crash_reports

The operator of MV1 (ma con T98504) was traveling WB on Washington Street attempting to take a left into 300 Washington Street when his MV was rear ended. Operator of MV stated he was letting a vehicle exit from 300 Washington Street and had come to a complete stop when his vehicle was struck from behind. The operator of MV2 (ma con T12376) stated he was traveling WB on Washington Street and was unable to come to a complete stop before striking the rear of MV1. Air bags were deployed in MV2. The operator of MV2 stated he felt fine. Ambulance two and Ladder 3 were dispatched to the scene to evaluate the operator. Operator of MV2 signed a refusal. The other parties involved were uninjured. Tody's was also called on scene to tow MV2 as it sustained heavy front end damage and was not drive able. MV1 sustained minor damage to rear door and bumper but was able to operator without any issues.

Page Davis states that she pulled over to the side of the road on Lowell Ave for an oncoming ambulance. Davis states that she looked in her mirror to enter the traffic lane. Davis saw vehicle #1 a distance back. Davis then went to enter the traffic lane and she was struck in the left rear by vehicle #1. Hanbo Lin was operating vehicle #1. Lin states that he saw vehicle #2 attempt to merge into traffic. Lin went to step on the brake and his vehicle slid into Davis due to the weather/road conditions. No injuries.

MV1 had just picked up a student at 56 Crescent Ave(at the intersection of Throwbridge). He made the pick up just west of the stop sign. He turned off his illuminated bus stop sign, paused and then began to pull into traffic. MV2 was stopped at the stop sign on Trowbridge st at Crescent St waiting for the bus to turn off the stop sign. When the bus turned it off, it appeared to him that the bus was not pulling into traffic. MV2 began to turn left "very slowly". As he was driving next to the van, the van pulled into traffic and the 2 MVs touched mirrors. There was no damage to either MV. A BLS ambulance was called to the scene because there were three students on board. All parents showed up and signed refusals for their children. Pictures were taken of the two mirrors that had no damage. The following parents showed up on scene to sign refusals for their children: Gareth Gorman for Sophia 617-515-1576 Lori for Harry Melchionno 617-527-7751 Malagros Falu for Nathalie Cedno The students belong to the Oak Hill Middle school and they were notified.

MV1 was stopped in traffic waiting to turn left into the Cypress St Municipal lot when she was struck from behind by MV2. Operator 2 states she did not see MV1 stopped and bumped her from behind. No injuries to eithier parties, Newton Ambulance 1 obtained medical refusals. MV1 sustained minor rear end damage and was driven from the scene. MV2 sustained minor front end damage and had to be towed due to air bad deployment.

On Tuesday May 7th, 2019 at approximately 13:15 hours I responded to the area of 30 Langley Road for an auto vs. pedestrian accident. At the time of the accident the weather was sunny and the road conditions were dry. Langley Road is a public way maintained by the City of Newton. Upon arrival I first spoke to the pedestrian who was inside the ambulance getting medical attention. The pedestrian identified as Donna Kalikow (S24151638) stated she was standing in an open parking space for a few seconds, attempting to walk across the street to enter J.P. Licks. Donna stated she was standing in the marked parking space waiting for traffic to stop to safely cross the street. Donna states the cars stopped to let her cross and she proceeded into the roadway. She states MV1 was attempting to back into the parking space that she was standing in and struck her right side and knocked her to the ground. Donna states the operator of MV1 stopped the vehicle when he realized he had struck her and got out to contact 911. Donna appeared to have minor injuries and complained of head pain. Medics transported Donna to NWH to be further evaluated. The operator of MV1 identified as Christopher Moos (S24090966) stated he was attempting to parallel park into an empty parking space and never saw the pedestrian standing in the space. Christopher stated as he was backing up into the space he was notified by a bystander that he just struck a pedestrian. Christopher stated he immediately stopped the vehicle and got out to assist the pedestrian and contact 911. Christopher stated he was not travelling no more than 5mph at the time of the accident. MV1 did not have any damage to the vehicle and was able to leave the scene. Christopher reported no injuries. Several photographs were taken of the scene and submitted to the IT Bureau. I mailed the operator a Massachussetts Uniform Citation for a City of Newton Ordinance violation for Section 19-75 Failure to use care when backing.

