crash_reports

The operator of Vehicle #1, identified as Ms.Erzsebet Piros, stated that she took a left turn from Walnut St onto Washington St prior to the colliding with Ms. Kim Nguyen. She further stated that she did not see the pedestrian prior to hearing the collision. Her passenger, identified as Ms. Amy Torres, was sitting in the front passenger seat. She stated a similar account, and did not see the pedestrian prior to the collision. Neither party complained of injury, when asked. A witness, Ms. John Angelucci, was travelling in his vehicle, in the lane next to Ms. Piros. He stated that he only heard the collision, and couldn't see it due to vehicle lights, and the falling rain. The pedestrian, Ms. Kim Nguyen, stated that she attempted to cross the street, when she did not see any cars coming. She stated that she didn't see Vehicle #1 approaching until it was too late to get out of the way. It should be noted that Ms. Nguyen was not attempting to cross inside of a crosswalk, and was wearing dark colored/Navy Blue clothing. Ms. Nguyen was transported to Beth-Israel Hospital, and was communicating effectively prior to transport. Pictures of the scene, and damage to the vehicle were taken, and sent to IT for entry.

Operator of MV1 stated he was traveling Eastbound on Beacon St. and stopped for a pedestrian in the crosswalk located in front of 281 Beacon St. The operator of MV1 further stated as he came to a complete stop at the crosswalk MV2 rear ended him. Operator of MV2 stated she was traveling Eastbound on Beacon St. when she stopped behind MV1 in traffic. Operator of MV2 further stated as she was stopped in traffic MV3 rear ended her with enough force resulting in her vehicle colliding with MV1. The operator of MV3 stated she was traveling Eastbound on Beacon St. when she observed MV2 stopped in traffic, however she attempted to stop to avoid a collision but rear ended MV2. It should be noted the operator of MV3 attempted to turn her vehicle away from MV2 but she stated it was too late. No injuries. All involved parties signed patient refusals. MV1 sustained minor rear end damage. MV2 sustained moderate front and rear end damage. MV3 sustained heavy front end damage. Tody's responded and towed MV3. A towed motor vehicle form was filled out and placed on file.

On 11/6/19 at approximately 0610 hrs I responded to 15 Needham St., the National Lumber for a MVA involving a pedestrian. Upon arrival I spoke to the pedestrian who was lying on the street who stated he landed on his back and couldn't feel if anything was hurting. I advised him to stay put until the medics responded. The pedestrian was wearing brown pants and a black jacket and stated he was listening to his head phones when he attempted to cross the street. Where he attempted to cross was down Needham St from the main intersection and there was no crosswalk. He attempted to cross from the National Lumber side crossing the S/SW travel lane first. I then talked to the operator of MV#1 who stated he turned right onto Needham St from Winchester St and didn't see anybody attempting to cross until the last second. At this time he stated he jammed on his brakes and saw pedestrian on the hood of his Pickup before he fell to the ground. There was minor damage to the hood of the vehicle on the passenger side. The pedestrian was evaluated by the Medics and transported to NWH for further evaluation. Pictures were taken on scene and turned over to the IT bureau.

