crash_reports

On Saturday, January 12th 2019, at approximately 4:12pm, I, Officer Brooks, responded to a single vehicle accident in the area of Cherry street and Derby street, both of which are public ways in the city of Newton. Upon arrival in the area I observed the fire department off with MV1(MA REG 9PAK20), in front of 171 Cherry street. The vehicle had a fire hydrant lodged under the front axle, and front end damage. The fire department was attempting to wake the operator who was unresponsive. The fire department ended up administering 2 doses of Narcan to the operator before he became responsive. The operator was transported to Newton Wellesley Hospital by Cataldo for further evaluation. Based on the accident scene, it appears the operator was traveling southbound on Cherry street, crossed over the center line into oncoming traffic, striking the fire hydrant in front of 154 Cherry street, and then crossed back over into the correct lane of traffic before coming to rest in front of 171 Cherry street. The vehicle was towed by Tody's towing, and an inventory form was filled out and filed. The operator was mailed MA Uniform Citations T0648078 and T0648079 charging him with MGL 89/4A Marked Lanes violation, 90/24 OUI Drugs, 90/24(2)(A) Operating to Endanger/Negligent operation, 90/11 No License in Possession, and 90/11 No Registration in Possession. Officer Donahue took pictures of the fire hydrant and crash scene, which have been submitted to the IT Bureau. The fire department was made aware of the broken hydrant.

Operator of vehicle one, Keith DeVincent stated that on 04/09/2019 at approximately 10:00 hours he parked his vehicle ( MA reg 9WM464 2015 Nissan ) facing north on Colonial Ave across from number 28. DeVincent stated that he observed a white city of Newton pick up truck towing a trailer hit his vehicle's driver side mirror with the truck's passenger side mirror. DeVincent stated that the truck that struck his vehicle did not stop. Vehicle one driver's side mirror had minor damage. I was able to track down the city Parks and Recreation truck. Operator of vehicle two Ralph Annese stated that he was driving a city of Newton Parks and Recreation truck ( MA reg MVN M 95256 ) north on Colonial Ave on 04/09/2009 at approximately 10:00 hours . Annese stated that he did not realize that his vehicle struck DeVincent's vehicle . Vehicle two had no damage. I took photos of both vehicles and forwarded the disk to the NPD's IT bureau.

MV1, a City of Newton contracted school bus, was parked on the side of the road. MV2 was driving east past the school bus and misjudged how close his trailer(Ma Reg D43490) was and struck MV1. There were no students on the bus. I took pictures and TOT IT. Operator MV2 was unlicensed and cited with Ma Citation T1269943 for 90/10. 2 licensed operators showed up and too possession of MV2.

On 7/9/2019 at approx 1406Hrs while assigned to 497 I responded to level 4A of the Newton Wellesley parking garage at 2014 Washington St for a report of a minor collision. Upon arrival I spoke with the operator of RI Reg FV705, Malorie CURLEY who stated she had parked her new work vehicle in the parking stall was exiting her vehicle to see if she was within the lines when the operator of Ma Reg 69EL83 Laurence HENDY pulled into the spot next to her, opened his door striking her truck, CURLEY stated as she was rounding the car HENDY proceeded to grab his door and slam it into her car several more times. CURLEY stated she confronted HENDY who refused to exchange information with her for the damage to her car and fled. CURLEY took pictures which she will provide in her own crash report. The front bumper of CURLEYS car had several spots where the white paint was peeled back , HENDYS vehicle had the matching white paint on the edge of his drivers side door. Although the damage was minor CURLEY requested a report for documentation as it was her work vehicle. i attempted to contact HENDY but no phone number is listed.