Operator of vehicle one, Benjamin Beaver stated that while driving south bound near 321 Walnut St his vehicle ( MA reg 551DK8 2014 Lexus ) made contact with a pedestrian in a marked crosswalk. Walnut St is a public way in the city of Newton. Beaver stated that he did not see the pedestrian prior to the crash and that his vehicle was travailing approximately 5 to 10 MPH. Beaver stated that the pedestrian was knocked to the ground but got up and walked around. The pedestrian, NNHS student Benjamin Donovan stated that he was crossing east to west in the marked crosswalk in front of 321 Walnut St. Donovan stated that he saw Beaver's vehicle approaching him at approximately 5 to 10 MPH. Believing that Beaver was stopping to let him cross , Donovan stated that he held up his left hand to signal to Beaver that he was going to cross. Donovan stated that Beaver's vehicle struck him on his left side and knocked him to the ground. Donovan stated that he had minor scrapes on his right side as a result of falling to the ground. Donovan stated that he did not lose consciousness and was transported via EMS to Newton Wellesley Hospital for treatment. I took photos of Beaver's vehicle and forward the disk to NPD IT Bureau. I issued Beaver MA Citation T 1269995 and cited him for a violation of MGL Ch 89 C 11, failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. On 06/12/2019 I was forwarded an E-mail from Capt Anastasia of a video of the crash that was taken from a camera that was mounted on the roof of 321 Walnut St. The video shows Donovan walking into the marked crosswalk from the east side of Walnut St and hold up his left had to Beaver's on oncoming vehicle. Beaver vehicle appears to be travailing faster than the 5 to 10 MPH that Beaver believed that he was travailing. The video shows that Beaver did not brake until Donovan was struck and landed on his vehicles hood. Donovan was thrown approximately 10 feet from Beaver's vehicle and landed on his right side on the roadway. The video shows Beaver stopping and pulling to the side of the roadway after the crash.

OPMV#1 Was traveling Eastbound on Washington St when they were struck by the OPMV#2 exiting the NWH at 2014 Washington St. OPMV#1 Stated he was traveling straight on Washington St heading home and noticed a vehicle pulling out into his lane then stop. He slowed down to let them go but the vehicle didn't move so he proceeded to travel straight and the vehicle pulled out in front of him colliding with his vehicle. OPMV#2 Was traveling Northbound on the NWH exit/entrance roadway attempting to make a left turn onto Washington St traveling Eastbound when he was struck by the OPMV#1. OPMV#2 Stated he thought he could make a left turn until he was suddenly struck by the OPMV#1. Both vehicles were towed by Tody's Towing. EMS evaluated all parties with no injuries.

On 07/29/19 at 11:13 hours, I responded to the Dunkin Donuts parking lot located at 138 Needham Street for a three car motor vehicle accident. Operator of MV1 stated at first she could not recall what occurred during the accident due to lightheadedness at the time. After, she then stated after pulling in to the Dunkin Donuts lot she was attempting to back in to a parking spot in the back of the lot. While backing up, she attempted to hit the brake pedal but must have pushed the gas pedal instead. The vehicle then struck parked/unoccupied MV2 and MV2 was then pushed in to parked/unoccupied MV3. The operator was checked out by Cataldo Ambulance and signed a patient refusal. MV1 sustained moderate driver's side rear bumper area damage but it was still driveable. MV2 sustained damage along both sides of the vehicle and a rear broken axle and it was towed by Tody's. MV3 sustained scrapes and dents to the entire driver's side but the vehicle was driveable.

On 09/04/19 at 08:22 hours, I responded to 1052 Chestnut Street for a three car motor vehicle accident with minor injuries. All four parties involved were shaken up as a result of the accident but signed patient refusals with Cataldo Ambulance One. Operator of MV1 states she was traveling straight ahead (SB) by 1052 Chestnut Street when she observed several vehicles ahead start to proceed through the light. She then heard her phone ring and went to retrieve it by looking down for a second. When looking back up, the traffic directly in front of her did not move yet and she could not stop in time striking MV2 in the rear end. MV2 was then pushed in to MV3. Both MV2 and MV3 were stopped in traffic at the time awaiting to travel through Chestnut Street at Elliot Street. MV1 sustained moderate front end damage to the bumper and grille areas. MV2 sustained heavy rear end bumper and hatch area damage. MV3 sustained minor scratches to the rear bumper. All vehicles were still driveable.

On 09/12/2019, at 1706 hours, I responded to Crafts St near Central Ave for a two car MVA. Upon arrival I observed MV1 to have damage to its front end and MV2 to have damage to its rear end consistant with a rear end accident. The operator of MV1 stated she looked away from the road momentarily and rear ended MV2. The operator of MV2 stated she was slowing down in traffic and was rear ended. Cataldo Ambulance responded due to an infant being in MV2. All parties involved signed patient refusals and both vehicles were driven from the scene.

On 09/24/2019 at 1649 hours, I responded to the area of 257 Pearl St for a two car MVA. Upon arrival I did not observe any damage to either vehicle. The passenger of MV1 was out of her vehicle yelling at the driver of MV2 and repeatedly walked back and forth between the vehicles confronting the driver of MV2. Both the driver of MV1 and MV2 stated that a vehicle backed out of a driveway in front of them. MV1 slowed down and MV2 rear ended MV1. No injuries were reported and Cataldo Ambulance received 3 patient refusals.

MV 1 was traveling southbound on East side pkwy when she struck the curb on the right side of the street. At this time she swerved completely across the double yellow lines and struck MV 2 head on. MV 2 was traveling northbound and observed MV 1 cross into his lane and strike him head on. Both operators were evaluated by Cataldo ambulance who cleared with patient refusals. Both vehicles were removed from the scene by Tody's towing. Operator of MV 1 was cited for a marked lanes violation.

