crash_reports

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.

On Wednesday, September 4th, 2019 while assigned to Traffic unit N526, I responded to 84 Paul Street, Newton for a report of a motor vehicle crash involving a City of Newton DPW vehicle. The weather at the time of the accident was clear and sunny. The road surface was dry. Paul Street is a public way maintained by the City of Newton. I met with the operator of MV1, Newton Associate Engineer John Daghlian. Daghlian stated he was operating Newton DPW Nissan Leaf (MA M99257) attempting to parallel park on Paul Street in an open space. Daghlian stated as he pulled forward into the space his front end made contact with the bumper of MV2 which was parked info of MV1 unoccupied. Both vehicles sustained very minor damage. No injuries were reported by the occupants of MV1. I spoke with the owner of MV2, Naomi Singer (2019 BMW 330XI, MA: 8SP372). She stated she was inside her dentist appointment when the accident occurred and was notified by Daghlian. Pictures of both vehicles were taken and submitted to the IT Bureau.

On 09/27/19 at 08:41 hours while assigned to Traffic Unit 523, I responded to a motor vehicle/bicyclist accident at 1330 Centre Street. The weather at the time was clear and sunny. The road surface was dry and Centre Street is a public way maintained by the City of Newton. Traffic conditions were at a heavy volume and Centre Street was congested at the time. There is no dedicated bicycle lane in this area due to the road being too narrow. I spoke to the bicyclist involved (Unit 2), Michael Hnatko (S10432772). Mr. Hnatko stated he was traveling northbound on Centre Street on the right side of the road on his 20 inch gray Trek bicycle. He further says that he was peddling very fast at the time and must have not been paying attention to MV1 turning right in to parking lot of 1330 Centre Street as he was approaching from behind. As MV1 was turning right, he then struck the passenger side rear quarter panel of the vehicle and fell forward off of his bicycle. He sustained minor injuries such as scrapes to his knuckles on both hands and a small cut to the bridge of his nose. He signed a patient refusal with Cataldo Ambulance. It appeared that the front alignment was now off on his Trek bicycle. I then spoke to the operator of MV1, Lonnie McGinnis (S66044083). He states that he was inching along in heavy traffic waiting to turn right in to the lot of 1330 Centre Street with his right turn directional signal on. As he was turning right, the bicyclist struck his vehicle on his passenger side rear quarter panel area. McGinnis thought it was clear to turn right at the time and never saw the bicyclist approaching from behind. No injuries reported by McGinnis and I observed minor dents and scratches to the passenger rear quarter panel area. Digital photos taken by Ofc. Gaudet.

On Wednesday October 23rd, 2019 at approximately 1306 hours I responded to 40 Beaconwood Road for a motor vehicle accident involving a city vehicle. At the time of the accident the weather conditions were sunny and the road conditions were dry. Beaconwood Road is a public way owned by the City of Newton. Upon arrival I spoke with the operator of the city vehicle (MV1) identified as Norayr Sargsyan ( S34138376). Norayr stated that he was traveling southbound on Beaconwood Rd operating a yellow 2009 Ford drwsup truck (MA COM REG; M2939A) and as he passed a landscaping truck that was parked, the rear drivers side corner of the city truck made contact with the rear drivers side of the landscaping trailer. Norayr stated there was a car parked facing the wrong direction directly across from the trailer making it hard for him to pass in between both vehicles. No damage to the city truck was visible, minor damage was present on the trailer. Photographs were taken of the damage and submitted to the IT bureau. No injuries were reported. I spoke with the operator of the landscaping truck (MV2) identified as Jose Nunez (S24348117). Jose stated MV2, a red 2008 Ford drwsup dump truck was unoccupied and parked with a red 2012 Brav utility trailer (MV3) attached to it. Jose reiterated the same sequence of events as Norayr. Both vehicles were able to leave the scene without further incident and I advised both parties a report would be submitted.

On Sunday, July 5th 2020, at approximately 10:30pm, I, Officer Brooks, responded to 297 Webster street for a single car MVA. Upon my arrival I observed a city stop sign ahead sign, as well as a sewer vent pipe, smashed and on the ground in front of 297. I observed MV1(MA REG 1KPW54) stopped in the roadway with heavy front end damage. I spoke with the operator who stated he was traveling westbound on Webster street and lost control of the vehicle due to the wet road conditions and struck the sign and pole. There were no injuries from the accident. Tody's responded and removed the vehicle, and a tow inventory was filed.

