crash_reports

On 1/14/2019 at approx 1406Hrs while assigned to 497 I responded to the area of 2150 Washington St for a report of a 2 car collision. Upon arrival I met with the operators of Ma Reg 5NG581 Jeff LONDON and Ma Reg RT35K2 Lori GANS. LONDON was signing a refusal with Cataldo Ambulance and stated he had already exchanged all his information with the other operator. I spoke with GANS who stated LONDON stopped suddenly for a turkey that walked into the roadway, GANS was able to brake but lightly tapped LONDON.

On Tuesday, March 5th 2019, at 7pm, I, Officer Brooks, responded to 33 Walker street for a past hit and run. On my arrival I spoke with the operator of MV1(MA REG 28DG82), who stated his vehicle was struck at 3pm this afternoon in front of 1296 Washington street. His vehicle was alledgedly struck by a bus, unknown plate or company, that was traveling eastbound on Washington street. The bus casued the front drivers side quarter panel to be ripped from the vehicle. MV1 was towed by AAA.

Vehicle 1 was parked unoccupied in the employee parking lot of Newton Wellesley Hospital when it was hit by Vehicle 2. The operator of vehicle 2 stated she was correcting her parking job and tried to back up, but the car was actually in drive and not reverse. the car drove forward hitting vehicle 1 going over a curb and hit a tree a few feet past the curb. This caused minor damage to Vehicle 1 and major front end damage to Vehicle 2 as well as front air bag deployment. Since this occurred on hospital grounds the operator of vehicle 2 walked herself to the ER for precautionary reasons and was cleared. Vehicle 2 remained in the parking area for a private tow company.

On 05/10/19 I met with Luiz A. Lopes who stated his vehicle ( Mass Commercial Reg# T83695 White Toyota Tacoma P/ U) was struck while parked in the lot around 07:00. Lopes said he didn't call the Police right away because he wasn't sure his car was struck there. The truck sustained a cracked front bumper and the fog light was popped out. We went inside of National Lumber and spoke with a manager who said he would contact G.M. Greg Assarian and have him look at the security footage. On 05/14/19 at approximately 14:00 the Police Station received a call from Lopes who just got off the phone with Assarian who found some security footage of the incident. I then traveled over to National Lumber and met with Assarian. He showed me the video and it appears that a newer grey four door Chevrolet truck backed into Lopes truck around 06:58 of 05/07/19. The Massachusetts plate is unreadable but an older White heavy set male gets out of the truck and walks into the store. After parking the truck the male can be seen checking his own truck bumper for damage. The male is wearing a baseball hat and sun glasses and cannot be identified on the video. The male does however walk with a noticeable limp. Assarian will show his picture to his employees and contact me if the employees are able to identify the male driver. I called Lopes back and apprised him of my findings. ******************UPDATE**************************************** As of today 05/20/19 I have yet to hear back from anyone at National Lumber so I will end this investigation and label it a hit and run crash.

Operator of Motor Vehicle #1 was sitting in his vehicle parked at a metered spot facing Westbound on Beacon Street. Operator of motor vehicle #1 stated that he felt the vehicle move and walked outside and noticed that the rear break light was smashed. Operator of Motor vehicle #1 stated that he stopped a Toyota Camry that he thought struck the vehicle however there was no damage to camry and the operator stated that he did not hit his vehicle. Operator of motor vehicle #1 stated he was unable to locate the vehicle that struck his car. I canvassed the surrounding businesses and all businesses had negative results for cameras outside that would be able to capture the hit and run.

On 12/23/19, at 1919 hours, I responded to the area of 807 Washington St. for pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle. Upon arrival with Cataldo Medics and Newton Fire, I observed Catherine Chapman being treated in the westbound lane a few feet in front of a 2010 Hyundai Elantra (MA Reg. 4KH 743). The vehicle had a shattered windshield. Ms. Chapman appeared to be wearing a dark colored jacket and dark pants. The operator of the motor vehicle, Emily Shuman, stated she was traveling westbound in the outside lane when Ms. Chapman stepped in front of her car from the eastbound lane. I also spoke with a witness, Malcolm Robinson, who stated Ms. Chapman was crossing the street from the eastbound lanes with two other people. The other two people stopped in the middle of the street but Ms. Chapman kept walking and was struck. The other two people were Victor Polk and Halimah Polk, both of which confirmed the witness statement. Ms. Chapman was transported by Cataldo to Brigham & Womens Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Todys towed the vehicle and pictures of the scene were submitted to IT.

The owner of MV#1 stated she had parked her vehicle in the parking lot of "Cold Springs Playground" located at 1200 Beacon St in the area of the soccer field and went for a walk in the woods. When she returned to her vehicle she discovered the rear right side bumper had been damaged. MV#1 sustained minor damages to its rear right side bumper.