On 11/12/2019 at 12:26 hours, I responded to the Star Market parking lot located at 2040 Commonwealth Avenue for a motor vehicle pedestrian accident. The parking lot is a public/thru way that motorists use to access the Star Market along with other businesses. The weather at the time was cloudy and rainy and the parking lot was saturated. Prior to my arrival, the pedestrian involved left the scene and did not want to speak to the officer nor wanted medical attention. Ofc. Claflin then cancelled Cataldo Ambulance. The pedestrian, Mary Alexander, left her information with a store employee prior to leaving. I spoke to the operator of MV # 1 (Joshua Randel MD Lic.# R534440603244) who stated that he was travelling through the third row of the Star Market parking lot at an appropriate speed. He was then attempting to make a left turn near the entrance/exit of the store. He says that there was a large white van parked in the end handicapped spot towards the left of him. He says the van was sticking out in the spot limiting his visibility. As he was half way through his left turn and coming around the corner, he was not able to see a pedestrian pushing a shopping carriage. He then struck the carriage that was being pushed by Mary Alexander. He further says that the cart jolted Ms. Alexander and she fell down to the ground. At the time, Alexander was walking through the lot near the store entrance heading back towards the parked cars. She was not in the crosswalk at the time which was approximately ten feet down from her location. After, I attempted to go to Ms. Alexander's residence to follow up. I spoke to her friend who was bringing up Alexander's groceries and she stated that she decided to go to Newton Wellesley Hospital for treatment. I then spoke to Ms. Alexander in the lobby of the hospital. She stated that she was exiting the store through the lot with her shopping carriage. She believes she was approximately eight feet away from the door when all of a sudden she only saw red coming at her. She believes MV # 1 was speeding at the time. I asked her if she was struck by the vehicle or was the shopping carriage only struck. She replied that she did not know and only remembers falling to the ground after. She sustained a large bruise to the inside palm area of her right hand and her left knee was swollen. Digital photos of the scene were taken and pictures of Ms. Alexander's injuries were taken at the hospital. As far as possible video surveillance, I was told that the Loss Prevention Department has to access the video. On 11/13/19 at approximately 14:20 hours, I went in to the Star Market and spoke to the manager, Nidal Rajeh, inquiring about possible video surveillance. He said there is coverage in the parking lot and he was able to show me the video. A copy of the video would have to be done by Loss Prevention which I requested. I observed at the 12:12pm mark in the video, MV # 1 was parked five spots up from the third row of the lot that he was exiting. I also observed a white transport van parked in the end handicapped spot mentioned by the operator but it was parked correctly and not limiting visibility. Next, MV # 1 backs out of the spot and drives forward going at a reasonable speed. The pedestrian (Alexander) has already exited the store with her carriage and is walking at an angle toward the same third row of parked cars. As the pedestrian is walking towards the direction of MV # 1, it appears that the pedestrian should be visible to him. MV # 1 then starts to take the left turn around the corner without slowing or stopping and strikes the carriage head on. Due to the impact, Alexander then loses grasp of the carriage and it goes past her twisting her body around. She then hits and rolls up on the hood of the vehicle on her left side. MV # 1 then suddenly stops and immediately gets out and provides assistance to the pedestrian. Due to the video surveillance, Mr. Randel will be issued/mailed MA Uniform Citation # T2012347 for Ch. 90/14/A Failure to slow for a pedestrian.

Operator of vehicle one Cataldo Medic Elisle Gedansky stated on 12/24/2019 at 12:55 hours she was driving MA reg AMN 369 a 2016 Ford Ambulance east bound on Myrtle St with it's emergency lights and siren activated responding to a medical call at 52 Myrtle St. Gedansky stated the Newton Fire Eng 2 was parked in front of 52 Myrtle St and that vehicle two Ma reg 9940RB a 2000 VW was parked unoccupied across from 52 Myrtle St. Gedansky stated that she believed that there was enough room to drive between the fire truck and vehicle two. Gedansky stated that the front passenger side of vehicle one struck the front driver's side of vehicle two. Vehicle one had no damage and Gedansky was not injured. Vehicle two had damage to it's driver's side mirror and driver's side front bumper. I took photos of vehicle two and forwarded the disk to the NPD's IT bureau. Owner of vehicle two Aline Elliot of 46 Myrtle St was advised of this incident.