On Tuesday, September 1, 2020, while assigned to marked unit N496, I responded to the area of 780 Beacon Street, Newton for a report of a motor vehicle crash involving a bicyclist. The weather at the time of the crash 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 the vehicle involved in the crash, Dina Hudson (S33833807). Ms. Hudson stated she was sitting in her 2015 white Jeep Grand Cherokee (MA: 727SZ7) that was parked (E) in a metered parking spot in front of 780 Beacon Street. Ms. Hudson stated traffic in the Eastbound lane of Beacon Street to her left was stopped. There was a red light ahead at the intersection and traffic had built up past where her vehicle was parked. Ms. Hudson stated she opened her driver side door while she was looking for her debit card to go to the bank. Ms. Hudson stated at this time a bicyclist was traveling at a high rate of speed around the stopped traffic towards the intersection and crashed into her driver side door. Ms. Hudson stated the operator of the bicycle then traveled further up the roadway and crashed behind a vehicle stopped in traffic. Ms. Hudson stated she was unsure if the bicyclist crashed into the stopped vehicle or if it had landed on the roadway just before it. Ms. Hudson stated the bicyclist then got up from the roadway and began yelling at her that the crash was her fault. I observed a few small fresh scrapes on the outside of the driver side door area. When I initially arrived at the crash location, I observed Officer Lazarakis checking on his well-being of the injured bicyclist, Marc Lind. Lind was observed laying on the sidewalk in front of 780 Beacon Street. After being evaluated by Newton Medics, I spoke with Mr. Lind. Mr. Lind stated he was traveling on his Trek bicycle Eastbound on Beacon Street towards Langley Road. Mr. Lind stated while traveling through the area at this time, traffic in the Eastbound Lane was stopped and there was a red light ahead of him at the intersection. Mr. Lind estimated his speed at this time to be 10-12 miles per hour. Mr. Lind stated as he travelled past the Santander Bank at 780 Beacon Street, the operator of a parked white Jeep to his right abruptly opened their door into traffic. Mr. Lind stated he attempted to avoid the vehicles door and veered to the left. Mr. Lind stated the right end of his handlebar made contact with the door and as he traveled forward and applied his brakes his right side crashed into the rear of a vehicle stopped in traffic ahead of him. Mr. Lind stated he crashed to the roadway on his right side. Mr. Lind was able to move to the side of the roadway and wait for Newton PD, Fire, and Medics to respond. Mr. Lind reported injuries to his right arm, side, and leg area. Mr. Lind signed a patient refusal with Newton Medics and was transported away from the area by his wife with his bicycle. I observed no substantial damage to his Trek bicycle. At the time of the crash, Mr. Lind was wearing a white t-shirt, black shorts, black, shoes, and a gray helmet with sunglasses. I spoke with a witness to the crash, Steve Worthington. Mr. Worthington stated he was stopped in traffic on Beacon Street about 4 vehicles back from the red light. Mr. Worthington stated he looked out of his passenger door mirror and observed a bicyclist "whipping" down Beacon Street in between vehicles parked on the side of the road and vehicles stopped in traffic at the red light. Mr. Worthington estimated the speed of the bicycle to be approximately 20 miles per hour. Mr. Worthington stated the bicyclist had to "lean" by his vehicle to get by. Mr. Worthington stated a vehicle just ahead of him that was parked opened their door and the bicyclist made contact with the door. Mr. Worthington stated the bicyclist then went down in front of the car that was in front of him. Mr. Worthington stated the bicyclist was rolling around on the ground and screaming "It's your fault" at the woman that opened her door Photos were taken of the bicycle and the vehicle involved and submitted to the IT Bureau.

The Lessee of vehicle 1 stated her vehicle was parked in her designated parking spot and hit sometime between Sunday night and this afternoon. The parking spot is located in a small parking lot next to 77 Wyman Street and is shared with the Waban Post Office. She parked her vehicle on Sunday night and noticed this afternoon that someone had hit the front passenger side quarter panel and head light. This caused minor damage.

REPORTING PARTY OF MV1 STATED SHE PARKED HER CAR IN FRONT OF HER HOUSE AT 85 CHARLEMONT STREET FRIDAY NIGHT. SOMETIME SUNDAY MORNING WHEN SHE WENT OUT TO HER CAR SHE NOTICED THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE PANEL HAD SOME DAMAGE. THE TAIL LIGHT WAS ALSO CRACKED AND SOME DENTS RIGHT BELOW THE GAS TANK. MOST OF THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WAS MINOR AND DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. I INFORMED THE DRIVER TO CONTACT INSURANCE COMPANY AND REPORT THE DAMAGE. I CHECKED THE SURROUNDING AREA IF I COULD FIND ANY VEHICLE THAT MIGHT HAVE HAD FRESH DAMAGE OR PAINT THAT MATCHED THE COLOR OF MV1. I CAME UP WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS.

