crash_reports

On August 1, 2019 at approximately 17:34 hours I, Officer Guarino, responded with Newton Fire and Medics for a report of a single vehicle crash into the building of 335 Boylston St. Upon arrival, the operator and sole occupant of the vehicle was out of the vehicle and had minor injuries. MV1 struck a stop sign and was up against 335 Boylston St, which appeared to have a broken window and minor structural damage. Operator of MV1 said that he was traveling in the right lane of Boylston St (Westbound) when a white Mercedes sedan (unknown model or registration number) turned into his lane and almost struck his vehicle. Operator of MV1 swerved to the right to avoid a collision and as a result crashed into the stop sign on John St. and the side of 335 Boylston St. Witness 1, who was parked at 325 Boylston St. saw the incident and corroborated MV1's story. A second witness, who I was unable to make contact with stopped and gave MV1 his phone number of (508)215-4951 and texted MV1 that he caught up with the possible vehicle, MA Reg 9BT373, which comes back to DESOUZA PLASTERING SERVICES INC. I will attempt to make contact with an operator during their business hours. The owner of 335 Boylston St, Onir Spiegel, was on scene, was given the incident number and was advised to contact her insurance company. MV1 was towed from the scene by Tody's and the operator signed a patient refusal from the Medics. Pictures were taken at the scene of the damage and submitted to IT to be attached to this report. Sergeant McLean notified the DPW for the stop sign and glass in the roadway. Sergeant McLean also left a message for Newton Inspectional Services to come inspect damage to the building at a later time.

Operator #1 states he was traveling southbound on Cherry St when he observed vehicle #2 drive through the stop sign at the end of Harris Rd, resulting in a collision with the front end of his vehicle, vehicle #1. Operator #2 states she was traveling westbound on Harris Rd and did not see the stop sign as she approached Cherry St. She subsequently drove through the stop sign and made contact with vehicle #1. Her intention was to cross Cherry St and go down Cherry Place, which is directly across the street from Harris Rd. No injuries were reported. Vehicle #2 sustained damage to the right rear corner as well as the undercarriage and was towed by Tody's. Vehicle #1 was parked legally on Cherry St and the operator has his own tow coming, as the vehicle is a contracted Waltham school bus van. It should be noted that no students were on board the van at the time of the collision.

Rizza stated he waited for the crosswalk signal to turn on. When it finally turned on to walk (white walking person) he got on his bike to start peddling. At this time, he observed a black vehicle traveling southbound traveling towards him. Moments later, Rizza was struck by the vehicle. Rizza rolled over the vehicle and hit the pavement. Rizza stated the vehicle took off, but he was unsure where it went (Mass Pike, Newton Corner, or Washington Street). The medics looked at Rizza and he was alert and had a minor laceration to his head. Rizza's mother Domenica Rizza picked him up and brought him to NWH. I drove around the area and could not find a black Honda sedan with damage to the front of it. As of now, I do not have anymore information. This report is a hit and run. Traffic Update (Officer Gaudet): Myself and Officer Anderson have both canvassed the area of the crash for identifying physical evidence from the vehicle that fled the scene with a negative result. We have also reached out to local business's in an attempt to secure surveillance footage of the crash with a negative result. At this time we are unable to obtain any further information on the vehicle that left the scene of the crash.

Operator of MV1 stated she was parked facing Northbound on Dedham Street in front of Country Side School when a School Bus (Bus #354) struck her driver side mirror. Operator of MV1 stated she attempted to stop the bus but was unsuccessful. Operator of MV1 stated the bus was last seen traveling toward Needham Street. Operator of MV1 stated she was not injured. MV1 had minor damage to the driver side mirror. A voicemail was left for the Eastern Bus Company Newton office to identify the driver of the Bus.

Operator #1 stated he driving w/b on Washington St, in the area of #300, Crown Plaza Hotel on his left, in middle lane when vehicle #2(small box style school bus changed into his lane from the lane to his left causing the crash. Operator #1 had a dash cam video that recorded the crash. Operator #2 who was operating a City of Boston Transportation mini box style school bus, stated he was travelling w/b on Washington St near the Crown Plaza Hotel when he felt like something struck his bus.Operator reports never seeing vehicle #2 prior to the crash. Operator#2 also reports he never changed lanes and was always in the middle lane. Both vehicles had already moved from the crash site to further down the road in front of Honda village, #371 Washington St. Bus driver had one student passenger who resides in Boston but attends Newton North High. There were no vehicles towed and no reported injuries.

