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 1 states she was stopped in traffic Northbound on Cypress St when she was struck from behind by vehicle 2. Vehicle 2 states he was stopped in traffic on Cypress St behind vehicle 1. Vehicle 2 was struck from behind by vehicle 3 which pushed vehicle 2 into vehicle 1. Operator 3 states she was traveling Northbound on Cypress St approaching other vehicles stopped in traffic. Operator 3 started to apply her brakes; however, due to the rain and wet roadway her vehicle started to slide as if she had no brakes.Vehicle 3 slid into vehicle 2 and vehicle 2 struck vehicle 1. Vehicles 2 and 3 sustained moderate damage and vehicle 1 sustained minor damage. Operator 2 was transported to Newton-Wellesley Hospital with neck pain.

At approximately 1840HRs on Saturday, December 14, 2019, I was dispatched to 139 Melrose St. for a report of a single car vs tree MVA. Upon arrival, I observed MV1 (MA Pass:13LM32) to be at rest on the side of the road with it's front end contacting a tree, aproximaytely 150 feet south of the above address at a bend in the road. It should be noted that it had been raining for hours prior to this accident and that the road surface was wet; additionally the tree did not appear to be damaged. Upon speaking to the operator of MV1, he stated that he was traveling Southbound on Melrose St. when he navigated around a parked car in front of the above address and as he did so, may have overcorrected or due to the current road surface condition, accidently struck the tree. The front seat passenger of MV1 concurred with the operator's statement. Both parties stated they were not injured. MV1 sustained damage to its front end. As MV1 was not impeding traffic, AAA contacted and towed MV1 at the behest of the operator. I cleared without incident.

On the above date and time I responded to 717 Centre St for a report of a crash involving two vehicles. The weather was snowy / rainy/ sleeting, and the roadway was a mixture of ice/ snow. Upon arrival on scene I spoke with the operator of V1 Ms. Howe, she stated she was traveling south on Centre St when V2 stopped abruptly. Ms. Howes stated she applied the brakes and her vehicle would nt stop due to the icy roadway and she had contact with V2. I then spoke with the operator of V2, Ms. Nunnally stated that a vehicle had abruptly pulled out of the driveway of 717 Centre St. She stated she applied her brakes immediately to avoid contact and pulled to the right. She stated when she stopped she felt rear impact from V2. Both parties had no injuries at this time. V2 was towed by Todys towing to 1354 Washington Street Newton. Ms. Howe removed valuables from the vehicle. At this time it appears the icy roadway was a contributing factor of the crash.

MV1 was driving Northbound on Woodward St. when a branch from a city tree fell onto the top of the vehicle. This occurred in front of 276 Woodward St. It should be noted that it was raining heavily during this time. Refer to incident #20053845 for further details.

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.

THE OPERATOR OF MV#1 STATED THAT HE WAS TRAVELING N/B DOWN ALBEMARLE RD WHEN HIS VEHICLE FLOATED OFF THE ROADWAY INTO CHEESECAKE BROOKE. THE ROAD WAS COMPLETELY FLOODED AT THE TIME DUE TO HEAVY RAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY SUBMERGED UNDER WATER. THE OPERATOR GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH HIS SUN ROOF BECAUSE HE WAS TRAPPED. THE OPERATOR STATE ED THAT HE WAS NOT INJURED. MV#1 WAS FLOODED INSIDE AND WITH THE CURRENT IT WAS PUSHED UNDER THE FOOT BRIDGE WHICH CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO IT. TRAFFIC RESPONDED AND TOOK PICTURES. TODY'S RESPONDED WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO LIFT MV#1 OUT OF THE BROOK. MV#1 WAS TOWED TO THE TOW YARD. MEDICS DID NOT RESPOND SO THERE WAS NO PATIENT REFUSAL.

MV 1 was traveling straight eastbound on Washington St when he began to spin out due to the icy rainy conditons of the road. MV spun out into a 360 degree circle and collisoned its rear left side with a light pole on the side of Washington St. The operator of MV 1 was not injured. MV 1 sustained major damage to the entire rear of the vehicle and disabled it. The light pole sustained major damage and had to be removed by Dagle. MV 1 was towed by Tody's due to it being disabled on a public way.

On Thursday March 24th 2022, at approximately 1126 hours i responded to the area of 380 Watertown Street for a minor motor vehicle accident involving a city vehicle. At the time of the accident the weather was rainy and the road surfaced was wet. Watertown Street is owned and maintained by the City of Newton. Upon arrival I spoke with the operator of the City of Newton DPW truck identified as Kelvin Sanders. Kelvin stated he was operating MAR REG M2526A travelling east on Watertown Street. Kelvin stated a parked vehicle on his right opened the drivers side door and struck the passenger side mirror of his truck causing minor damage. The operator of the parked vehicle identified as George Hoffman stated he was parked and opened his drivers side door and was unsure if he struck the DPW truck or the DPW truck struck his door. Minor damage to the drivers side door and panel were photographed as well as the minor damage to the DPW truck. No injuries were reported and all vehicles were able to leave the scene without further incident. Photos were sent to the IT Bureau.