crash_reports

MV1 (MA Reg: 63EP17, a 2000 Acura 32TL; operator: Carlos Standford) was traveling NORTH on Cherry St when a vehicle swirved into his lane head-on. In order to avoid MV3 he swirved into the other lane and side-swiped MV2. MV2 (MA Reg: 9JX388, a 2019 Subaru Outback; operator: James Cant) was traveling SOUTH on Cherry St when he had come to a complete stop, put his left turn signal on to show him turning left into his driveway at 176 Cherry St. He was waiting to make his turn until MV1 had driven past so it was safe to do so. As he was at a complete stop, MV1 collided with his rear driver side bumper in an effort to avoid a head on collision with MV3. MV3 (MA Reg: 93YE85; a 1997 Toyota Camry; operator Matthew Kuniholm) was traveling SOUTH on Cherry St when he had seen MV2 at a complete stop with a turn signal. He didn't give himself enough time to stop, began to slide as he was braking and went over the marked lanes into oncoming traffic in an effort to not collide with MV2. MV3 operator, Matthew Kuniholm, was issued in hand MA Uniform Citation T1440470 for Marked Lane Violation 89/9a. All vehicles were still in driveable condition. MV1 had damage to the front driveside wheel fender and driver door. MV2 had slight damage to rear driver side bumper. MV3 did not have damage to his vehicle. Weather was icy and there was an active snow fall during the time of the accident, which was 1815hrs.

On the above date/time I responded to the area of 82 Charlesbank Rd for a report of a DMV. Upon arrival on scene I met with the operator of vehicle one Mr. Frank. He stated he was traveling south on St. James and turning right onto Charlesbank Rd. He further stated as he turned right the vehicle was uncontrollable and continued straight due to the decline and icy roadway and struck the island curb on Charlesbank Rd. Due to the heavy damage to the left side and front the vehicle was towed by Tody's towing of 1354 Washington Street 617-527-0013. Tody's towing arrived on scene and towed the vehicle to their tow lot. I transported Mr. Frank to his residence.

On the above date/time I responded to 503 Watertown Street for report of a mva hit/run with property damage. Upon arrival I met with the owner of 503 Watertown Street Ms. Antonietta Tempesta she stated through he daughter in law Ms. Tiz Acuri at approx. 0830 hours she noticed fresh tire impressions on the roadway leading onto the sidewalk and into her fence that was damaged. She also stated the MA registration plate # 5DT664 was on the fence. I ran the the plate which came back to a 2003 Ford pickup color white to Kyle Butler of 84 Auburndale Ave Newton MA. Officer Boyle in unit 493 went to the residence and spoke with Kyle's uncle to call NPD. I advised Ms. Acuri of the process. Mr. Butler called NPD I spoke with him on the phone. He stated he was driving west on Watertown Street and due to the icy roadway his truck slid to the right onto the sidewalk and into what he thought was a snow bank. I gave all parties each others information and advised them. I gave the uncle Kyles reg plate.

On the above date/time I responded to Washington Street at St. James for a two motor vehicle crash. Upon arrival with the operator of vehicle one stated he was stopped at the red traffic signal and was struck from behind. I spoke with the operator of vehicle two who stated that she was traveling on Washington Street she applied her brakes to slow for the red traffic signal. She stated when she applied her brakes due to the decline icy roadway her vehicle slid into vehicle one. Passenger in vehicle two stated the same as operator two. Due to the damage on vehicle two was towed by Tody's towing of 1354 Washington Street 617-527-0013 to their tow lot. No injuries all parties advised.