Operator of vehicle one , Allan Wint stated on 01/27/2019 at 09:40 hours he was driving his employer's pick up truck south bound on Lexington St near number 227. Lexington St is a public way in the city of Newton. Wint is a driver for Auto Zone auto parts located at 140 Lexington St , Waltham, MA ( 781 894-0656 ) . Wint was driving a 2018 Chevrolet Colorado pick up tuck ( MA reg 8CA823 ) that Auto Zone leases from Lease Plan USA Ltd. Wint stated that he was headed to Webster St in Newton to pick up a delivery. Wint stated that as he approached the area of 277 Lexington St he believed that the traffic light that is at the marked crosswalk was green for south and north bound traffic. Wint stated that he did not see any pedestrians in the crosswalk, until he heard the sound of an object impacting into the front driver's side of his vehicle. Wint stated that he stopped his vehicle approximately ten yards past the crosswalk and got out. Wint stated it was then he realized that his vehicle had stuck a female and a dog. Wint stated that he was not operating any electronic devices at the time of the crash, and I observed none in his vehicle. Wint stated he was not injured in crash. Wint's vehicle had damage to the driver's side mirror and lower molding of the driver's side front door. Wint's vehicle did not require a tow. Witness Bessy Shanks stated that she was driving in her vehicle behind Wint's vehicle south bound on Lexington St. Shanks stated that Wint's vehicle was driving slow and swerving approximately two blocks prior to the crash. Shanks stated that she believed that Wint may of been distracted. Shanks stated that south and north bound traffic was stopped because that cross walk light was red and that a female and a dog were crossing from the east to west in the marked crosswalk in font 227 of Lexington St. Shanks stated that the front driver's side of Wint's vehicle srtuck the female and the dog as they were approximately halfway into the crosswalk. Shanks stated that the female and dog both fell to the ground after the crash. Witness Elizabeth Keegan stated that she was driving in her vehicle south bound on Lexington St two vehicle behind Wint's vehicle. Keegan stated that she was not sure what color the traffic light was at the time of the crash, but traffic was stopped both not and south bound traffic was stopped. Keegan also stated that Wint's vehicle " didn't even slow down ". Keegan stated that Wint's vehicle struck the female pedestrian and the dog as they were in the marked crosswalk in front of 277 Lexington St. Witness Henry Taylor stated that his vehicle was the first one stopped at the red crosswalk light at 227 Lexington St in the north bound lane. Taylor stated that north and south bound traffic was stopped and that Wint's vehicle did not stop and stuck a female pedestrian and a dog in the crosswalk. Witness Jacqueline Deos stated that her vehicle was stopped behind Taylor's north bound on Lexington St. Deos stated that north and south bound traffic was stopped for the red light . Deos stated that Wint's vehicle did not stop and that it struck a female pedestrian and a dog in the marked crosswalk. The pedestrian in the crosswalk was identified as Xiaoping Sun. Sun stated that she and her dog stopped on the south bound side of the marked crosswalk across from 227 Lexington St. Sun stated that she activated the crosswalk light and waited until the light was red for north and south bound traffic, and that the walk single was activated. Sun stated that she looked to her left and saw traffic north bound traffic was stopping. Sun stated that she turned to her right and entered the marked crosswalk. Sun stated that she and her dog had crossed over the north bound side of Lexington St and she then looked to her right and saw Wint's vehicle not stopping and " going very fast ". Sun stated that the front driver's side mirror of Wint's vehicle stuck her in the face . Sun stated that as she fell to the ground she was struck on the left leg by Wint's driver's side. Sun stated that she did not lose consciousness after she had fallen to the ground. Sun was transported via EMS to The Brigham and Women's Hospital for treatment for head and neck injuries and abrasions to her legs. Sun's dog died as a result of being struck by Wint's vehicle. Photo's of the crash site and of Wint's vehicle were taken and the disc was downloaded by the NPD's IT Bureau. Before leaving the crash site, I tested the crosswalk lights and they were in working order. Based upon my observations of the crash site, Wint's vehicle, and the statements made to me, I concluded that Wint was at fault for this crash. I issued Wint MA Citation T 2013958 and cited him for a violation of MGL 89/11 , failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.

On Wednesday, 7/1/2020, at 2230hrs, I was dispatched to the area of 856 Watertown St for a report of a possible car crash. Watertown St is a public way as it is owned and maintained by the City of Newton. Upon arrival, I met with operator, Henok Kiflit, who was out of the vehicle and very disorientated. I observed a gash on his head right above his eye and noticed all airbags had been deployed in his vehicle. I asked him to sit down and I radioed for an ambulance. Kiflit stated that he was driving EAST on Watertown St when he collided with a unoccupied parked car (a red 2015 Jeep Wrangler, MA Con R22519) which was parked on the street outside of 856 Watetown St. Kiflit was driving his girlfriend's car (a gray 2020 Nissan Sentra, MA Reg 1ANN57) and was on his way home in Watertown. When I asked for Kiflit's license, he told me that he only has a permit and has yet to take the test. He apologized repeatedly. Kiflit did not have any passengers in his vehicle. Kiflit said the roadway was so dark and he didn't see the parked Jeep. He claimed he was not speeding. There was minimal damage done to the drivers side rear bumper of the Jeep. The Nissan had extensive front end damage and was subsequently towed by Tody's Towing. Towed motor vehicle form filled out and filed, copy made for police prosecutor. Owner of the Jeep came out and took possession of the vehicle. Kiflit was taken to NWH for evaluation of his injuries. Kiflit's driver history shows that he had an surchargable accident recently 05/30/2020. Massachusetts Uniform Citation T2080927 was filled out and prepared to be mailed to Kiflit at his Watertown address. Henok Kiflit is being cited for: 90/10 - Operating without a License (Learner's Permit violation; Kiflit, operator, was not accompanied by any motorist)

VEHICLE OPERATOR WAS TRAVELING DOWN SAW MILL BROOK PARKWAY, HE JUST MADE A DELIVERY AT #715, AS HE WAS PULLING AWAY HIS FOOT ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE ACCELERATOR INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE. OPERATO RSTRUCK TELEPHONE POLE 366/10. OPERATOR WAS TRANSPORTED TO NEWTON WELLESLEY HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE 1, VEHICLE TOWED BY TODYS TOWING OF NEWTON. NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE UTILITY POLE.