On Friday, July 19, 2019, while assigned to traffic unit N525, I responded to the area of 845 Beacon Street, Newton for a report of a motor vehicle accident involving a bicyclist. It was reported that the bicyclist sustained minor injuries as a result of the accident. The weather at the time of the accident was clear and sunny. The road surface was dry. Beacon Street is a public way maintained by the City of Newton. I spoke with the operator of MV1 while Newton Fire and Medics attended to the injured bicyclist. Andrei Jordao (S09978620) stated he was parked in his 2019 Hyundai Kona (NY: JFP5331) at a metered parking spot in front of 847 Beacon Street, Newton. Jordao stated he opened his driver door to exit his vehicle when a passing bicyclist crashed into the door. Jordao stated he did not look back at traffic prior to opening the door. Jordao stated the bicyclist fell to the roadway. I observed moderate damage to the driver side door and it was unable to close as a result of the collision. I spoke with the injured bicyclist, Leonard Engel (S53573803). Engel stated he was operating his bicycle Westbound on Beacon Street in the travel lane. Engel stated a vehicle to his right opened it's driver door into the roadway and he was unable to avoid hitting it. Engel stated he fell over the top of his handlebars and onto the roadway. Engel stated he injured his right shoulder/arm/neck area and his right ankle. Engel also had a small injury to his left knee. Engel stated he does not believe he hit his head as a result of the accident. Engel was wearing a helmet, I observed some scratch marks on it. Engel signed a patient refusal with Newton Medics. I observed damage to the rear tire area of Engel's black and green Giant bicycle. There was also damage to chain/pedal area. Engel's estimated the value of the bicycle at $4,000.00 USD. Massachusetts Uniform Citation T1271041 was mailed to Jordao for Chapter 90, Section 14 (Open car door into traffic). Tody's responded the removed MV1 from the roadway. Photos were taken of MV1 and the bicycle and submitted to the IT Bureau.

On Thursday, August 29, 2019 while assigned to Traffic unit N525, I responded to 837 Beacon Street, Newton for a report of a motor vehicle crash involving a City of Newton Fire truck. The weather at the time of the accident was clear and sunny. The road surface was dry. Beacon Street is a public way maintained by the City of Newton. I met with the operator of MV1, Newton Firefighter Keive Mullings. Mullings stated he was operating Newton Fire Ladder 2(MA MF4951) Eastbound on Beacon Street towards Centre Street. Mullings stated the rear passenger side bumper area of MV1 made contact with a unoccupied motor vehicle parked Eastbound on Beacon Street in a metered spot across from 837 Beacon Street. No injuries were reported by the occupants of Ladder 2, I observed minor damage to the rear passenger bumper area of MV1. I spoke with the owner of MV2, Pakizeh Motiee (2017 BMW X3, MA: 7NCC90). I observed minor damage to the front driver side quarter panel area of MV2. Motiee was advised. Pictures of both vehicles were taken and submitted to the IT Bureau.