On 1/21/19 I was working N498 when I responded to 17 Charles River Ter for a report of a Cab that had struck a wall. Upon arrival I met with Pema Jigmey and Miriam Jost. Jost stated that Pema who was driving for Metro Cab (or Photo Cab) picked her up at the airport and brought her home. Once at her home 17 Charles River Ter, she asked him to back into the driveway due to the snow and ice conditions. While backing up in the driveway of 17 Charles River Ter the vehicle struck the residencet causing damage. Pema stated the same thing but believed Jost was half to blame due to the fact she asked him to be dropped in the driveway. I informed Pema that he drove the vehicle into the house and so was at fault. The house only appeared to suffer minor cosmetic damages but could not be accurately examined. Pema and Jost exchanged information in the hopes of settling the damages without insurance. Both parties were satisfied and provided a report number. Both parties stated they were uninjured and refused medical attention.

On the above date/time I responded to the area 2000 Washington Street Newton -Wellesley - Hospital for a two motor vehicle crash on the 3rd floor of the parking garage. Upon arrival I met with the operator of vehicle one, she stated she was pulling into a parking spot and applied the brakes but due to the ice on the roadway and slope of the roadway her vehicle slid into the rear of vehicle two which was parked. Vehicle two was unoccupied, and dispatch tried to get in contact with the owner to advise them. I also left a message with NWH in case the owner comes back in. No injuries and I advised of the process. Later in the day the owner vehicle two came to NPD, I gave him vehicle one inforamtion and advised him of the process.

The operator of MV1 stated he was traveling Northbound on Centre St. at the intersection of Hyde Ave. when a vehicle in front of him braked. When he stepped on his brakes to slow down, MV1 skidded on ice off to the right into the "Speed Limit 25" sign, knocking it over. Tody's responded and pulled the vehicle off of the sign and the vehicle was able to be driven from the scene safetly. No injuries were reported. Photos of the sign were submitted to the IT bureau to be attatched to this report.

On Tuesday January 22nd 2019 at approximately 1615 hours I responded to a two car motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Beacon Street and Crescent Ave, both are public ways in the City of Newton. At the time of the accident the current weather conditions were clear and dry with the road conditions extremely icy and snow covered. Upon arrival the medics were evaluating the operator of MV1 for slight back pain. The operator of MV1 signed a patient refusal and stated she was headed westbound on Beacon Street and stopped at the intersection of Crescent Ave, attempting to turn left. The operator of MV1 stated she came to a complete stop and had her left turn signal on waiting to turn onto Crescent Ave. She states MV2 then rear ended her and she pulled over the side of the road to wait for police assistance. MV1 was completely disabled with major rear end damage. MV1 was towed by Todys. The operator of MV2 stated he was traveling behind MV1 and attempted to stop behind MV1 but due to the icy road conditions, MV2 failed to stop and collided with MV1. The operator of MV2 refused medical attention and was able to drive MV2 from the scene.

Operator 1 states she pulled into the driveway of 43 Gatehouse Rd. while pulling in her vehicle slid on a sheet of ice and slid into the garage. Tody's towing was called to remove the car from the garage. The vehicle and garage sustained minor damage and there were no injuries.

Oper of Veh # 1 stated he was driving WB on Border Street and when he attempted to make the turn at the bend in the road he slid on ice into Veh # 2 which was parked. Oper # 1 dislodged his vehicle from veh # 2 and left it parked on the side of the road until he decided if it needed a tow. I located owner of Veh # 2 and at this time it appears there is little to no damage to the front of his vehicle

Operator of MV1 was travelling northbound on St James Street. As he approached the intersection of Charlesbank Rd, he began to brake to turn right. Due to the slippery snow and ice conditions, his brakes locked up and he skidded straight into the median in front of 85 Charlesbank Rd. The vehicle sustained major damage to the drivers side front axle, hood and under carriage. Operator of MV1 stated he was not injured and declined medical attention. He had called for a private tow. Tonys Towing responded to towed the vehicle.

