crash_reports

At approximately 0110HRs on Sunday February 17, 2019, I was dispatched to the area of Dedham St. and Spiers Rd. (both public ways in the City of Newton), for a report of a motor vehicle vs pole accident with injury, airbag deployment and entrapment. Upon arrival, I exited my cruiser with my medical bag and AED and went to assist the motorist involved in the crash. MV1 (MA Passenger: 255ZA9) was completely off the roadway and on the shoulder of the road (facing Eastbound) with its nose contacting the light pole ( Verizon Pole #:103/80), which was now broken and listing to the side. Attempts to open the doors were unsuccessful and I attempted to communicate with the operator through a partially broken driver's window frame which was bent. The operator was slumped forward with his hand cradling his head and he was unable to speak, but was breathing. Newton Fire arrived and attempted to gain access to the vehicle via several manual tools with no success and instead deployed the Jaws of Life which was successful. Newton Fire also made entry into the rear passenger compartment because we viewed a child's car seat and checked with negative results for any child in the vehicle. Once the operator was cut out of his seatbelt and safely out of MV1 and on board Newton Medic 1, I entered the ambulance where he was identified as Mark Topham. It should be noted that Topham was having difficulty answering basic questions such as his name, date of birth, today's date, Etc. At one point when he was asked what today's date was, he gave his birth date of February 21, 1983 and it took him several attempts to say his last name, I had to run him over the air with a partial name to ascertain who he is. Also of note, in my presence and that of Sgt. Devine, Topham informed the medics that he had been consuming alcoholic beverages prior to the crash. Upon viewing the scene, I noted that the roadway was lit and I did not observe any skid marks on the dry, ice-free payment, indicating that there was unlikely any braking or swerving to avoid the collision. I spoke to the reporting party, Lindsay Giardina, she stated that she was traveling on Dedham St. when she heard what she believed to be a motor vehicle crash. When she came upon said crash, she attempted to assist the operator, as she was an off duty firefighter. She was unable to gain access to the inside of the vehicle, but communicated to the operator in the same manor as I did. She stated that she was able to smell the odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from the operator. Topham was transported to Beth Israel of Boston, where he was assigned patient record number 3109921. I attempted to speak with him at the hospital, but was unable to do so because of his current state; I noted several injuries on Topham, such as a bloody lip, a wound to his lower left side and a wound to his left leg. Due to Topham's statements onboard of Medic 1 and Lindsay Giardina's observations, I will be charging Topham with one count of violating MGL Ch.90 S. 24 K OUI Liquor 2nd Offence, one count of violating MGL Ch.90 S. 24 E Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle and one count of violating MGL Ch. 89 S. 4A Marked Lanes Violation via MA Criminal Citations which I placed in the mail. Additionally, I will be seeking a subpoena for Topham's blood work from the hospital. Note: The crash occurred on the Newton/Boston line, Newton dispatch's GPS indicated that the crash was in Newton. I took several pictures of the scene and have forwarded them to IT to be attached to this report. I completed and filled an NPD Motor Vehicle Tow Inventory Form and Officer Boudrot stood by for the tow.