On Thursday May 27th at approximately 0859 hours I responded to 14 Thornton Street for a motor vehicle accident involving a city contracted Waste Management truck. At the time of the accident the weather was sunny and the road surface was dry. Thornton Street is owned and maintained by the City of Newton. Upon arrival I spoke with the operators involved. Operator of MV1, MA REG 31X870 identified as Amado Lebron (S92772420) stated he was stopped behind the Waste Management truck as it was collecting trash. He stated he could not see around the truck to pass so he stayed behind it. Amado stated the truck started to back up and he started beeping to alert the driver of the truck. Amado stated the truck did not stop in time and his vehicle's front end was crushed by the truck. Amado stated he was not injured. The operator of the Waste Management truck was identified as Jose Lopes (S60186065). Jose stated he was picking up trash bins with the truck and started to back up to collect trash. Jose stated if a vehicle is too close behind him there is no way to see it. He stated he heard the beeping and thats when he stopped the truck and noticed he backed into a vehicle. There was no damage to the truck and Jose was not injured. Jose was standing by for his supervisor with the truck. Amado was waiting for a tow and his vehicle was safely off to the side of the road. Photographs were taken and submitted to the IT Bureau.

On 06/24/21 at 09:20 hours, I (Traffic Unit 523) was dispatched to 140 Adams Street for a city motor vehicle accident involving a Waste Management truck and a parked motor vehicle. Waste Management of Mass Inc. is contracted through the City of Newton to conduct trash pickup for the residents. The weather at the time was sunny and partly cloudy with road conditions being dry. Adams Street is a public way owned and maintained by the City of Newton. On arrival, I spoke to the operator of the Waste Management Truck identified as Jose Lopes (MA D/L # S60186065). Mr. Lopes was operating (M/V # 1) a 2010 Mack Leu dump truck bearing MA. Commercial Reg. # N81671 at the time. It is a right side loading truck that picks up the trash using a double claw mechanism. Lopes states that he did a trash pickup in the driveway right before 140 Adams Street and proceeded to drive northbound on Adams Street. While doing so, the left side double claw retracted back outward after it was closed by him. The claw then struck parked M/V # 2 which was parked in a legal spot in front of 140 Adams Street. The claw struck the driver's side rear bumper/taillight area and scraped along until the driver's side rear passenger door. Mr. Lopes then stopped the truck after noticing. This caused scrapes and dents to the rear bumper, rear quarter panel, and the rear door to that driver's side area. After, I was showed that the truck's claw feature was having mechanical failure as mentioned above. The claw was manually pushed in and secured. The truck was then put out of service. M/V # 2 is a 2013 Jeep Compass color blue bearing MA reg. # 3055GB. The owner Joseph Cedrone (MA D/L # S50190711) was parked and inside his vehicle at the time of the accident. No injuries were reported by him. Digital photos taken of the scene.

THE OPERATOR OF MV#1 STATED THAT HE WAS TRAVELING N/B DOWN ALBEMARLE RD WHEN HIS VEHICLE FLOATED OFF THE ROADWAY INTO CHEESECAKE BROOKE. THE ROAD WAS COMPLETELY FLOODED AT THE TIME DUE TO HEAVY RAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY SUBMERGED UNDER WATER. THE OPERATOR GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH HIS SUN ROOF BECAUSE HE WAS TRAPPED. THE OPERATOR STATE ED THAT HE WAS NOT INJURED. MV#1 WAS FLOODED INSIDE AND WITH THE CURRENT IT WAS PUSHED UNDER THE FOOT BRIDGE WHICH CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO IT. TRAFFIC RESPONDED AND TOOK PICTURES. TODY'S RESPONDED WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO LIFT MV#1 OUT OF THE BROOK. MV#1 WAS TOWED TO THE TOW YARD. MEDICS DID NOT RESPOND SO THERE WAS NO PATIENT REFUSAL.