On 12/3/2020 at 1400hrs I investigated a past motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian. The crash occurred on 12/03/2020 at approximately 1240hrs. The crash was located in the area of 483 Centre St. Centre St is a public way in the city of Newton. Vehicle 1 was traveling southbound on Centre St near the area of 483 Centre St. Pedestrian 1 was located on the southbound side of Centre St near 483 Centre St. Pedestrian entered the southbound lane of Centre St and was struck by Vehicle 1. As a result of the impact Pedestrian 1 sustained a minor injury to his left leg. Vehicle 1 had no known damage. No parties were transported. No tow was required. It should be noted that the crash was reported by the Operator of Vehicle 1 Daniel Zandman at approximately 1400hrs. Zandman states that he was operating his Vehicle southbound on Centre St just after the intersection at Church St. Zandman states that Pedestrian 1 unexpectedly ran in front of his vehicle. Zandman stated that he did not have enough reaction time to come to a complete stop and his front bumper made contact with Pedestrian 1. Zandman stated that after impact he immediately got out of his vehicle and checked on Pedestrian 1. Zandman described pedestrian on as a 10 year old white male identified as Dexter Jagoditish. Zandman stated that while on scene Dexter called his mother Jess Jagoditish who immediately responded to the scene. Zandman stated that he exchanged information with Jess Jagoditish who then took Dexter home. Zandman states that a witness Mia Martin was also on scene. At approximately 1425hrs I called and spoke to Dexter and his mother Jess Jagoditish. Dexter states that he was walking on the sidewalk near 483 Centre St. Dexter states that he wanted to cross Centre St and thought there were no cars coming. Dexter stated that he entered the southbound lane of Centre St and a car came out of no where and hit him. I then spoke to Jess Jagoditish who is Dexter's mother. Jess stated that she received a call from Dexter around 1240hrs stating he was just hit by a car. Jess stated that when she arrived on scene Dexter was with Zandman and a witness Mia Martin. Jess stated that both Zandman and Martin explained them what had happened. Jess stated that Dexter appeared to be ok so she decided to take him home. Jess states that at this time Dexter has a bruise on his left calf but otherwise appears to be ok. At 1551hrs I spoke with the witness Mia Martin. Martin states that just prior to the crash she was walking her dog behind Dexter. Martin states that "out of nowhere" Dexter sprinted into the southbound lane of Centre St. Mia states that she then observed Vehicle 1 attempt to slow down and swerve to the lest to avoid Dexter. Mia states that the passenger side front bumper then made contact with Dexter. Mia states at impact Vehicle 1 was traveling at a very slow speed. Mia states that Dexter was then knocked on to the ground but then immediately jumped up and started to run away. Mia states that both she and Zandman were able to get Dexter to comeback so that they could check to see if he was ok. Mia states that Dexter was then able to contact his mom who responded on scene. Due to this crash being reported after the fact, Fire, EMS or Police where not initially notified and did not respond to the scene. Pictures were also not taken of the crash scene. At this time this report is for documentation purposes. After speaking with all the parties involved it appears that the crash was caused by Pedestrian 1 entering the roadway in a manner which gave Vehicle 1 little or no time to react.

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.

OPERATOR OF MV 1 IDENTIFIED AS TYREN FERNANDEZ STATED HE WAS TRAVELING WEST ON CALIFORNIA ST IN FRONT OF THE GROCERY GARRISON. HE STATED THAT MV 2 WAS PARKED FIVE FEET OFF OF THE CURB IN FRONT OF HIM SO HE HAD TO DRIVE AROUND HIM, AND AS HE WAS DRIVING AROUND HIM, MV 2 BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD AND STRUCK HIS PASSENGERS SIDE MIRROR CAUSING IT TO SHATTER. ACCORDING TO HERNANNDEZ, MV 2 WAS BEING OPERATED BY A HISPANIC MALE WITH A GOATEE WEARING A HIGH LIGHTER CONSTRUCTION SHIRT AND IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS A BLACK MALE WEARING A WHITE T SHIRT AND A BLACK HAT. FERNANDEZ APPROACHED MV 2 IN AN ATTEMPT TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION BUT THE OPERATOR OF MV 2 WOULD NOT. WHEN FERNANDEZ BEGAN WALKING BACK TO HIS CAR THE OCCUPANTS OF MV 2 SWITCHED POSITIONS IN THE VEHICLE AND THE BLACK MALE DROVE OFF TOWARDS WATERTOWN WITHOUT EXCHANGING INFORMATION. MV 2 WAS DESCRIBED AS A BLACK CHEVY FLATBED TRUCK. WATERTOWN WAS NOTIFIED OF THE HIT AND RUN.

