crash_reports: 2100001003

On Wednesday 12/1/21 at approximately 0800 hours while assigned to marked unit n498 I was dispatched to 336 Winchester Street for a report of a single vehicle crash with no injuries. Upon arrival I observed a white BMW X3 partially off the road with heavy front end damage on the Northbound side of Winchester Street in front of 336. I spoke with the operator, PHILLIPS Illana, who states she was travelling Northbound on Winchester Street at approximately 30 MPH when she heard a pop and the car pulled immediately to the right and she felt an impact and the air bags deployed. It appears as though the impact she felt was the Utility Pole in front of 336 Winchester Street. Pole sustained significant damage, but still appeared to be safe. Verizon was notified to respond as soon as possible. Also on scene was STOLYAR Polina, who states that she was walking on the sidewalk toward her house at 345 Winchester Street. Polina states she observed the white BMW travelling at a normal speed Northbound and she also heard a pop and saw a quick flash that she described as a flame come from the passenger side tire of the vehicle causing it to swerve off the road and strike the Utility Pole. Polina stayed on scene to make sure PHILLIPS was ok and to speak with me. After speaking with the operator, PHILLIPS, and the witness, STOLYAR, it appears to me that the passenger side tire of the BMW blew causing the vehicle to veer off the road striking the Utility Pole. I walked Southbound down the Northbound side of Winchester Street to see if I could locate any sort of road defect that could have caused the tire to suffer a catastrophic malfunction. I was unable to locate any such defect. PHILLIPS mentioned to me that recently the light on her dashboard illuminated indicating low tire pressure and she brought the vehicle to have the air pressure refilled. She expressed a concern in hindsight that whomever added air may have over inflated the tire. Exact cause of tire malfunction is unknown at this time.