MV#1 Stated while traveling westbound down Commonwealth ave he struck a patch of ice. The ice caused his vehicle to rotate 360 degrees and proceeded to slide on the roadside shoulder striking a verizon poll ( 102/285). MV#1 traveled approximately 12ft from the road before striking the poll. MV#1 sustained heavy front end damage. MV#1 had all airbags deployed and had a small fire under the front end. I observed multiple other vehicles passing having difficulties and vehicles sliding due to significant ice conditions. Driver of MV#1 had injuries to his left arm, possible broken forearm/wrist. Passenger of MV#1 stated she had chest pains. Medics transported both parties to Newton Wellesley Hospital for further evaluation. Tody's Towed the vehicle due to heavy front end damage.

On 2/13/19 at approximately 2230 hours, I responded to Chestnut St for a single vehicle accident. The operator of the motor vehicle stated he was driving northbound on Chestnut st at approximately 15 miles per hour due to the icy conditions and felt his car starting to slip down the hill. He stated that the car lost control and spun out onto the sidewalk and rested up against a utility pole. The drivers side door was caved in and the operator got out through the back seat passenger door. There were no injuries reported. The vehicle was towed by Todys. The city was notified of the black ice.

Operator of MV # 1 states that she took a right turn off of Parker Street on to Kendall Road when she lost control due to snow and ice on the right side of the road. The vehicle then veered off to the right over the curb and struck a United States Post Office Relay Mailbox knocking it completely over. The mailbox was located in front of 7 Kendall Road. No injuries reported by the operator and the vehicle sustained minor front end damage to the right side. I did observe an accumulation of snow and ice on the right side of Kendall Road that came out approximately one foot from the curb. Newton Center Post Office was notified regarding the mailbox. There was no mail in the box at the time.

On Thursday, February 21, 2019, while assigned to Traffic unit N526, I responded to the area of Ionia Street, Newton for a report of a motor vehicle accident involving a City of Newton owned vehicle. Ionia Street is a public way maintained by the City of Newton. The weather at the time of the accident was overcast. The road surface was icy and snow covered. The operator of MV1, Patrick Carresi (MA: S73958042), stated he was operating a City of Newton owned 2016 Ford F350 plow truck (MA MVN: M94756) turning left onto Ionia Street from Auburndale Av. Carresi stated as he took the turn, the rear passenger corner of the truck made contact with the drivers side front panel of MV2 which was parked on the side of the road facing southbound. I observed minor damage to the rear of MV1. MV2 received heavy front end damage with the entire front panel torn off. Carresi reported no injuries. Carresi works for the Utilities Department with the DPW. The operator of MV2, Donna Canavan (MA: S57637058), stated she was parked inside her 2005 Honda CRV (MA: 8ZEE40) facing southbound on Ionia Street. Canavan stated as the plow truck took the turn onto Ionia Street from Auburndale Av its rear corner of the truck struck the front panel of her parked vehicle ripping the panel off. I observed significant damage to the front panel area of MV2. Canavan reported no injuries and was able to drive her vehicle from the scene. Pictures were taken of both vehicles and submitted to the IT Bureau.

Operator of Vehicle # 1 states she was traveling straight ahead at the speed limit (30 mph) (SB) on Grove Street approaching Pierrepont Road when she lost control of the vehicle due to the ice/slush on the roadway. She then veered off to the right side of the road and struck Verizon utility pole number 85/155 with her front end head on at Grove and Pierrepont Rd. I observed heavy front end damage to the front end/passenger side front of the vehicle and it was towed by Tody's. There was no damage to the utility pole. There is a decline in elevation to the roadway in this area and the road conditions were slippery due to the current snowstorm that was producing snow and freezing rain at the time.

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 traveling SOUTH on Lowell Ave when it saw MV2 in the intersection, hit his brakes and slid into the passenger side door of MV2. MV2 had a stop sign, had to inch past the stop sign to see oncoming traffic coming from the North. MV2 believed she was clear to proceed through the intersection (Austin St @ Lowell Ave) when MV1 collided with her vehicle. The conditions were extremely icy on the roads and dark. Traffic was congested and this intersection is dangerous as drivers from the EAST side of Austin St have to proceed past the stop sign to observe traffic coming over the bridge from Lowell Ave. No injuries. Both vehicles were towed by Tody's.