On Monday, July 19, 2021, while assigned to Traffic unit N525, I responded to the area of Commonwealth Avenue and Lowell Avenue, Newton for a report of a MVA/Pedestrian crash. Commonwealth Avenue and Lowell Avenue are both public ways maintained by the City of Newton. The weather at the time of the crash was overcast with light rain. The road surface at the time of the crash was wet. Feeney Brothers Utilities has been performing gas repair services at this intersection for the past month and they have had a paid Newton Police Detail with them during their service. The detail presented itself as follows on my arrival. There was service being conducted in the northbound lane of Lowell Avenue in-between the Commonwealth Avenue carriage roads. A large trench was present in the northbound lane that made the roadway impassible. Traffic was permitted to travel down the southbound lane of Lowell Avenue towards Commonwealth Avenue for the detail. Access to Lowell Avenue from Commonwealth Avenue was prohibited. The northbound lane was blocked by orange construction cones and road closed signs. There was also no access to the Commonwealth Avenue carriage roads at this location. Both of these roadways were closed with orange construction cones and caution tape. There was also caution tape and orange construction cones restricting access to a walkway that traveled from Commonwealth Avenue to its carriage road just after Lowell Avenue (E). I also observed a "Sidewalk Closed" sign posted on the walkway. I spoke with Officer Gabriel of the Newton Police Department. Officer Gabriel stated he was working a paid detail for Feeney Brothers at this location. Officer Gabriel stated he had just assisted two female parties cross Commonwealth Avenue (E) at Lowell Avenue. Officer Gabriel stated a short time later, he heard a scream and observed two female parties laying on the roadway on the opposite side of Commonwealth Avenue in the carriage road. Officer Gabriel immediately contacted Newton Police Dispatch via his portable radio and requested aid for the injured parties. Prior to my arrival, Officer Gabriel stated one of the pedestrians was transported to Newton Wellesley Hospital with a head injury. I spoke with one of the pedestrians involved in the crash, Ms. April Stein. Ms. Stein stated she was walking in the carriage road of Commonwealth Avenue (E) towards Lowell Avenue with her friend Sarah Kish. Ms. Stein stated when they got to Lowell Avenue there was work being done in the roadway, and a Police Officer assisted them with crossing the area. Ms. Stein stated they then re-entered the carriage road when they crossed Lowell Avenue. Ms. Stein stated they were walking along the edge of the roadway when they were hit by a front loader. Ms. Stein stated they fell to the roadway due to the collision. Ms. Stein stated she did not hear or see the front loader backing up towards them and did not notice it because they were having an "intense conversation". Ms. Stein reported no injuries and signed a patient refusal with Fallon Medics. I asked Ms. Stein if she had transportation to her residence. Ms. Stein stated she would walk home. I spoke with the operator of the front loader involved in the crash, Mr. Mark Mannion (S91049325). Mr. Mannion is an employee of Feeney Brothers Utilities and stated he was operating a 2015 Case Loader (MA CON: R99118) at the time of the crash. Mr. Mannion stated he was backing up the loader down the Commonwealth Avenue carriage road (E) from Lowell Avenue. Mr. Mannion stated he was going to get a load of fill from a pile of dirt on the side of the road inside the marked off work area. Mr. Mannion stated as he was backing up, he was looking over his right should behind him to make sure there were no obstacles in his way. Mr. Mannion stated his emergency backing alarm was activated while he was backing up. Mr. Mannion stated he noticed something enter the roadway to his right side and immediately slammed on his brake. Mr. Mannion stated then heard a scream and saw 2 female parties on the ground. Mr. Mannion stated he exited the loader and checked on the welfare of the two women. Mr. Mannion's CDL License, Vehicle Registration, and Hoisting License are all active. I asked Mr. Mannion to put the vehicle in reverse to assess if the emergency backing alarm was functioning properly. Mr. Mannion was cooperative and while reversing the vehicle the emergency backing alarm was functioning properly in my presence. I asked Mr. Mannion if the loader had moved since it was brought to a stop due to the crash. Mr. Mannions stated it had not moved. I observed this vehicle to be within the parameters of the work zone that was taped off. The vehicle at this time was released back to Feeney Brothers. Photos were taken of the work site and loader and submitted to the IT Bureau. I responded to Newton Wellesley Hospital and spoke with Ms. Sarah Kish (S85088490) in the Emergency Room. Ms. Kish stated she was walking down the Commonwealth Avenue carriage road (E) towards Lowell Avenue with her friend April Stein. Ms. Kish stated a Police Officer assisted them with crossing Lowell Avenue via the crosswalk located on Commonwealth Avenue. Ms. Kish stated after they crossed Lowell Avenue, they walked to the carriage road. Ms. Kish stated as they were walking, she was hit from behind by a front loader in the roadway. Ms. Kish stated she did not hear or see the front loader and believes the bucket hit her in the head. Ms. Kish stated she fell to the roadway. Ms. Kish was transported to Newton Wellesley Hospital for her injuries. Ms. Kish stated at this moment, she had some lacerations to her back and head, and her left shoulder/neck/back area was sore. I asked Ms. Kish how often she walks that particular route. Ms. Kish stated 5 times a week. Ms. Kish stated there was nothing in place to restrict her access down to the carriage road after she crossed Lowell Avenue. I spoke with a witness to the crash via telephone, Ms. Megan Boitano. Ms. Boitano stated she was traveling on Lowell Avenue (N) towards Commonwealth Avenue. Ms. Boitano stated she was stopped at the light right next to the trench that was in the northbound lane of Lowell Avenue. Ms. Boitano stated she observed two women crossing Lowell Avenue at Commonwealth Avenue in front of her. Ms. Boitano stated she then observed a heavy piece of construction equipment approaching the trench to her left at a high rate of speed. Ms. Boitano stated it startled her as the front loader dumped dirt into the trench. Ms. Boitano stated she then observed the front loader back down the carriage road at a high rate of speed towards a dirt pile. Ms. Boitano stated she observed the two women that just crossed Lowell Avenue in the roadway behind the front loader. Ms. Boitano stated she lost sight of the women, and then observed the front portion of the front loader aggressively shake. Ms. Boitano stated she then observed one of the women walk around from the side of the front loader holding her head. As presented while investigating this crash, the Feeny Brothers work site appeared to be properly set up to mitigate a potential safety incident with ample cones, barriers, caution tape, and signage. There was also a police detail present to assist with pedestrian travel. The area of the work zone where the pedestrans entered from Commonwealth Avenue after crossing Lowell Avenue was taped off with caution tape and a sidewalk closed sign was present. The crash happened inside the work zone parameters.