On Sunday, October 10, 2021, at approximately 1601 hrs, while assigned to N494, I responded to 320 Washington St., the Four Points Sheraton, (rear Centre St. side) for a single motorcycle accident ( MV1- MA Reg 2S2136). Upon arrival, the fire and medics were treating the operator of the motorcycle, identified as BASS, Braxton Lee. BASS stated he came off the Mass Pike Eastbound exit, traveled three lanes to very left lane on the Washington St. rotary (EB), and he hit a pot hole in the road. He stated he then lost control of the motorcycle and was thrown over the handlebars crashing onto the sidewalk. The motorcycle skidded the length of the curb until the stair area of the hotel. BASS sustained injuries to his left shoulder, hands, left torso, knees, and the left side of his head. He was transported by Medic 5 to the BI Boston. The motorcycle sustained minor damage and was towed from the scene by Todys. I observed a dip in the left lane where BASS and witness on scene stated he initially lost control of the motorcycle. See attatched photos. Witness statement: MAZZIE, Zach stated he witnessed BASS crash his motorcycle. He stated BASS came off the Mass Pike exit, traveling Eastbound on Washington St., when he proceeded to the left lane, and was thrown from the motorcycle. He stated he saw him hit a bump in the road, at which point he lost control of the bike and crashed, landing on the curb into the fence. He pointed to the area of the bump which I then observed and have included a photo

On Friday November 5th 2021, at approximately 1304 hours I responded to the area of 36 Greylock Road for a two car motor vehicle accident involving a city contracted Waste Management receptacle truck. At the time of the accident the weather was sunny and the road conditions were dry. Greylock Road is owned and maintained by the City of Newton. Upon arrival I spoke with the operator of the garbage truck identified by RI License 9898223, as Norbin Cordon. Norbin stated he was operating the garbage truck and travelling westbound on Greylock Rd. Due to cars parked on both sides of the road he stopped to let another vehicle go by him coming from the opposite direction. The other vehicle stopped at the bend to let the garbage truck go by. Norbin stated it was a tight squeeze and when he tried to make his way through his rear drivers side tires made contact with the drivers side panel of the other vehicle. The only damage to the garbage truck was a smudge on the tire. Norbin reported no injuries. I then spoke with the operator of the other vehicle involved, identified by Mass Lic as Jane Lewis S79838916. Jane stated she was traveling eastbound on Greylock Road and stopped in the road to let the garbage truck pass. As the truck attempted to pass it struck her rear drivers side panel causing moderate body damage. Jane reported no injuries. Several photographs of both vehicles were taken and submitted to the IT Bureau. Jane's vehicle was able to drive and she left without further incident.

On Monday November 8th, 2021 at approximately 0855 hours I responded to the area of 182 Webster Street for a motor vehicle accident involving a City of Newton DPW truck. At the time of the accident the weather was sunny and the road surface was dry. Webster Street is owned and maintained by the City of Newton. Upon arrival I spoke with the operator of the city vehicle identified by Mass License as Michael Cannistraro S40721835. Michael stated he was travelling eastbound on Webster Street when the other vehicle involved backed out of the driveway and struck the front passenger side bumper of the truck. Michael reported no injuries and the vehicle was drive able. I then spoke with the operator of other vehicle involved, identified by Mass permit license as Sophia Mercado SA5660670. Sophia stated she was backing out the driveway and stopped, and that is when the DPW struck her rear end. Sophia reported no injuries and minor damage to the vehicle was reported. The vehicle was drive able and several pictures of the vehicles were taken and submitted to the IT Bureau.

On Sunday 2/13/22 at approximately 1851 hours while assigned to marked unit n501 patrolling division n496 I was dispatched to the area of 935 Walnut Street. Upon arrival I spoke with the passenger, DELUCA Joseph, who states he was the passenger in Ma Reg 1ANK92 and his girlfriend, BISSANTI Alicia, was the operator. They were travelling northbound on Walnut Street and approaching their home at 935 Walnut Street when BISSANTI activated her left turn signal and slowed to make a left turn into their driveway when they were struck in the rear by a white mini van. The white mini van did not stop and continued Northbound on Walnut Street. BISSANTI tried to catch up to the van and thought it turned into the parking lot of Dominos Pizza. They confronted a white male in the parking lot who was driving a white mini van, however the operator stated it was not him. While at 935 Walnut Street I observed their motor vehicle parked in the back and there wasn't any damage to the car.

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.

On Sunday 5/8/2022 at approx 1238hrs, while assigned to N-496, I responded to 339 Hammond St for a 2 car MVA hit/run. There, I met operator of MV1 who states that she was traveling SB on Hammond St when a car heading NB swerved into her lane of traffic and struck the driver side of her vehicle. I observed fresh paint damage to both of MV1's drivers side doors. The passenger door knob was also broken off. She states that the car that struck her was metallic blue and looked like a station wagon. She did not see the operator nor did she see the license plate number. She believes it had a MA reg plate. Myself and N-498 checked the area with negative results. There were no injuries and no tows needed.