On 09/21/20 at 14:46 hours, I (Traffic Unit # 523) responded to the parking lot of 88 Chestnut Street for a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian. The weather at the time was 60 degrees ( localconditions.com) and the sky was clear and sunny. The road surface was dry. The parking lot is a thru way that the public use to enter/exit the lot or park there. On arrival at the same time with the Fire and Medics, I observed a female laying in the middle of the lot facing down on her back. A small red and gray CVS like type shopping carriage was knocked over and resting on it's side in front of the victim's head. The carriage was moved to the side in order to tend to the victim I also observed a black Honda Civic bearing MA reg.# 3741TW that was involved in the accident. The Honda was out of the parking spot resting approximately two feet away from the pedestrian's legs. I then spoke to the pedestrian identified as Darla Gipson in the rear of the ambulance. She sustained an abrasion to her front left shoulder and arm area which I observed. She also complained of left knee and elbow pain. She stated that she walking through the middle of the parking lot pushing the carriage by the door entrance in a westerly direction towards Chestnut Street. She states that she never saw a vehicle backing up and then she was suddenly struck and believes she was pushed underneath the vehicle. She was then transported to Newton Wellesley Hospital by Cataldo Ambulance. I then spoke to the operator of the Honda Civic identified as Linda Burke (MA S70320414). Ms. Burke was parked in the first spot to the right of the walkway that leads to the entrance/exit doorway. I asked her what occurred and she stated that she was backing her vehicle up to exit the parking lot when she looked behind her not seeing anything in sight. She then started backing up and struck the pedestrian without realizing it. She says the driver of a green cab and his female customer who were no longer on scene were yelling at her to stop her vehicle because the pedestrian was underneath it. She then stopped her vehicle. I observed minor scrapes to the entire rear bumper of the vehicle so it is unknown where it actually struck the pedestrian/carriage. I observed no obvious signs of damage to the carriage. It should be noted that Ms. Burke's Honda does not have a back up camera or back up sensors. There are no surveillance cameras to the apartment complex and no witnesses came forward for the accident. As a result of the investigation, Ms. Burke will be issued Uniform Citation # T1271069 for Newton City Ordinance 19-75 Failure To Use Care in Backing. Digital photos were taken by me of the scene.

MV1 stated she was attempting to manuever around vehicles to exit the street when "I stepped on the gas and not the brake" while in reverse subsequently going backwards, over a curb, across the lawn, and into the bushes of 17 St James Ter sustaining heavy damage throughout the vehicle. The homeowner of the residence reported damage to his curb, lawn, bushes and electrical conduit (Newton Fire checked the residence prior to clearing). Todys Towing responded and removed the vehicle from the lawn and leaving it on the street as the owner wanted AAA to respond. Due to airbag deployment, Fallon Ambulance responded to the scene, however the driver refused to be evaluated (also refused to sign a refusal).

Operator of vehicle 1 was parked in front of Porcelanosa at 55 Boylston St and thought she put her vehicle in reverse to back up but was in drive. She then accelerated forward into the storefront. Operator reported no injuries and signed a patient refusal with Fallon ambulance. Newton Fire and the city building department determined there was no structural damage to the building. Todys towed the vehicle from the scene.

MV1 stated she was travelling n/b on Adams St when she "bent over for a snack" subsequently rear ending MV2 (parked). MV1 sustained heavy front end damage and was removed from the scene by Tody's. Operator of MV1 was transported by Fallon Ambulance to St Elizabeth's Hospital complaining of leg pain. MV2 sustained significant rear end damage, however was operable.