At approximately 1825HRs on August 06, 2019, I was dispatched to 785 Centre St. (Newton Country Day School) in reference to a motor vehicle vs bicycle crash. Upon arrival, I located both parties on the sidewalk adjacent to the intersection of Centre St. and Colby Rd. The operator of the bicycle was complaining of feeling dizzy, although she stated she did not hit her head, and suffered several abrasions on her left leg and hands; the operator of MV1 stated she was uninjured. The operator of MV1 stated that as she was traveling northbound on Centre St., she attempted to give the operator of the bicycle room, but the bicyclist made an abrupt left hand turn and struck MV1. The operator of the bicycle stated she was traveling northbound on Centre St. in the Bicycle Lane. She then signaled a left hand turn and entered the Motor Vehicle Travel Lane to make a second left hand turn to travel eastbound on Colby Rd. Once she exited the northbound Motor Vehicle Travel Lane on Centre St. and began to cross over the southbound lane, MV 1 crossed over the solid yellow lines onto the southbound side of Centre St. and struck her bicycle. MV1 sustained damage to its right front bumper and I noted red paint transfer of the left side of the front bumper, which the operator of MV1 states was old damage. MV1 also sustained a flat left front tire after contacting the curb. The bicycle sustained damage to both tires and where the rear tire attaches to the frame appeared to be warped. I took several photos of the damage and have submitted them to be attached to this report. The operator of the bicycle was transported to the hospital by Newton Medics and the operator of MV1 signed a patient refusal. Todys Services arrived and took custody of MV1, for which I completed and filled an NPD Towed Motor Vehicle Form. All streets mentioned are public ways in the City of Newton. Due to the potential danger of serious bodily injury caused by the operator of MV1's reckless driving behavior (crossing the solid yellow road divider line and driving on the wrong side of the road against traffic), the actual damage caused (striking and causing the bicycle operator to be transported to the hospital and damage to the bicycle) and that the bicycle operator was clearly visible/in clear contrast with the road (riding a red bicycle and wearing a red shirt) I issued the operator of MV1 MA Criminal citation T1445010, in hand, for violating one count of MGL Ch.90 S. 24 (Operating To Endanger) I cleared without incident. Note: I logged the bicycle into property/evidence for safekeeping, as it could not be taken on the ambulance.

MV1 jumped a curb and collided with a parked vehicle MV2 (a 2004 GMC Yukon, MA Reg: 8EC792) in front of 185 Waltham St. MV1 operator, Angel Gonzales, was unconscious on scene in the driveway of 185 Waltham St. Waltham St is a public way that is owned and maintained by the City of Newton. A passerby, Joseph Anderson saw the aftermath of the crash and called 911. MV2 had damage to its drivers side door and rear side. MV1 was heavily damaged, on its side, and keys were in the ignition. MV1 was towed by towed by Tody's. Gonzales was transported to Beth Isreal in critical condition. When Gonazales was in the back of the ambulance, myself and medics smelled an odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from Gonzales. All first responders thoroughly checked the surrounding area for a helmet but one could not be located. Due to Gonzales' critical condition and urgency to get to the hospital, and ID was not thoroughly looked for on his person. Ofc. Guarino, N491, retrieved an ID from Gonzales upon arrival at Beth Isreal Hospital. Ofc. Stake filled out a towed inventory form. Pictures taken and sent to IT. Sgt. Lee was notified and will be following up with this incident. MV1 operator, Angel Gonzales is being charged with the following (MA Uniform Citations T1442823 & T1442824): 90/24J - OUI Liquor (public way) 90/24E - Negligent Operation of a MV (operating recklessly at a high rate of speed) 89/4A - Marked Lanes 90/23 - Attaching Registration Plates (attaching registration plates to motorcycle to conceal the fact that it was unregistered. Registration plate on the motorcycle came back to a 2002 Honda VT750 motorcycle, MA Reg: 1T3988; VIN on the motorcycle came back to a 2005 Suzuki GSXR60, MA Reg: 1L4389) 90/9B - Unregistered MV (motorcycle 2005 Suzuki MA Reg: 1T3988 was confirmed unregistered by RMV) 90/23D - Operating MV with a Suspended License (RMV confirmed that Gonzales' license was suspended S94722414) (see Incident #19039806 for more details). For QED purposes, the charge 266/139 - Stolen Registration was added to this report because 90/23 - Attaching Registration Plates was not an option. Due to Gonzales' hospitalization, the citations will be mailed to his last known address. Officers were able to rise a Harold Curtis, the father of Anthony Curtis (owner of MV2, the GMC Yukon) at 185 Waltham St. He was notified of the incident and advised to call their insurance company. Curtis mentioned that he has cameras facing the street where the incident took place and will see if he can retrieve the footage for us. Police prosecutor to subpoena blood.

Vehicle#1 was stopped in the westbound lane of Nonatum Rd and the operator was unconcious at the wheel. Operator of MV#1 was being extracted out of the driver side seat of his vehicle for medical reasons by Newton Paramedics. After the extraction, vehicle#1 then rolled forward (car not in park)and struck the driver side of vehicle #2 which was unoccupied and parked in the eastbound lane of Nonantum Rd. Operator of Vehicle #1 was transported to Mt. Auburn Hospital for furthe medical assistance. Vehicle #1 was towed away by Tody's Towing. Vehicle #2 sustained minor damage to driver side door.