MV#1 was traveling North on Fair Oaks Ave, and attempted to make a right turn onto California St. MV#2 was parked in front of 589 California St facing West. MV#1 appeared to have run over the curb at the intersection, hit a city tree in front of 55 Fair Oaks Ave (California St side), and then crashed into MV#2. When I arrived on scene I observed a male party with blood on his head, and another male party standing next to him, later identified as Elmer Lopez.. I asked Elmer which car he was driving, and he stated that he was in MV#1. I asked Elmer what happened, and he stated that he and the other man with him, identified as Ricardo Deras, were in the rear seat with another male party, and that there were two other parties in the front seat, one of them was driving, he was not able to provide me with a name of who was driving. I asked him where everyone else was, and Elmer stated that after the crash, the got out of the car and ran away. At this point, medics arrived on scene and began to tend to Ricardo. I next spoke with the owner of MV#2, Jim Silva. Jim stated that he was in his home when he heard a loud crash. Jim stated that he came out of the house in time to witness the two males I was speaking with looking at the car, and he also stated that he observed three parties walk away from the scene, two heading east on California St, and one heading north on Fair Oaks Ave. MV#1 and MV#2 were towed off scene by Todys. Due to the scene, and the location of the cars in a busy street, I was not able to do a MV inventory of MV#1 until after it was towed by Todys. The inventory was done at Todys Service station, and a MV inventory sheet was filled out and placed the in appropriate box. I took three pictures of the damaged tree and submitted them to IT to be attached to this report. While I was taking the pictures of the tree, two males were walking past the scene. I stopped both parties and questioned them about the incident. They stated that they had been in the car, but had not been driving. I asked them if the knew who the driver was, and they told me that they did not know the name of the driver. Due to no witnesses observing the driver and all parties stating that it was someone else, I was not able to determine a driver of the vehicle. Units checked the area for the fifth party in the vehicle with negative results. Ricardo was transported to NWH hospital by medics. All other parties were sent on their way. All units cleared without further incident. **UPDATE** On Nov 25, 2019 at approximately 1621 hrs, I contacted Westborough Police Department in an attempt to get a hold of Dora. Westborough informed me that they made an attempt to contact her with negative results. Westborough PD left my contact information for her to call me back.

On 11/27/2019, at 1611 hours, I responded to the area of 69 Waltham St, Highlander Farms, for a two car hit and run accident. Upon arrival, I observed MV1 to have damage along the drivers side. The operator stated that she was traveling southbound on Waltham St when MV2, which was parked facing southbound in front of Highlander Farms, abruptly pulled out and hit her. The operator of MV2 then pulled a U-turn and fled northbound into Waltham. MV2 was described as a small light grey car with drivers side damage and a popped front right tire. The operator of MV2 is believed to be female. Waltham PD was notified and searched the area with negative results. There are no exterior cameras on any of the businesses in the area nor was I able to locate any witnesses. No injuries were reported and MV1 was driven from the scene.

MV1 stated his vehicle was parked in front of 192 Adams Street on 12/12/2019 unoccupied when it was possible sideswiped by a FLIXBUS. MV1 stated his dash cam recorded the incident showing a green and yellow colored Prevost bus with FLIXBUS in large lettering make contact with his vehicle. MV1 was unable to provide a plate number at the time but did state he saw what he believes to be the same bus the following day in the same area on 12/13/2019. MV1 was able to get a plate of MA APN REG:3799A, which is registered to United Leasing INC out of Indiana on a white 2017 PREO H345 58 passenger bus, insured by Safety Insurance. MV1 stated he already filed an accident report with the RMV and notified his insurance company. I attempted to make contact with the FLIXBUS company to get the drivers contact information but was only able to speak with a customer service representative in a foreign country who would not provide me with any information. I was able to locate an email address for the company and emailed a request for information but have not received a response. I advised MV1 of my investigation results and he was satisfied. MV1 stated the damage to his vehicle was minor.