On Wednesday, June 16, 2021 while assigned to Traffic unit N525, I responded to the front entrance of the Brown Middle School located at 125 Meadowbrook Road in Newton for a single vehicle crash involving a City of Newton contracted school bus. It was also reported by Newton Dispatch that one of the occupants on the bus had suffered an arm injury as a result of the crash. Meadowbrook Road is a public way maintained by the City of Newton. The road surface at the time of the crash was dry. The weather at the time of the crash was clear and sunny. When I arrived, I was updated by Officer Iarossi that the crash involved a City of Newton contracted school bus transporting students from the Williams School (141 Grove Street, Newton). The students were participating in "Step Up" day and were leaving Brown to go back to Williams. Officer Iarossi stated a student on the bus was injured as a result of the crash. Tegan Quirk was transported by Fallon Medics to Newton Wellesley Hospital with a right arm injury. The remaining students that were on the bus reported no injuries to staff at the time and were moved to another bus to be transported back to the Williams School. I asked the Brown staff that was assembled in front of the school to contact the Williams School and ask them to hold the children involved in the crash at the school once they arrived. I made this request so we could make sure there weren't any new injuries reported; and I wanted to inquire if any of the children witnessed the incident. The staff stated they would contact Williams and relay the request. I spoke with the operator of the school bus (MA BUN: BU44536), Mr. John Aubert (S48613114). Mr. Aubert stated he was operating bus #361 while transporting students from Brown Middle School to the Williams School. Mr. Aubert stated as he was preparing to leave Brown, he made an announcement to students on the bus to sit down. Mr. Aubert stated he got the okay to leave from one of the staff members on the bus. Mr. Aubert stated there was another bus parked in front of him prior to leaving. Mr. Aubert stated he began to reverse the bus to create distance from the bus in front of him, and then operated the bus forward to exit from his position on the right side of the road and merge into the travel lane to his left around the bus parked in front of him. Mr. Aubert stated as he merged onto the roadway, he heard screaming from the students on the bus and the rear passenger side of the bus made contact with a brick support column in front of the school positioned along the sidewalks edge next to the roadway. Mr. Aubert stated he exited the bus and observed a student's arm pinned on the rear passenger side of the bus between the side of the bus and the brick column. Mr. Aubert stated he got back in the bus and reversed it until the students arm was free. Mr. Aubert stated at this time, staff helped the injured student. The staff there helped facilitate transportation for the remaining students back to the Williams School. Mr. Aubert reported no injuries, but was concerned for the welfare of the student. After speaking with Mr. Aubert, I observed damage to the school bus and the brick support column as a result of the crash. I observed fresh damage (scrapes) to the rear passenger side of the school bus between the last passenger side window and the back of the bus. I also observed fresh damage to the brick support column. The column is a support to an overhead covering that runs from the sidewalk to the front entrance of the school. There was fresh paint transfer from the bus and a crack in the column. Pictures were taken of the damage and submitted to the IT Bureau. The travel lane where the crash took place is a one way access road that runs from Meadowbrook Road to the front of the school, and exits onto a parking lot between the Brown Middle School and the Oak Hill Middle School. I responded to the Williams School to follow up with staff there regarding this crash. All of the students that were involved in the crash had been released prior to my arrival. I spoke with the Principal of the Williams School, Ms. Ayesha Farag, Ms. Michal Shapiro (Social Worker), and Ms. Katie Costello (School Nurse) about the students on the bus. They stated no injuries were reported to them, and they notified the parents of the involved parties about the crash. They also provided me with contact information for all of the students on the bus at the time of the crash. I spoke with the three teachers that were on the bus at the time of the crash, Ms. Kimberly Andersen, Ms. Tess McLean, and Ms. Katherine O'Leary. All three teachers stated prior to the bus leaving Brown Middle School they accounted for all of the students and were ready to leave to travel back to the Williams School. One of the teachers recalled hearing the bus driver make an announcement to the bus that they were about to leave, but could not recall the exact wording of the announcement. The teachers stated as the bus began to move, they heard screaming from the rear of the bus, looked back, and saw a student's arm stuck outside the window. After realizing the student was injured, they assisted with helping to free the student from his pinned position. They helped the injured student until EMS arrived on scene. They assisted the remaining students by directing them away from the crash and onto another bus for transportation back to Williams. The three teachers reported no injuries as a result of the crash. I responded to the Newton Wellesley Hospital Pediatric Emergency Room to check on the status of the injured student, Tegan Quirk. I spoke with Tegan and his mother, Kathryn Quirk in his room. While attempting to talk to Tegan and his mother, Tegan became very upset and did not want to talk about the specifics of the crash. Out of courtesy for Tegan, I exited the room and spoke with his mother outside the room. I explained to Ms. Quirk the events of the crash, and how her son's arm became injured. I asked Ms. Quirk if she could assist me with faciliating a conversation with Tegan about the events of the crash. I explained to her I understood how traumatic the events of the crash were for her son, but as part of my investigation I would need to find out what led to Tegan's arm being outside the bus window at the time of the crash. While speaking to his mother, Tegan explained that he was waving to a friend with his arm out of the bus window when the bus started to move. Tegan stated his arm hit the column, and became stuck between the bus and the column. Tegan stated he was screaming for the bus to move and that it took forever for the bus to move so he could free his arm. Tegan stated the bus driver gave no warning to the students that the bus was going to start moving. The staff at Newton Wellesley Hospital stated Tegan has a right arm injury. The severity of the injury is unknown at this time due to further examination that needs to take place. I advised Ms. Quirk about the conversations I had with the other parties involved. I spoke with Mr. David Stickney (Head of Facilities) from the Newton Public Schools to try and obtain footage of the crash. Mr. Stickney stated unfortunately there is not footage of the crash from the Brown Middle School or Oak Hill Middle School surveillance cameras. I advised Ms. Regina Moody (Newton Public Schools Transportation Director) about the crash. Ms. Moody was able to show me footage of the incident from the camera inside the bus. In the footage, the bus driver can be heard announcing to the students prior to the bus moving, "Guys, guys, get off the seat and sit correctly". One of the teachers can be seen doing a count of the students. The teacher is heard saying to the student, "Everyone needs to be in a seat and sitting at 3 and 2 and 1 and thank you." Student are observed still standing up. The teacher is then heard saying, "sit down sit down." After the teacher passes the students in the back of the bus, she says, "We are good." to the front of the bus. Students are then observed standing after she passes. As the bus begins to back up, students can be observed standing in the rear of the bus and not sitting down on their seats. As the bus moves forward, a student (Tegan Quirk) can be seen standing on his seat and extending his right arm out of the last window on the passenger side of the bus. Screaming can then be heard as his arm makes contact with a support column on the passenger side of the bus. The bus is stopped, the driver exits the bus to asses what happend, gets back on the bus, and reverses the bus a short distance. The injured students right arm is released and he brings his arm back into the bus through the window. The amount of time between the students arm being pinned against the column to when it is released is approximately 40 seconds. After speaking with all parties involved and reviewing the footage from inside the bus, it appears that Bus #361 was pulling out of it's parked position in front of the Brown Middle School to enter the roadway and return students to the Williams School. A student that was sitting in the last row on the passenger side of the bus extended his right arm out of a window next to his seat to say goodbye to a friend. While his right arm was extended out of the rear passenger side window of the bus , the bus collided with a brick support column affixed to the sidewalk in front of the school. When the bus made contact with the column, the students right arm made contact with a brick support column and became pinned between the column and the passegner side of the bus. After the students arm was freed from it's pinned position, the student was able to bring his arm back into the school bus and was transported to Newton Wellesley Hospital for a right arm injury.