Mv#1 was traveling west on Washington Street when it struck Ped#1; then after a brief exchange Mv#1 drove off. -OpMv#1 stated he was traveling west on Washington Street when he struck Ped#1 with his side mirror. OpMv#1 stated he and Pas Mv#1 asked Ped#1 if he was ok and Ped#1 stated he was. MV#1 continued to his job site, until he was instructed to the Police Station by his superiors to meet with Ped#1 who was filing a Police Report regarding the collision. -Pas Mv#1statements coincide with those made by OpMv#1. -Ped#1 stated he got out of his vehicle to get the dry cleaning items from the back seat when he was struck by Mv#1's side mirror on his left shoulder. He stated the driver paused and the passenger asked if he was ok. Ped#1 stated "Really, what do you think!?" as he walked toward MV#1. MV#1 then left the scene, Ped#1 stated he contacted the company and reported the incident to them. -PasMV#2 statements coincide with those made by Ped#1. --Ped#1did notreport any injuries at the time of this report and was advised to seek medical attention as needed. There were no vehicles damaged, therefore no vehicle was towed from the scene.

On Wednesday 12/1/21 at approximately 0800 hours while assigned to marked unit n498 I was dispatched to 336 Winchester Street for a report of a single vehicle crash with no injuries. Upon arrival I observed a white BMW X3 partially off the road with heavy front end damage on the Northbound side of Winchester Street in front of 336. I spoke with the operator, PHILLIPS Illana, who states she was travelling Northbound on Winchester Street at approximately 30 MPH when she heard a pop and the car pulled immediately to the right and she felt an impact and the air bags deployed. It appears as though the impact she felt was the Utility Pole in front of 336 Winchester Street. Pole sustained significant damage, but still appeared to be safe. Verizon was notified to respond as soon as possible. Also on scene was STOLYAR Polina, who states that she was walking on the sidewalk toward her house at 345 Winchester Street. Polina states she observed the white BMW travelling at a normal speed Northbound and she also heard a pop and saw a quick flash that she described as a flame come from the passenger side tire of the vehicle causing it to swerve off the road and strike the Utility Pole. Polina stayed on scene to make sure PHILLIPS was ok and to speak with me. After speaking with the operator, PHILLIPS, and the witness, STOLYAR, it appears to me that the passenger side tire of the BMW blew causing the vehicle to veer off the road striking the Utility Pole. I walked Southbound down the Northbound side of Winchester Street to see if I could locate any sort of road defect that could have caused the tire to suffer a catastrophic malfunction. I was unable to locate any such defect. PHILLIPS mentioned to me that recently the light on her dashboard illuminated indicating low tire pressure and she brought the vehicle to have the air pressure refilled. She expressed a concern in hindsight that whomever added air may have over inflated the tire. Exact cause of tire malfunction is unknown at this time.

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.

On 12/13/21 at 11:04 hours, I responded to the Mount Ida Campus of UMASS Amherst located at 777 Dedham Street for a one car crash involving a City of Newton Department of Public Works vehicle. The crash occurred at a y type walkway/driveway near the Shaw Building dining hall. The weather at the time was clear and approximately 50 degrees and the road conditions were dry. On arrival, I spoke to the operator of the DPW vehicle identified as William Bertrand (MA D/L # S24973075 ). Bertrand was operating a 2016 Ford Escape color black bearing MA Municipal registration # M2534A at the time of the crash. He states that he was at the Shaw campus building to conduct an inspection and was parked at a y type walkway/driveway outside of the building. When leaving, he attempted to make a three point turn to exit the driveway. While backing, he states that his foot slipped transitioning from the gas to the brake and he struck a light pole near the edge of the driveway. He says the back up sensors never alerted him of the pole either. The Ford Escape sustained minor scrape marks to the driver's side rear bumper area. As a result of the impact, the light pole cracked at the base and was knocked over on to the ground. Campus Security was on scene and will notify school administration regarding the damage to the pole. I took digital photos of the scene and submitted them to the I.T. Bureau.

On Tuesday, March 01, 2022 at approximately 1609hrs, I, Officer Fay responded to 1340 Centre St. for a report of a past hit and run. Upon arrival I met with the owner of the vehicles son, William Redmond, who stated on Sunday, February 27, 2022 at approximately 9:30PM he parked his dad's vehicle, a black 2017 Ford Edge (MO plate EEON3z) at the bottom level of the parking garage at 1340 Centre St. William stated that when he returned to use the vehicle on March 01, 2022 at around 3:30PM he noticed a dent in the driver side door. I asked him if anyone else has driven the vehicle within that time, which he replied no and informed me that he did not recall seeing that damage before. Upon closer inspection of the vehicle, I noticed the damage appeared to be cover from dirt and salt from the road, making the damage appear to be old. I also noticed that the parking garage does not have security cameras. At this time it is unknown if the damage is old or if someone had struck his vehicle within the garage between February 27 and March 1st. I informed William that a report would be generated, at which he informed me that he has made his father, Christopher Redmond aware of the damage. The vehicle had minor damage to the door and the vehicle is considered safe to drive and left parked in the parking garage. A vehicle was parked next to William's vehicle, but William stated it was his coworkers and knew the vehicle was not parked next to his vehicle. I walked around his coworkers vehicle, which had no damage.