollection of events, but a check of the immediate area by Newton Officers did not yield any damaged property. Damage to MV#1 was photographed with the (N492) camera and will be attached to this report.