On Friday December 27th, 2019, at approximately 1348hrs, while assigned to N508 to assist with a funeral escort, I was notified by Dispatch that "MC1" was involved in a crash at the Whole Foods parking lot on Washington Street. Upon arrival I found that Newton Police Motorcycle #1 was involved in a crash while helping to assist a funeral that had just left the Our Lady Church property. Police MC #1 is MA MMC7219, a 2016 Harley Davidson motorcycle. The motorcycle was operated by Officer Rocco Marini. MV #2 was also located on scene and parked in the Whole Food parking lot. This vehicle is MA Reg. 7VN155 a 2017 Lexus ES350. This vehicle was operated by Diana Simkin. Officer Marini reported that he was traveling westbound on Washington Street when he was hit by MV #2 that was making a left (opposite direction) into the Whole Foods parking lot. Officer Marini was in the right hand lane escorting the long line of cars that was part of a funeral procession. These vehicles were in left westbound lane. Officer Marini reported he was in the right hand lane and had his emergency lights on when the collision occurred. Officer Marini did not see MV #2 prior to collision. Officer Marini reported that the front of his motorcycle hit the rear passenger side tire of MV #2. Officer Marini was taken from the scene by Ambulance to Newton Wellesley Hospital. I spoke to the operator of MV #2 Diana Simkin. Simkin reported she was traveling east on Washington Street and wanted to make a left into Whole Foods parking lot when the crash occurred. Simkin reported she was waved into the lot by an unknown motor vehicle headed in the opposite direction. Simkin was not sure which lane this person waved from. Simkin made the left into the lot and was not aware of the crash or did she see MC 1 until she was stuck in traffic in the parking lot and some woman knocked on her window. Simkin reported that she never saw an police emergency flashing lights either. There was minimal damage to Simkin's vehicle. There was scuff marks on the passenger rear tire. Simkin also did not report any injuries. MC #1 sustained some front damage to the wheel fender fairing. The motorcycle was taken from the scene by Tody's. Pictures were taken on scene by Officer McSweeney and given to IT for downloading purposes. While on scene Officer McSweeney and myself went to New England Diamond and Jewelry at 660 Washington Street. We met the owners Dave and Robert Alpert (617-243-0099) who reported that they have video of the collision. In the video I observed at 1346hrs the funeral begin to pass the Whole Foods entrance. At 1348hrs the video shows MV #2 come up in the easttbound lane and stop. The vehicle stops and waits until an unknown white SUV stops to allow MV #2 to make a left turn into the lot. Once this unknown SUV stops, the video shows that MV #2 makes the left and hits MC #1 as he is traveling straight ahead with his emergency lights on. It appears from the video that MC #1 had no warning and could not brake his motorcycle. The video shows a long line of cars in this funeral procession with their emergency flashing lights on. Due to the angle of the video and vehicles I am unable to tell if this SUV had their flashing lights on. The video was sent to Director Smith in IT for downloading purposes. I went to Newton Wellesley Hospital and spoke with Officer Marini. He was reporting soreness to his left elbow. Officer Marini was released from the Hospital and taken back to the station at about 1500hrs. Based on the facts of the investigation, I have issued MA Uniform Citation T0340444 to Diana Simkin for violating 89/8: failure to yield the right of way and for violating 89/7A: interference with an emergency vehicle. Simkin was notified of this citation via telephone at 1730hrs on this day and this citation was mailed to her address. Washington Street is a public way in the City of Newton.

M.V. #1 Was attempting to park on Herrick Rd when the passenger side of her front bumper struck the drivers side rear bumper of parked veh #2. Inside parked veh#2 was on duty Newton Parking Control Officer Lorin Amendola who was unhurt. Very minor damage to both vehicles. There were no pictures taken due to the fact Amendola was in her personal vehicle.

On 07/14/2020 at 12:03hrs I responded to the area of 14 Austin St for a motor vehicle crash involving a City of Newton owned vehicle. Austin St is a public way in the City of Newton. Vehicle 1 a City of Newton owned vehicle, was parked on Austin St in front of 14 Austin St facing eastbound. The operator of Vehicle 1 opened the drivers side door into traffic striking Vehicle 2 which was traveling eastbound on Austin St. As a result of the impact Vehicle 1 sustained damage to the drivers side door. Vehicle 2 sustained damage to the passenger side right fender and front door. Both vehicles were driven from the scene by the operators. No injuries were reported on scene. No transports were required. Pictures were taken and submitted to the NPD IT Bureau.

Vehicle 1 a city of Newton Fire Engine was parked in the driveway of Newton Wellesley Hospital 2014 Washington St. Vehicle 2 was located in the driveway directly behind Vehicle 1. Vehicle 2 collided with Vehicle 1 while attempting to pass Vehicle 1 on the left. As a result of the impact Vehicle 1 sustained minor damage to the drivers side. Vehicle 2 sustained damage to the passenger's side front bumper and fender. No injuries were reported. No tows were required. It should be noted that Vehicle 1 was on scene due to a fire alarm activation at Newton Wellesley Hospital. The operator of Vehicle 2 stated that while behind Vehicle 1 he noticed another Fire Engine approaching. The operator of Vehicle 2 stated that he collided with Vehicle 1 while trying to move out of the way of the approaching Fire Engine. Pictures were taken on scene and submitted to the NPD IT Bureau.