ON 1-19-2020 AT APPROX. 0733HRS. WHILE WORKING N492 I TOOK A REPORT FOR MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE INTERSECTION OF WALTHAM ST AND CRAFT ST. I SPOKE TO THE OPERATOR OF VEHICLE #1. DRIVER STATES SHE WAS TRAVELING S-BOUND ON WALTHAM HEADING ONTO CRAFT. SHE STATES AT THE INTERSECTION SHE SLID ON THE ICY SURFACE AND WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE. HER VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO A UTILITY POLE ON THE ISLAND AT THE INTERSECTION OF CRAFT AND WALTHAM. I CHECKED THE AREA WHERE SHE STATED SHE BEGAN HER SLIDE AND IT WAS SLIPPERY FROM THE COMBINATION O F FALLING SNOW AND FREEZING TEMPERATURE. VEHICLE #1 HAD EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE, A FLAT RIGHT FRONT TIRE, AND AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. VEHICLE #1 WAS TOWED BY TODYS. OPERATOR OF VEHICLE #1 REPORTED NO INJURIES AND SIGNED A PATIENT REFUSAL. DRIVER ADVISED TO CONTACT HER INSURANCE COMPANY. CLEARED AREA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

On 12/08/20 at 08:42 hours, I responded to 26 Cummings Road for a city motor vehicle accident involving a parked unoccupied motor vehicle. Cummings Road is a public way maintained by the City of Newton. The weather at the time was approximately 30 degrees and very cloudy. On arrival, I spoke to the operator of M/V # 1 Alphonse Secinaro MA DL# S88518110 who works for the City of Newton Dept. of Public Works Yard out of 74 Elliot Street. Mr. Secinaro stated at the time he was sanding or cleaning up icy spots on the roadways. He was operating a 2012 International 7 Series color orange (MA Official Reg# M87605) with a plow attached to it. While driving northbound on Cummings Road between number 26 and 34, Secinaro attempted to maneuver his large plow truck between two parked motor vehicles on opposite sides of the roadway. While trying to do so, he struck parked M/V # 2 (14' Honda Pilot MA # 7RT637) on the driver's side rear parking light area. This caused the brake light cover to break and a small dent to the vehicle to the left of that brake cover. I observed M/V # 1 to be parked on the right side of 26 Cummings Road partially on the grass where there is no sidewalk. The other vehicle was parked a little more southbound on the opposite side of the roadway which made it very difficult for the large plow truck to navigate through. I observed no parking restrictions for both sides of the street. Digital photos were taken of the scene and submitted to the IT Bureau.

MV 1 was plowing the driveway of 46 Wiltshire Ct when the vehicle slid on some ice on the surface and temporarily lost control. MV 1 slid into the right front of MV 1. MV 2 was parked in the driveway. MV 1 is construction vehicle owned by Antone Construction Company contracted by the City of Newton. Photos of both vehicles were taken and placed into IT.

On 02/25/2021, while assigned to N494, I, Officer Conary responded to 41 Algonquin Road for a motor vehicle that struck a parked motor vehicle. The weather was cold outside and the ground in the area had iced over. I spoke with Operator of MV1 who stated he was driving Northbound on Algonquin Road when he lost control of his vehicle due to the ice on the road, and hit MV2 and then hit a snow bank. I asked he wanted medical attention and he declined. There was damage to MV2 left rear bumper and tire. MV1 had damage to the front bumper. MV2 remained parked on scene, and MV1 was able to be driven. Owner of MV2 and Operator of MV1 exchanged necessary paperwork. City was notified of the ice and also debris in the road.

MV#1 was traveling north on Woodchester Rd, attempting to make a left turn onto the west bound side of Mandalay Rd. Due to freezing conditions and light rain, both of these roads were covered in a layer of ice. When MV#1 attempted to make the left turn, the vehicle slipped around the corner and struck a fire hydrant at the corner of above mentioned roads. City of Newton water department was called out to inspect the hydrant, and N522 arrived on scene and took pictures. Passenger in MV#1 was transported to NWH for possible neck injury. MV#1 was driven off scene by operator.