On August 7th, 2021 at approximately 08:40 hours while working N491, I along with NFD and Fallon ambulance responded to #266 Nevada St for a report of a MV crash involving a pedestrian. On my arrival the fire and medics were speaking with the pedestrian that was struck. He identified himself as SEAN DAZET, DOB 04/3/81, #28 Ashmont Ave, Newton. He stated while walking on the sidewalk with his dog S/B on Nevada St he observed a vehicle backing out a driveway to #266 Nevada St. He said the vehicle was probably ten feet away from him when he yelled out to the driver but the vehicle was already on him. Mr DAZET unable to retreat out of the way put up his left hand to brace for the impact. Mr DAZET was then struck from the vehicles passenger side rear bumper. He was knocked back but never fell to the ground. Mr DAZET reported the vehicle backing out was going he estimated between 5/10 miles per hour prior to the crash. Mr DAZET reported to the medics he was experiencing left hip and left shoulder pain. However he signed a patient refusal. I spoke with the operator of involved vehicle identified as Patrick Alvarez. He stated while he was backing out from the driveway to #266 Nevada St his vehicle made contact with the pedestrian. He further stated he never saw the person walking past the driveway as he was backing up until he heard him yelling out. He immediately stopped his vehicle. The accident was a low impact crash. Mr DAZET was given the operator's information along with his insurance in case he had to seek further treatment for his non visible injuries. Finally Mr DAZET did indicate he probably will follow up with his primary care doctor on Monday. There was no damage to the involved vehicle.

MV1 was parked in front of 312 Otis St for a medical call and was struck by MV2 in a sideswipe manner. Operator 2 states he was backing the ambulance into the driveway of 312 Otis St when he struck MV1. Minimal damage to the rear drivers quarter panel of MV1 and minimal damage to MV2 rear passenger quarter panel. No injuries reported and photos taken to be attached to this report.

On 02/01/22 at 14:45 hours, I responded to 1025 Walnut St for a reported city motor vehicle crash involving a student transportation van and another vehicle. The weather at the time was 32 degrees and cloudy. The road surface was wet from a recent heavy snowfall. On arrival, I spoke to the operator of Vehicle # 1 identified as Gary Moresco (MA D/L # S26008460). He was working for JSC Transportation Services Inc. who provides transportation for City of Newton students. At the time of the crash he was transporting a student (Christopher Manthei) from Dearborn Academy back to his residence. He was operating a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan color white bearing MA Pupils reg. # 104232. I asked him for his version of events and he stated that traffic was moderate at the time and he was heading westbound on Walnut Street. Next, he says that he stopped due to Vehicle # 2 stopping in front of him. Vehicle # 2 then started moving and suddenly came to a stop again. He was then not able to stop in time. He then struck the rear end of Vehicle # 2 causing front end damage to the entire length of the car which included the bumper, grille, and hood area. Mr. Moresco reported no injuries along with the student (Manthei). Manthei was checked out by Fallon Ambulance personnel and his mother signed a patient refusal on his behalf. The mother, Jennifer Manthei, then took her son home. Operator of Vehicle # 2 was identified as Lynn Slobodin (MA D/L # S98417005). She was operating a gray 2015 Toyota Rav4 bearing MA reg. # 3EB379. A passenger with her who was sitting in the front passenger seat was identified as Julia Hass. I asked Ms. Slodobin what had occurred and she stated that she was traveling westbound on Walnut Street and a vehicle in front of her suddenly stopped. She then stopped her vehicle and that is when she was rear ended by the Dodge. Her Toyota sustained rear end damage to the trunk and entire bumper area. Ms. Slobodin complained of head and neck pain along with pain on the top of her right thigh. Ms. Hass complained of head and neck pain also. Both were checked out by Fallon Ambulance personnel and they signed patient refusals. While investigating the crash, Ofc. Colella stated to me that a witness approached him identified as Brenda Noel. Ms. Noel resides at the crash location. She stated to Ofc. Colella that once she heard the crash she came out and saw the operator of the Dodge Grand Caravan on his phone. She says that he was holding the phone up to his head with his right hand. I then asked Mr. Moresco (Dodge operator) if he was on his phone prior to the crash and he replied that he was not. He then showed me his call log after asking for it and it showed only one entry at 14:53 hours. He states he was reporting the accident to his employer at that time. There were no other entries in his call log. Next, I looked at the front of Mrs. Noel's residence and observed a camera to the right of her doorway. I then knocked on her door and inquired about possible footage of the crash and she stated only her husband knows how to work the system. I then asked her again what she had seen. She states that once she heard the crash take place she saw the operator of the Dodge holding up his right hand to his head. She stated that she never saw an actual phone. I then gave her my information to call me regarding possible footage. She then called back later and stated that the camera does not show anything. Photos taken of the scene and submitted to the I.T. Bureau.