City of Newton DPW employee Matthew Dagostino stated that on 08/06/2020 at 10:13 hours he was driving a 2007 International 7400 dump truck south bound on Walnut St in the area of number 457. Walnut St is a public way in the city of Newton. Dagostino stated that the truck was equipped with a sander and it's gross weight was appropriately 26,000 lbs. Dagostino stated that his speed was approximately 25 MPH as he drove past 457 Walnut St. Dagostino stated that a vehicle that was travailing south bound in front of his truck MA reg 491DH5 a 2019 Subaru Impreza stopped short . Dagostino stated that the Subaru stopped to let a pedestrian cross the street. Dagostino stated that when the Subaru stopped abruptly it caught him off guard because there was no marked crosswalk in the area. Dagostino stated when the Subaru stopped short he applied the breaks to his truck and had to turn to the left in an attempt to avoid a crash. Dagostino stated that his truck's front passenger side bumper made contact with the Subaru's rear driver's side bumper and tail light. Dagostino's truck had small scrapes to the front passenger side bumper. Nether operator stated that they were injured and the vehicles were not towed.Lev's vehicle had damage to the rear driver's side bumper and tail light . I took photo's of both vehicle and this disk was tuned over to the NPD's It bureau for downloading. Operator of vehicle two Naomi Lev stated that she was driving south bound on Walnut St when she said she was attempting to turn left into Berwick Rd and stopped to let a pedestrian across over Walnut St . It should be noted that Berwick Rd is approximately 1/2 of a mile south of where the crash occurred. Lev stated that she did stop her vehicle to let a pedestrian across just prior to the crash.

The operator of MV1, Sally Wynn, stated she was driving her vehicle on Prince St and her breaks failed her. MV1 stated that she began to roll backwards on Prince St, panicked, and accelerated onto the curb. MV1 came to rest on the property of 308 Prince St. The vehicle came in contact with the front yard wall and railing, damaging both. I took photos of the damage and submitted them to the IT Bureau. Sally Wynn was cited for MGL c90s23 Operating after Suspension, MGL c90s9 Operating an Unregistered Vehicle, MGL c90/34J Operating an Uninsured Vehicle MV1 stated she had no injuries. The vehicle was towed by Tody's.

On 03/08/2021 at 1249hrs I responded to 25 Armory St for a motor vehicle crash involving a city of Newton owned motor vehicle. Vehicle 1 described as city of Newton Fire Engine #4 (MA Fire Reg 444) backed into Vehicle 2 which was parked and unoccupied facing northbound on Armory St. As a result of the impact Vehicle 1 sustained little to no visible damage, Vehicle 2 sustained minor damage to the passenger side front bumper. No injuries were reported on scene. No tows were required. Photographs were taken and submitted to the NPD IT Bureau.

On 03/30/21 at 09:58 hours, Ofc. Marini (N537) and I (Ofc. Wilson (N523) responded to the parking lot of Tedeschi's located at 612 Washington Street for a two car motor vehicle accident involving a city motor vehicle which belonged to the Newton D.P.W.. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were clear and sunny with dry road conditions. The operator of M/V # 1, Danielle Finklea MA D/L S09835151, states she was eastbound on Washington Street in her 18' Mitsubishi Outlander (MA reg. # 9TM745) and turned right in to the parking lot of Tedeschi's. While pulling in, Finklea misjudged the distance that M/V # 2 was parked in a spot to the left of her. She then struck the right side of M/V # 2's rear bumper which sustained scrape marks to it. The Outlander sustained scrapes to the driver's side front quarter panel area and a broken headlight lens cover to that same side. The other vehicle (M/V # 2) was a 2014 Ford F350 pickup bearing MA Official Reg.# M87258 which is owned by the City of Newton Department of Public Works. At the time, the F350 was parked in a parking spot in front of the store unoccupied. The operator, Robert Mazzarella, stated he saw the F350 shake as it had been struck so he walked over to the other operator involved. No injuries reported. Ofc. Marini took digital photos of the scene and submitted them to the I.T. Bureau.