On October 28, 2021 at approximately 18:26 hours I, Officer Guarino, spoke with Craig Gimbrone over the phone, who reported that he was hit by a motor vehicle in the crosswalk at 1221 Centre St between 15:00 and 15:13 hours. Craig said that he was crossing the crosswalk at 1221 Centre St east to west and was struck by a black car traveling southbound in the far right lane of Centre St. Craig said that the vehicle struck him and caused him to fall over, Craig got up and continued to cross the street and enter CVS without speaking with the operator of the vehicle. Craig did not get a license plate, description of the vehicle or the operator. Craig could only recall that the vehicle was a black sedan. Craig was wearing blue jeans and a gray jacket at the time of the collision. Craig said that the crosswalk flashing lights were not activated prior to him crossing the roadway. Crag said that he did not need EMS but was starting to have pain in his right ankle and right shoulder. He emailed me photographs of his ankle which was forwarded to IT to be attached to this report. Craig was given the crash report number for his records.

Operator of vehicle one, Elizabeth Oppenheim stated that while driving her 2021 Subaru Crosstrek SUV ( MA reg 72GL56 ) west bound on Watertown St in front of 392, a pedestrian stepped off the south side walk and into the roadway. Oppenheim stated that she did not see the pedestrian due to low light conditions. Oppenheim estimated that her vehicle's speed at the time of the crash to be 10 to 15 MPH due to heavy traffic. Oppenheim stated that the pedestrian latter identified as Joseph Colucci stepped off the sidewalk and into her path of travel in the roadway. Oppenheim stated Colucci was not in a marked crosswalk. Oppenheim stated that she stopped her vehicle to check on Colucci who told her that he was not injured and did not want medical aid. Colucci stated that he was struck on his right side and fell to the ground. Colucci signed a patient refusal form provided to him by medics. Colucci stated that he did step off the side walk in front of 392 Watertown St to cross the street. Colucci acknowledged that he was not in a marked crosswalk at the time of the crash. Watertown St is a pubic way in then City of Newton.