On 03/08/22 at 14:57 hours, N494 and I Traffic Unit # 523 responded to the Horace Mann School located at 225 Nevada St. for a two car motor vehicle accident involving one of the operator's being struck. The accident occurred on Nevada St. just past a driveway of the Horace Mann School approaching the intersection of Nevada St and Linwood Ave. The weather at the time was sunny/clear and the road conditions were dry. School dismissal is at 14:50 hours and for approximately ten minutes Nevada Street is very congested with vehicles parked on both sides of the street. On arrival, I spoke to the operator of M/V # 2 identified as James Rice (MA D/L # S83251000). Mr. Rice's vehicle is a 2012 Ford Escape color white bearing MA reg. # 6725ZA. The Ford Escape was parked just past a school driveway facing southbound in a legal parking spot. He says he was picking up his child from the school. He further states that he looked and thought it was clear to open his door. He then opened his door and put his left foot and left arm out attempting to exit the vehicle when it was struck by M/V # 1. M/V # 1 struck the outer edge of the door and Mr. Rice's left elbow was also struck during the collision. Mr. Rice complained of left arm pain so Officer Boudreau had Fallon Ambulance respond to the scene. Rice then signed a patient refusal with them. Also inside the vehicle at the time of the crash was his son, Charger Rice. His son was seated and secured in a car seat in the second row of the driver's side of the Ford Escape. There was no injuries reported for him. I observed a crease to the outside edge of his driver's side door. Mr. Rice also stated to me that the crossing guard told him the other operator was speeding before the crash going approximately 25 miles per hour. Next, I spoke to the operator of M/V # 1 identified as Olga Kulakova (MA D/L# S63003743). She was operating a 2015 Infiniti QX60 color black bearing MA reg. # 5TJ151 at the time. Ms. Kulakova states that she was parked approximately twenty five feet back from the crash location also picking up her daughter from the school. After doing the pickup, she then proceeded out in to roadway going southbound on Nevada St. As she was approaching M/V # 2, she says the operator suddenly opened their door and she was not able to react in time striking his car door. She did not believe she ever struck the operator though. No injuries were reported. I observed white paint scrape marks to both her passenger side doors and the side view mirror was also damaged. I then spoke to the crossing guard assigned to the intersection of Nevada St. and Linwood Ave. The guard Jack Boudreau is employed through the City of Newton. I asked him what had occurred with the crash. He stated that he had his back turned away from the crash location when it occurred. He heard the collision which made him turn around. He then motioned for the driver of the Infiniti to pull over and stop. I asked him if he ever saw the Infiniti driving prior to the crash and he stated that he did not. I then inquired about the supposed speeding comment that he made to Mr. Rice regarding the Infiniti. He stated that he never said that to him. Digital photos were taken of the scene and submitted to the I.T. Bureau.

MV1 and MV2 were stopped in traffic in front of 821 Beacon St when MV1 rear ended MV2. Operator of MV2 stated he was waiting in traffic when he was struck from behind by MV1. The operator of MV1 stated he thought the vehicle in front of him was moving forward and proceeded to accelerate and struck the vehicle in front of him. I asked him if he saw the brake lights of the vehicle in front of him which replied that he did not see the brake lights. Both vehicles were operable and were able to leave the scene. The back seat passenger of MV2 sustained minor injuries, which she stated she had not been wearing her seat belt and stated she was having neck and head pain from striking her head off the front seat. Fallon Ambulance Service responded and transported the injured passenger to Newton Wellesley Hospital to be evaluated.

The operator of MV1 was traveling north on Washington street when she attempted to switch lanes crossing into MV2's lane of travel. MV2 then struck MV1 immobilizing both vehicles. MV1 sustained damage to the drivers side of the vehicle. MV2's drivers side airbags deployed. MV2 sustained damage to the front and passenger side of the vehicle. The operator of MV1 was transported to Newton Wellesley Hospital by Fallon Ambulance Service. The operator and both passengers of MV2 signed patient refusals. Both MV1 and MV2 were towed from the scene by Tody's.

Operator of Motor Vehicle # 1 stated they were traveling Eastbound on Washington Street and used their right turn signal and started slowing down to take a right turn into the main entrance of Newton Wellesley Hospital and was struck from behind by Motor Vehicle # 2 causing moderate rear end damage. Operator of Motor Vehicle #2 stated that he was traveling Eastbound on Washington Street and moved into the right lane in an attempt to get out of the ambulances way which had its lights and sirens activated. Operator of Motor Vehicle #2 stated that Motor Vehicle #1 stopped short and he did not have enough time to break and struck the vehicle from behind. Motor Vehicle # 2 sustained no damage. All parties signed medical refusal forms.