Vehicle 1 was parked in a proper parking spot on the right side of 1280 Centre St. Witness 1 stated that she saw vehicle 2 traveling westbound around the corner of 1280 Centre St building. (should be noted that Vehicle 2 was driving the wrong way down a one way road) Witness 1 stated vehicle 2 then attempted to make a U-Turn (3 point turn) to properly turn around and drive the correct way. Witness 1 stated she saw vehicle 2's front bumper make contact with vehicle 1's rear bumper approximately 4 times to the point of vehicle 1 being pushed forward twice. Witness 1 then took out her cell phone and took 2 pictures of Vehicle 2 leaving the scene without leaving proper information. Witness 1 left a note on vehicle 1 car with proper information of vehicle 2. Dispatcher Capoli contacted the owner of Vehicle 2. Vehicle 2 owner denied he was in a motor vehicle accident. Needham Officer went to Vehicle 2 residence to check damage on vehicle. Vehicle 2 owner would not allow Needham Officer into his garage to inspect damage.

On Thursday May 13th, 2021 at approximately 1353 hours myself and several units responded 55 Chapel Street for a motor vehicle that struck a pedestrian. At the time of the accident the weather was sunny and the road surface was dry. Chapel Street is a public way owned and maintained by the City of Newton. Upon arrival Fire and medical personnel were attempting to remove the pedestrian from underneath the vehicle as her right leg was stuck in the undercarriage. Fire and medics were able to successfully free the pedestrian from the vehicle and render medical attention. The pedestrian was identified as Beth Herr ( S58524067) and it was determined that she was also the owner of the vehicle involved. I spoke to witness Joe Shields who stated he was outside his house located at 56 Chapel Street when his attention was brought to a blue SUV that was unoccupied moving backwards down Chapel Street. Joe stated he first witnessed the operator of the motor vehicle pull up to the UPS drop box located on the sidewalk across the street from his house. He stated he saw the female operator step out of the vehicle and drop off a package. Next he saw the vehicle start to roll backwards and the female operator opened the drivers side door and attempted to pull the emergency break. He stated the vehicle overtook her and she fell to the ground with her foot stuck under the car. Joe states he heard her yell and saw her get dragged by the vehicle to the opposite side of the street where the vehicle was stopped by the curb. Joe stated he tried to assist the woman but she was yelling in pain and he did not want to cause more injury so he waited for help to arrive. Witness Robyn Preston stated she was walking on Chapel Street when she saw the blue SUV rolling backwards with no one inside the vehicle. She states she then saw a woman try to stop the vehicle but she got dragged underneath the vehicle to its final resting place. Robyn stated she stayed on scene until help arrived. I was able to speak with Beth inside the ambulance prior to being transported to the hospital. Beth was conscious and alert but in a considerable amount of pain and discomfort. I asked her what happened to which she stated she drove her blue Toyota Rav4 MA REG: 1FHM53 to the UPS drop box located in the area of 55 Chapel Street. She stated she thought she put the vehicle in park but must not have as it started to roll backwards when she got out of the car. She states she tried to stop the car by opening the drivers side door and attempting to pull the emergency break. The car over took her and she was dragged to the ground with her right foot stuck underneath the vehicle. She was dragged across the street where the vehicle was finally stopped by a curb. Beth sustained minor scrapes and road rash on various parts of her body and her right leg was injured. Fallon medics transported her to the Brigham & Womens Hospital to be treated. Her husband was contacted using Beth's cell phone and notified of the accident. Captain Boudreau and I were able to drive her vehicle to her residence at 50 Broadway Street, Newton. Her vehicle was left parked outside her house and her car keys were left with her husband who was inside the residence. The vehicle did not sustain any damage. Pictures of the scene were taken and submitted to the IT Bureau. I will be following up with Beth at the hospital to check on her status. On Friday May 14th at 0900 hours I spoke with Beth on the phone. She stated she is home from the hospital and doing much better. She states she has right leg pain and road rash from the accident.