On Monday, February 15th 2021, at approximately 11pm, I, Officer Brooks, responded to 55 Grove Hill pk, for a report of a car into a house. Upon my arrival I observed MV1(73DE81) resting against the house. The operator stated she pulled into the driveway and due to the icy conditions the car did not stop until it came to rest against the house. The house did not sustain any damage and the operator was uninjured.

Oper v1 stated while traveling south on Lexington Street on a down hill slope her vehicle started to slide sideways due to black ice, and vehicle was uncontrollable and slide into Eversource pole # 254/ 5. Eversource was notified. Oper of v1 was evaluated by medics and signed patient refusal. Todys towing arrived on scene and towed vehicle to their tow lot. Weather was snowing roadway was snow/ice.

Operator of MV1 (MA commercial registration M64535) was stopped facing eastbound on Washington at the red light at the intersection with Highland Street. Operator of MV2 (RI registration 387084) approached the intersection behind MV1 and attempted to stop by due to the icy road conditions, was unable to come to a complete stop in time and slid on black ice into the rear of MV1. MV2 sustained extensive damage to the front end.

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.

MV1 was traveling eastbound on Mill St when bearing to the left to continue straight on Mill St. MV1 Operator lost control of the vehicle due to black ice on the road way. MV1 came to a stop in a snowbank at Mill St and Morton St. Todys came and removed the vehicle.

On Sunday February 13, 2022 at approx. 1751 hours I responded to Beacon Street at Washington Street for a report of a two motor vehicle crash. Upon arrival on scene I observed the roadway to be very icy and snow. Another Officer was at the same intersection from another crash that happened just prior to this one. I spoke with the operator and passenger of vehicle one. They both stated they were stopped at the red traffic signal on Beacon Street at Washington Street when they felt impact in the rear of their vehicle from vehicle two. I spoke with operator of vehicle two who stated she was traveling north on Beacon Street observed the red traffic signal and the vehicle one stopped. She stated he applied the vehicles brakes and the vehicle started to slide uncontrollable down hill. She tried to turn to avoid vehicle one and her vehicle lost control and spun around and had impact with vehicle one. There were no reported injuries at this time and all parties advised of the process. This crash was unavoidable due to weather conditions, Beacon Street was a sheet of ice and the roadway was not treated. A notification was made to have a sander to arrive on scene to treat the roadway before we could even move the impacted vehicles and prevent further crashes.

On Sunday February 13, 2022 at approx. 1856 hours I was traveling north on Walnut Street approaching the intersection of Prospect Ave when I observed a two motor vehicle crash with City property damage. Upon arrival on scene I activated my emergency lights and exited my cruiser to check on all parties and notified dispatch of the crash. I observed both vehicles had airbag deployment and notified for medics to respond. The operator of vehicle one stated he was traveling north on Walnut Street when vehicle two traveled through Prospect Ave onto Walnut Street into his path of travel causing impact. The operator of vehicle two stated he was traveling east, down hill on Prospect Ave, he applied his brakes and his vehicle slide uncontrollable downhill through the intersection onto Walnut Street where vehicle one had impact with his vehicle, which caused him to spin around onto the curb striking a City tree and sidewalk. The vehicle was close to a retaining wall belonging to 580 Walnut Street but did not appear to have had contact. Fire and medics arrive on scene, to check on both parties due to both vehicles having airbag deployment. Both parties declined medical treatment and stated they did not have any injuries. Prospect Ave and Walnut Street were both covered with ice/snow and untreated. I notified for a sander to treat the roadways which was a contributing factor of the crash. Todys towing arrived on scene and towed both vehicles to their tow lot. All parties advised of the process. I took pictures of the City property damage that I will download at the I.T. Bureau.