Operator of MV1, Emily Stoller, states she was operating MV1 in the parking lot at 200 Boylston Street when her friend, Alvin Day, asked her if he could drive MV1, which she gave him permission to do and was under the impression Mr. Day had a valid driver's license. It should be noted this area is regularly used to get to commercial businesses and has the right of access to the public. Ms. Stoller states Mr. Day was only driving about 15mph when he lost control of the vehicle and crashed head on into a light pole. MV1 sustained heavy front end damage and was towed from the scene by Tody's towing. Mr. Day states he does not have a valid driver's license and asked Ms. Stoller if he could drive MV1. Mr. Day states he was "goofing off" driving around the parking lot at approximately 15mph when he "cut the steering wheel too much", lost control of the vehicle and crashed MV1 head on into the light pole causing the driver's side airbag to deploy. Mr. Day states he lost consciousness for a brief moment where he was assisted out of the vehicle by the rear passenger, Alex Kakooza. Mr. Day was evaluated by the medics and transported to Children's Hospital. Ms. Stoller and Mr. Kakooza were also evaluated by the medics where they obtained patient refusals. All three juveniles had an adult family member respond to the scene. Ms. Stoller's father, Gregory Stoller, Mr. Day's mother, Quonekuia Day and Mr. Kakooza's sister, Latifah Kakooza. Professional electrical contractors responded for the damaged light pole and mall security will be notifying the property owner.

Jalynn Hilton states she was traveling northbound on the shoulder of Walnut St on her bicycle when a vehicle was traveling behind her and bumped into her tire causing her to fall off her bike. She described vehicle 1 as a grey four door sedan and stated it was operated by a female. Ms. Hilton states the driver got out of the vehicle and asked if she was ok, then got back into her vehicle and continued northbound onto Walnut St. Ms. Hilton stated she was experiencing arm/shoulder pain and was evaluated by Fallon medics before being transported to Newton Wellesley Hospital. Ms. Hilton stated she is a student at Lasell University, and at her request, Auxiliary Officer Cash transported her bicycle to Lasell Police Headquarters. There was no damage done to the bicycle.

At approximately 0922HRs on Friday, October 29, 2021, I was dispatched to 265 Washington St. for a motor vehicle crash with minor injury. Upon arrival, I observed MA Pass: 1ZCM56 parked almost in the on-ramp to I90, causing a potential safety hazard for drivers attempting to enter/exit the highway. The vehicle's driver's side headlight was broken, its front bumper/driver's side fender was partially dislodged and there were scratches and dents in the general area of impact. Parked in front was MA Pass: 2CHV64, which displayed a large scrape on its passenger's side rear bumper, gouges missing from around the wheel well and scratches through the general area of impact. Both vehicles were owned by the operators. The first of which being operated by Marineyde Oliveira (OLN: no status/NRE) and the second of which being operated by Brittany Rivera (MA OLN: S95463618). With the translation assistance of Officer Calderon, I spoke with Marineyde, who stated she was traveling westbound on Washington St., by the entrance to I90. At this time, she attempted to change one lane to the left, when she struck Brittany's vehicle in the rear. Upon requesting her driver's license, Marineyde stated she did not have one.. Upon speaking to Brittany, she stated she was traveling westbound on Washington St., in the lane closest to the concrete island, just before the entrance of I90. It was at this time that Marineyde entered her lane, striking her vehicle in the rear. Brittany stated she then pulled over and exited her vehicle, past the on-ramp and it appeared Marineyde initially was going to drive away without stopping. Brittany then began to signal her to stop by waving both of her arms and Marineyde parked behind her. Brittany, a Spanish speaker herself, asked Marineyde for her driver's license in Spanish, after she watched Marineyde exit the driver's seat, but Brittany was told she did not have one. Because Brittany was concerned that Marineyde initially appeared as if she was going to hit-and-run and because Marineyde did not have a Driver's License, she elected to call The Newton Police. It should be noted that Brittany was complaining of neck pain and stated she would drive herself to Newton-Wellesley Hospital; she signed a patient refusal. Due to Marineyde admitting to me that she was driving without a license, Brittany witnessing said illegal operation, the vehicle being registered to Marineyde and no other party being in her vehicle, I initially placed her under arrest for violating one count of MGL Ch. 90 S. 10 (Operating With Out A License). She was handcuffed behind her back, double locked and placed in the cruiser for transport. Officer Calderon began to transport her to Newton Police Headquarters. However, after discussing the matter with Sergeant Poutas, we came to the belief that the "in the officer's presence" element of the crime would likely not be satisfied by the above, so Marineyde was released forthwith. She will be receiving MA Criminal Citation: T1445781 in the mail for the above offense, as she was already released from the station prior to my arrival. Officer Calderon explained everything pertaining to the initial arrest and that she will be receiving the criminal citation in the mail. This rotary/intersection is a particularly dangerous area, in which we respond to many crash reports. The area where MA Pass: 1ZCM56 was parked, was creating a potential hazard for motorists entering the highway, as well as the many motorists who often exit the ramp, where she was parked, to avoid accidentally entering the highway. Because of this, Todys Services removed the vehicle. Note: Washington St. is A Public Way in The City of Newton. I completed and filed an NPD Towed Motor Vehicle Form and cleared without further incident.

