crash_reports

On Wednesday, October 7th 2020 while in N526 I responded to 791 Walnut Street the Newton Cemetery Corp for a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian. At the time of the accident the weather was sunny and the road surface was dry. The accident occurred inside the cemetery on the public way by the entrance. Upon arrival I spoke with the pedestrian identified as Tova Goldring. Tova stated she was walking in the roadway when she was struck by MV1. Tova stated MV1 was turning left onto the road that leads to the exit and when she realized the operator was not stopping she put out both her hands and made contact with the hood of MV1. Tova stated the impact caused her to fall to the ground and roll into a grassy area next to the road. Tova had minor scrapes from the accident and signed a patient refusal. The operator of MV1 identified as Antonio Domenico Ricci was on scene and his primary language was Italian. I was able to contact his daughter, Daniela Boccia who arrived on scene and translated Antonio's statements. Antonio stated he was turning left onto the main road that leads to the exit of the cemetery and had his left signal activated. Antonio states the sun was glaring into his eyes and made it hard for him to see. Antonio stated he took the left turn and never saw the pedestrian. Antonio states he heard a thud on his hood and stopped the vehicle and that is when he realized he had struck a pedestrian. Antonio was not injured and there was no damage to his vehicle. Pictures of the scene and Tova's injuries were taken by Officer Wilson and submitted to the IT Bureau. Daniela took possession of MV1 and drove Antonio to his residence.

Vehicle 1 was taking a left hand turn onto Elm St, from Webster St. The operator of vehicle 1 stated that the sun was in his eyes, and he could not see well. He decided to take the turn very slow. Vehicle 1 struck a pedestrian, who was already out in the crosswalk with the front of his vehicle. The pedestrian was complaining about pain in her left leg. She was evaluated by Medic 2, and transported to NWH. I observed no damage to vehicle 1.

On Tuesday October 12th at approximately 1252 hours I responded to the intersection of Rowe Street and Wolcott Street for a city vehicle accident involving a pedestrian. At the time of the accident the weather was sunny and the road conditions were dry. Rowe Street and Wolcott Street are both owned and maintained by the City of Newton. Upon arrival I spoke with the operator of the vehicle involved, identified as Parks and Recreation worker John Siratos (S50488498). John stated he was traveling southbound on Rowe Street and was stopped at the stop sign at the intersection of Wolcott Street. John stated he was looking straight ahead towards the direction he was attempting to travel and proceeded into the intersection to cross over Wolcott Street when he struck the pedestrian with his front bumper causing him to fall on the ground. John stated he was only traveling a couple miles per hour as he just accelerated from a stop. John stated he did not see the pedestrian because of the suns glare. I was able to speak to the pedestrian inside the ambulance receiving medical treatment. He was identified as Justin Anderson (S27026247). Justin stated he was jogging westbound on Webster Street and was crossing the intersection of Wolcott Street and Rowe Street, attempting to head westbound on Wolcott Street. Justin stated he was jogging on the sidewalk and entered the crosswalk to cross the street and was struck by the city vehicle in the right leg causing him to fall to the ground. Justin reported a minor thumb injury and a small scrape on his head. Justin stated his temperature was high and he was being transported to NWH by Medics as a precaution. Pictures of the city vehicle and the scene were taken and submitted to the IT Bureau. No damage to the city vehicle was observed or reported.

On 01/27/2022 while working a detail for Feeney Utility Co, Lt Healy called over the air that he had just witnessed a motor vehicle pedestrian accident at his location and that no one was injured. On arrival I spoke to the pedestrian involved, Jinny Lin who stated he was walking northbound on Lowell Ave and was crossing Highland Ave in the marked crosswalk when he was struck by vehicle 1. Lin stated he was more than halfway across the street when he was struck. Lin said he was only bumped by the vehicle and was never knocked over. Lin had already notified his mother, Tina Chan who arrived on scene shortly after. Lin was seen by Fallon medics and signed a patient refusal. I than spoke to the operator of vehicle, Ali Roozbehani1 who stated he was traveling southbound on Lowell Ave and saw that it was blocked off and detoured down Highland Ave due to road construction. Roozbehani said he was slightly blinded due to solar glare as he made a left turn onto Highland Ave and as he did so struck a pedestrian. Roozbehani had no damage to his vehicle and was uninjured. I took several digital images of the scene and submitted them to IT to be attached to this report. Roozbehani was issued MA Uniform Citation #T2016735 for 89/11 pedestrian in a crosswalk.