crash_reports

Tipruthai Thangthong stated that on 05/21/2019 at approximately 16:36 hours she was pulling into the driveway of her sisters home at 53 Rangeley Rd while operating her vehicle MA reg 2LVL61 a 2018 Honda Accord. Thangthong stated that her three old son Mighty Mettanant was a passenger in her vehicle. Thangthong stated that she was driving approximately 5 MPH as she drove into the driveway. The driveway runs east to west and Thangthong's vehicle was heading west into the driveway as the sun was in the Western sky creating a glare. Thangthong stated that she did no see anything in the driveway prior to her pulling into it. Thangthong stated that she felt the front of her vehicle strike what she described as " something " and stopped her vehicle. Thangthong stated that she put her vehicle in reverse and then into park and exited her vehicle to see what she had struck. Thangthong stated that she saw her two nieces, Kalla Mongkhonlertsirkul age three and Kelley Mongkhonlertsirkul age seven laying in the driveway in front of her vehicle. Thangthong stated that she then realized that her vehicle had stuck her two nieces as they were in the driveway. Both of the Mongkhonlertsirkul sisters were conscious and alert and were able to walk to an ambulance for transport to Newton Wellesley Hospital for treatment. Thangthong stated that she and her son were not injured in the crash. I observed no damage to Thangthong's vehicle. I responded to the Newton Wellesley Hospital and spoke with the Mongkhonlertsirkul sisters and their mother Piyada Kellum. Kellum stated that her oldest daughter Kelly is a student at the Franklin Elementary School . Kellum stated that her daughters told her that they were playing in their driveway when their aunt's vehicle entered the driveway and did not stop. I spoke with both of the Mongkhonlertsirkul sisters who told me that they tried to get out of the way of their aunt's vehicle but could not in time. The Mongkhonlertsirkul sisters stated that they were both struck in the back and fell to the ground between the two front tires of their aunt's vehicle. Kalla Mongkhonlertsirkul had scrapes to her right knuckles. Kelly Mongkhonlertsirkul had lacerations to her lower left arm and the left side of her face near her eye. I spoke with hospital staff who stated that there did not appear to be any broken bones or other internal injures. I took photos of the crash area and forwarded the disk to the NPD's IT bureau for downloading.

Operator of vehicle one Ziting Liu stated on 05/14/2021 at approximately 17:38 hours she was driving west bound on Commonwealth Ave in her vehicle a 2015 Honda CRV ( MA reg 497yy1 ). Liu stated that she was driving into the setting sun and was wearing sunglasses at the time. Liu stated that as she approached the four way intersection with Chestnut St she observed that west and east bound traffic on Commonwealth Ave had a green light and that north and south bound traffic on Chestnut St had a red light. Liu slowed her vehicle to turn left onto the south bound lane of Chestnut St. It should be noted that both Commonwealth Ave and Chestnut St are both public ways in the City of Newton. Liu stated that she did not observed any " cars " driving east bound on Commonwealth Ave so she proceed to make the left turn onto Chestnut St. Liu stated that she realized that her vehicle has struck an unknown object as she was turning left. Liu stopped her vehicle and saw that her vehicle had struck a female bicyclist. Liu stated that the bicyclist was thrown from their bike and was on the ground. Liu stated that she was not injured as a result of the crash. Liu's vehicle had damage to the front passenger side hood . The front passenger side of Liu's windshield had an inward crack that was approximately 12 inches in length and 12 inches in width. The type of inward crack on the windshield is indicative of an outside force making contact with it. Liu's vehicle was towed by Tody's Services to their lot for storage. I filled out a towed motor vehicle form. Bicyclist Isabella Turinovic stated that she was ridding her bike , east bound on commonwealth Ave near Chestnut St. Turinovic stated that east bound traffic had a green light. Turinovic stated that as she was crossing over Chestnut St Liu's vehicle struck her causing her to hit the windshield. Turinovic was tossed from her bike and onto the roadway. Turinovic was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. Turinovic stated that she did not lose consciousness and she was transported to Newton Wellesley Hospital via EMS from treatment . Turinovic agreed to have her bike taken by NFD Ladder One to be stored at NFD station Two. I took photo's of Liu's vehicle, Turinovic's bike and the disk was downloaded by the NPD IT Bureau. Witnees Alexander Delima stated that he was the first vehicle stopped a red light on Chestnut St in the south bound lane. Delima stated that Liu's vehicle did not yield to Turinovic as she turned left onto the south bound lane of Chestnut St from the west bound lane of Commonwealth Ave .A second witness Lindsay Bentis stated that she was the second vehicle stopped a the red light in the south bound lane of Chestnut St behind Delima. Bentis stated that she also saw Liu fail to yield to Turinovic as she turned onto Chestnut St. Based upon statements made to be by all involved parties, I concluded that Liu is at fault for this crash. I issued via U.S. Mail, Liu MA Uniform Citation T1446670 and cited her for a violation of MGL 90/14, failure to yield to oncoming bicyclist when turning left.