MV-1 stated she was driving northbound on Chestnut Street when she thought she saw something in the roadway and swerved. MV-1 struck City Tree (#7912) causing severe front end damage. MV-1 towed by Tody's. Photo of the tree submitted to the I.T bureau.

On 9/22/21, Sgt Walton was in N506 (first half). H was attempting to stop a fleeing suspect after a shop lifting incident. MV Operator #1, Newton Police Sgt Walton attempted to block an egress from a parking lot located at #0 Dedham Street. This is the driveway to and from the Newton Highlands Playground. The suspects mv struck the rear passenger side of N506, causing moderate damage. (see police incident #21040584). Pictures taken and attached to report. MV Operator 2, Demaris Hardy admitted that he was trying to flee when he made contact with the newton cruiser. MV operator #2 was cited by Newton Officer Crowe for the crash: > Chp 90/24 operating to endanger > Chp 90/24/2 leaving the scene of property damage > Chp 90/23 operating a mv with a suspended license

On 10/7/2021 at approx 1241 Hrs while assigned to 497 I responded to the area of 1631 Beacon St for a report of a hit and run that had just occurred, the complainant was stating to dispatch that a white Dodge Ram work van with ladders on the roof heading eastbound had struck his car and fled. At the time of the call I was on Beacon St near the Washington St intersection, 494, Officer Tocci radioed that he was at the intersection of Beacon and Walnut St. Officer Tocci and I travelled towards each other the length of Beacon St with no sign of the van. I spoke with the complainant, Daniel Bryan who stated he had grabbed lunch, at Stone L'oven pizza and was eating in his car while parallel parked on Beacon St. Two men, an older white male and a approximately 30-40 year old Hispanic male who had been sitting at the bar eating exited the restaurant , stared at him, got into the van parked in front of Daniel, the older white male getting into the driver seat , put the car in reverse, smashed into Daniels car damaging the front left bumper, than fled eastbound on Beacon St. Daniel states that he believed the males possibly felt he was parked too close to their van and rather than ask him to move , deliberately backed into his car intending to cause damage. Daniel has a dash camera on his car, had several photos of the van but none with a clear picture of the plate on the van. Daniel forwarded the photos to me which i submitted to IT to see if they could clean them up enough to get a plate number and attach to this report.

I responded to 234 Langley Road for a two car M/V crash with entrapment. Upon arrival with other officers, Fire, and medics I saw the following. MV1 was flipped over on the road way and the operator was still in the vehicle, but the passenger was outside the vehicle. MV1 Hit a parked MV2 unoccupied. MV1 was traveling north on Langley Rd when MV1 swerved to its right and made contact with the left rear bumper of the MV 2. The impact of the two MV's caused MV1 to flip over and land on its roof. Based on my observation the scene indicated : day light, clear and there were no road defects. I took numerous pictures which were submitted to IT bureau so they can be attached to this report. Both MV1 driver and passenger were taken to Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. Tody's arrived on scene and took possession of both MV's. A canvas of the area resulted with one neighbor at 255 Langley who witnessed the accident. Mr. Vish Showdhary stated that he saw MV1 driving on Langley Rd when MV1 crashed into the parked MV. He stated that there were no other vehicles on the road and that MV1 drove right into the parked vehicle. The scene was cleaned and I went to Beth Israel Hospital to speak with the operator and passengers of MV1. The operator of MV1 stated that they have no recollection of what happened. She stated that she does not know how she hit the parked MV and that the last thing she remembers is being pulled out of the rolled over MV by the Fire Department. The passenger in MV1 stated that he does not remember how the crash occurred. He stated that he was unsure how MV1 crashed into MV2. He stated thathe was able to get out of the MV without a problem. After a review of the crash I am citing MV1 with the following. M.G.L 89/4A Marked lanes and M.G.L 90/24E Negligent Operation.(Citation # 1445881) Furthermore a request for immediate threat license revocation was filled and submitted to the RMV. The MV Citation was delivered to the operator of MV1 in hand at the Beth Israel Hospital.