crash_reports

The operator of vehicle 1 stated he was traveling East on Beacon Street. He did not see the cars ahead stop in front of him and he crashed into the rear of vehicle 2. This caused vehicle 2 to crash into vehicle 3. Vehicle 1 sustained major front end damage and was towed by Todys. The operator of vehicle 2 stated he was stopped in traffic as the vehicle in front of him had come to a stop. Vehicle 1 then crashed into the rear of vehicle 2 causing vehicle 2 to crash into vehicle 3. Vehicle 2 sustained moderate rear end damage. The operator of vehicle 3 stated he was traveling on Beacon Street when he came to a stop to allow 2 individuals to cross the street who were standing in the crosswalk. He was then rear ended by vehicle 2. Vehicle 3 sustained minor damage. The witnesses in the cross walk stated she was waiting for cars to stop to let her cross the road. Vehicle 3 stopped for her, then she saw vehicle 1 crash into vehicle 2 which then crashed into vehicle 1. She was not hit.

Based on observations and statements made, the following occured. M/V#1 was parked in the east side parking lot of 111 Needham St. while the operator was inside McDonalds working. M/V#2 was parked acroos from M/V#1 facing west. M/V#2 backed up, struck the rear of M/V#1 and drove away. Lorne Dison witnessed the accident, and described M/v#2 as silver colored SUV, possibly a Honda CRV. He was unable to get a plate number, but described the occupants, as two white males, both approx. 5'9" tall. There appeared to be minor damage to the rear trunk lid of M/V#1

Vehicle 1 was traveling west on California St. The Driver of Vehicle 1 stated she fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into the rear end of Vehicle 1 which was legally parked along the curb in front of 247 California St. Vehicle 1 sustained heavy front end damage and was towed from the scene by Tody's. Vehicle 2 sustained damage to its rear end and was towed from the scene by Tody's. There were no injuries reported.

-Mv#2 was parked in the rear parking lot of 2 Wells Ave when it was struck my an unknown MV. -Ow Mv#2 reported approximately 0915 she discovered the right side bumper of MV#2 had been struck and heavily damaged. OwMv#2 stated she parked Mv#2 in the first stall by the right side loading dock facing the building approximately 0350. She stated Newton Fire Department responded to the area (CAD 21012488) and they were the only vehicle to come in or out of the parking lot this morning. - I conducted and inspection of MV#2 in the Cherry Street Parking lot since Mv#2 was still serviceable. I observed damage to the rear left side bumper, a cut in the bumper plastic revealing the metal bumper frame underneath it and black friction mark on the surface of the bumper. -There were no injuries or other property damage reported at the time of this interview. This report will be forwarded to the Traffic Bureau for investigation. Traffic Bureau Update (Officer Gaudet): On Monday, March 22, 2021, I contacted Ms. Linda Nieman (Director of MGPO Dermatopathology Associates) inquiring about surveillance cameras on the property located at 2 Wells Avenue, Newton. Ms. Nieman stated she was unaware if the property had cameras but has sent and request to the building managers. I contacted the building manager Ms. Madison Hebb. Ms. Hebb stated she is not sure if the area of the building where the alleged crash took place has cameras, but she is looking into it and will contact me when she finds out. I contacted the Newton Fire Department to try and speak with Lt. Foli who was the incident commander for the call at 2 Wells Avenue (CAD 21012488). Lt. Foli is not back to duty until this Friday. I will attempt to make contact with him during his tour of duty at Station 10 at this time. If it is determined that a Newton Fire vehicle made contact with MV1, I will update this crash report. I spoke with Ms. Danielle Subramaniam, the owner of the damaged vehicle (MV1). Ms. Subramaniam stated she did not observe a Newton Fire vehicle hit her vehicle while they responded to 2 Wells Avenue the morning her vehicle was damage. Ms. Subramaniam stated she believes the only vehicles that were in the parking lot near her vehicle during her shift were Newton Fire vehicles. Ms. Subramaniam stated when she left work after her shift that morning, she observed new damage to her vehicle. On Tuesday, March 23, 2021, Miss Hebb updated me that the side of the property where the alleged incident took place does not have any surveillance cameras present. At this time, I am unable to conclude that a Newton Fire Department vehicle caused the damage to Ms. Subramaniam's vehicle.

The operator of MV#1 stated she was in the parking lot of 330 Homer St (Newton Free Library) attempting to park into a parking spot when her vehicle all of the sudden accelerated, went over the burm striking MV#2 (Parked and unoccupied), striking MV#3 (Parked unoccupied) and pushing MV#3 into MV#4 (Parked and occupied with 4 people). The operator of MV#1 stated she was not distracted and her vehicle just accelerated forward by itself. The front passenger of MV#1 stated they were attempting to park into a parking spot when the vehicle accelerated on its own. MV#1 sustained moderate damages to its front end. There were no reported injuries to the operator of MV#1 or its passenger. MV#1 was deemed mechanically sound and left the scene after being provided with the necessary information pretraining to this accident. MV#2 was parked next to MV#3 and was unoccupied when it was struck by MV#1. MV#2 sustained minor damages to its front passenger's side bumper. The owner of this vehicle was provided with the necessary information pertaining to this accident. MV#3 was parked in between MV#2 and MV#4 and was unoccupied. MV#3 was struck by MV#1 which pushed MV#3 into MV#4. MV#3 sustained heavy front end damages (Broken driver's side axle). The operator of MV#4 was inside his vehicle along with 3 other passengers when they were struck by MV#3. MV#4 sustained heavy damages to its driver's side rear door. There were no reported injuries to the operator of MV#4 or its 3 passengers. The witness stated he was inside his vehicle a few parking spots over from MV#4 and observed MV#1 drive over the burm striking MV#2 then striking MV#3 and pushing MV#3 into MV#4. MV#3 sustained the heaviest damage and was inoperable. MV#3 was towed by AAA Towing Services. I took digital photographs of the damages sustained to the city's burm.