On November 21st, 2021 at approximately 07:56 hours while working N491 I along with Officer Mike Boudreau responded with NFD and Medic One to a report of a MV crash with injuries in the area of Centre St @ Franklin St. On my arrival the Medics were evaluating two adult males who standing outside one of the involved vehicle from this crash. There appeared to be several involved vehicles to this crash however two of them had been parked prior to the crash. The vehicle which the two unidentified males were standing by was MA reg. 9HY939, a 1988 Black Ford F150 PU, listed registered owner was a Peter J. Jara-Castro, #28 Ridge Ave, Lynn Ma. Mr Castro was one of the two males standing by that truck. The above vehicle appeared to have been travelling N/B on Centre St when it skidded off the road, jumping the curb striking a 1 foot slate retaining wall to the property to #573 Centre St. It continued onto that property driving over shrubs, small trees, then onto the driveway(same address) which is actually on Newtonville Ave, hitting the homeowners 2007 Nissan Versa, Ma reg. 6BH269, forcing it into more shrubbery. The Truck continued across Newtonville Ave where it struck another parked vehicle, a Grey 2019 Volkswagon, Ma reg. 1NFC27 on the rear passenger side pushing it forward. The truck finally came to a stop after driving into a wooden fence to the property of #559 Centre St.(Fence is on Newtonville Ave.) I spoke with the owner of the truck after he was evaluated by the Medics, who spoke limited English. The owner of the truck Peter Jara-Castro finally said he was driving the truck prior to the crash. His statement was he was travelling N/B down Centre St when another vehicle came out from Newtonville Ave causing him to slam on his brakes. Mr Castro doesn't remember much after that, possibly from hitting his head. At this time I couldn't determine who the actual driver was. Both Mr Castro and the passenger, sustained injuries but both declined to go to the hospital. Both were later picked up by an UBER driver. A Firefighter heading to work reported seeing the truck pass him on Centre St N/B at high rate of speed but never saw the driver or the actual crash. Both property owners that sustained damage were given Trucks insurance info. Pictures were taken by both property owners. Vehicle #1 and vehicle #2 were towed from scene. Both sustained heavy damage. Vehicle #3 sustained minor damage I was unable to make contact with that owner at this time. However later in the day I was able to make contact with owner of vehicle #3. She was given all vehicle #1 information along with his insurance. A citation for speeding was later issued after investigation was completed and witness statement. Citation#t1444076 was later sent VIA mail.

On 4/21/22, I was dispatched to the intersection of Crafts St./California St. for a motor vehicle collision involving a single vehicle into a tree. Upon arrival, I observed MV#1 had crashed into a tree in front of 315 Craft St. The operator stated the "road was slippery" and he veered off the roadway, hitting the curb, before traveling 20-25 yards on the sidewalk, hitting two tree's. MV#1 sustained heavy front end damage and air bag deployment consistent with colliding into a tree at a decent rate of speed. MV#1 was removed from the roadway by Tody's Tow Service. The operator of Mv#1 was transported to Newton-Wellesley Hospital with injuries. Charges pending at this time for OUI Liquor 2nd Offense, Marked Lanes Violation and Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle.