crash_reports

On 06/02/2021 at 19:19 hours I was dispatched to 21 Hale St for a report of a past MVA involving a bike. Upon my arrival I spoke with Jason Lobell who stated approximately three and a half hours prior at 15:50 hours he was moving his vehicle MA reg 1CTG62 a 2017 Toyota Corolla from where it was parked on Hale St into his driveway at number 21. The Toyota was parked across from number 21 facing north bound. Lobell stated that as he was turning left into his driveway at approximately 5 MPH a male bicyclist that was riding north bound on Hale St attempted to pass his vehicle on the left. Lobell stated that the bicyclist drove into the front drivers side of his vehicle. Lobell stated that the impact of the bicyclist riding into his vehicle caused the driver's side mirror to be damaged. Lobell stated that the bicyclist did not stop and did not exchange any information. The only description that Lobell had of the bicyclist was a male of an unknown race that was approximately 20 years of age. I canvassed the area with negative results. As of the writing of this report at 21:00 hours on 06/02/2021 no bicyclist has reported being involved in a MVA in the area of 21 Hale St.

On Sunday, June 6, 2021 at approximately 18:14hrs I, Officer Daly, met with Diana Seufert in the lobby of the Newton Police Station. Seufert was reporting a accident she was just involved in. Seufert said she was stopped at the lights on Washington Street preparing to take a left and start Eastbound on Washington Street. Seufert said her light turned green and as she started into the intersection that is when a van bearing MA V48443 drove through the red light causing her to hit the side of his vehicle. Seufert said the van was trying to merge onto the Massachusetts Turnpike at this time. Seufert said they both exchanged information and said she came to the Police Station after to file this report. I have tried to contact the operator of MV2 numerous times to get his statements regarding this accident yielding negative results. There were no injuries to anyone invovled and both vehicles were able to drive away from the scene.

On 06/14/21 at approximately 12:00 hours, Sgt. Wade received an email from Nina Wang (D.P.W. Transportation Traffic Superintendent) that a city utility trailer with a signboard attached to it was struck by another motor vehicle at 275 Brookline Street sometime over the weekend between 06/11/21 and 06/14/21. A photo was sent over in the email of the utility trailer and signboard knocked over on it's side over the sidewalk. The utility trailer is 2020 Wanco color orange bearing MA Official registration # M9994A. The trailer was parked in the bicycle lane of the northbound travel lane next to 275 Brookline Street. The signboard was there in an attempt to get motorists to drive the speed limit due to the Memorial Spalding School located at 250 Brookline Street. On 06/14/21 at approximately 12:00 hours, I responded to Brookline Street to photograph the trailer and possibly process the scene. The trailer could not be located. I learned later that the trailer had already been towed by Tody's towing and brought to the City D.P.W. yard located at 110 Crafts Street. On 06/15/21 at approximately 09:00 hours, I went over to 110 Crafts Street and was told that the trailer/signboard was in the garage. The trailer was already being repaired to be placed back in to service. It had sustained damage to the two rear brackets where the jacks are located and the license plate bracket and registration plate were bent. The signboard message frame board is no longer aligned properly as a result of the accident but reportedly still functions. After, I then responded back to 275 Brookline Street and took digital photos of the scene. I observed in the bike lane at the accident scene two small pieces of lens covers to a vehicle with no identifying marks. I also did a canvass for possible surveillance cameras in the area. There was no response at number 269 and 275 Brookline Street but I left a note for them to call me. 283 Brookline Street has no surveillance cameras. Memorial Spalding School is across the street from the accident and I observed a camera on the side of the building which faces the staff parking lot on to Brookline Street. I spoke to a staff member Jesse Brackett at the school. He called David Stickney (Superintendent of Schools) and notified him of the accident. Mr. Stickney was provided with my email and will send over any possible footage if he has it. At approximately 12:45 hours, I spoke to Mike Sylvester who resides at 275 Brookline Street. He stated that he had surveillance footage and emailed it over to me. I viewed the footage which is a camera that views his approx. 75 foot driveway leading out to Brookline Street. There is a fence and bushes behind where the signboard is located which limits it's view. The video shows the accident took place on 06/11/21 at 18:48 hours. At this time, you can see the trailer is struck and slowly falls over on it's side. Immediately after a white colored four door sedan continues to slowly drive past the scene northbound on Brookline Street in the bicycle lane without stopping. Two other vehicles behind the white sedan drive around to the left of the white vehicle at this point. In the footage, you can not view the registration number, operator details, or the type of sedan from the footage. On 06/16/21 at 09:40 hours, I spoke to David Stickney who called the Traffic Bureau. He stated that he had footage of the accident but it did not reveal any other details besides the same white sedan striking the trailer.

On Wednesday, June 16, 2021 while assigned to Traffic unit N525, I responded to the front entrance of the Brown Middle School located at 125 Meadowbrook Road in Newton for a single vehicle crash involving a City of Newton contracted school bus. It was also reported by Newton Dispatch that one of the occupants on the bus had suffered an arm injury as a result of the crash. Meadowbrook Road is a public way maintained by the City of Newton. The road surface at the time of the crash was dry. The weather at the time of the crash was clear and sunny. When I arrived, I was updated by Officer Iarossi that the crash involved a City of Newton contracted school bus transporting students from the Williams School (141 Grove Street, Newton). The students were participating in "Step Up" day and were leaving Brown to go back to Williams. Officer Iarossi stated a student on the bus was injured as a result of the crash. Tegan Quirk was transported by Fallon Medics to Newton Wellesley Hospital with a right arm injury. The remaining students that were on the bus reported no injuries to staff at the time and were moved to another bus to be transported back to the Williams School. I asked the Brown staff that was assembled in front of the school to contact the Williams School and ask them to hold the children involved in the crash at the school once they arrived. I made this request so we could make sure there weren't any new injuries reported; and I wanted to inquire if any of the children witnessed the incident. The staff stated they would contact Williams and relay the request. I spoke with the operator of the school bus (MA BUN: BU44536), Mr. John Aubert (S48613114). Mr. Aubert stated he was operating bus #361 while transporting students from Brown Middle School to the Williams School. Mr. Aubert stated as he was preparing to leave Brown, he made an announcement to students on the bus to sit down. Mr. Aubert stated he got the okay to leave from one of the staff members on the bus. Mr. Aubert stated there was another bus parked in front of him prior to leaving. Mr. Aubert stated he began to reverse the bus to create distance from the bus in front of him, and then operated the bus forward to exit from his position on the right side of the road and merge into the travel lane to his left around the bus parked in front of him. Mr. Aubert stated as he merged onto the roadway, he heard screaming from the students on the bus and the rear passenger side of the bus made contact with a brick support column in front of the school positioned along the sidewalks edge next to the roadway. Mr. Aubert stated he exited the bus and observed a student's arm pinned on the rear passenger side of the bus between the side of the bus and the brick column. Mr. Aubert stated he got back in the bus and reversed it until the students arm was free. Mr. Aubert stated at this time, staff helped the injured student. The staff there helped facilitate transportation for the remaining students back to the Williams School. Mr. Aubert reported no injuries, but was concerned for the welfare of the student. After speaking with Mr. Aubert, I observed damage to the school bus and the brick support column as a result of the crash. I observed fresh damage (scrapes) to the rear passenger side of the school bus between the last passenger side window and the back of the bus. I also observed fresh damage to the brick support column. The column is a support to an overhead covering that runs from the sidewalk to the front entrance of the school. There was fresh paint transfer from the bus and a crack in the column. Pictures were taken of the damage and submitted to the IT Bureau. The travel lane where the crash took place is a one way access road that runs from Meadowbrook Road to the front of the school, and exits onto a parking lot between the Brown Middle School and the Oak Hill Middle School. I responded to the Williams School to follow up with staff there regarding this crash. All of the students that were involved in the crash had been released prior to my arrival. I spoke with the Principal of the Williams School, Ms. Ayesha Farag, Ms. Michal Shapiro (Social Worker), and Ms. Katie Costello (School Nurse) about the students on the bus. They stated no injuries were reported to them, and they notified the parents of the involved parties about the crash. They also provided me with contact information for all of the students on the bus at the time of the crash. I spoke with the three teachers that were on the bus at the time of the crash, Ms. Kimberly Andersen, Ms. Tess McLean, and Ms. Katherine O'Leary. All three teachers stated prior to the bus leaving Brown Middle School they accounted for all of the students and were ready to leave to travel back to the Williams School. One of the teachers recalled hearing the bus driver make an announcement to the bus that they were about to leave, but could not recall the exact wording of the announcement. The teachers stated as the bus began to move, they heard screaming from the rear of the bus, looked back, and saw a student's arm stuck outside the window. After realizing the student was injured, they assisted with helping to free the student from his pinned position. They helped the injured student until EMS arrived on scene. They assisted the remaining students by directing them away from the crash and onto another bus for transportation back to Williams. The three teachers reported no injuries as a result of the crash. I responded to the Newton Wellesley Hospital Pediatric Emergency Room to check on the status of the injured student, Tegan Quirk. I spoke with Tegan and his mother, Kathryn Quirk in his room. While attempting to talk to Tegan and his mother, Tegan became very upset and did not want to talk about the specifics of the crash. Out of courtesy for Tegan, I exited the room and spoke with his mother outside the room. I explained to Ms. Quirk the events of the crash, and how her son's arm became injured. I asked Ms. Quirk if she could assist me with faciliating a conversation with Tegan about the events of the crash. I explained to her I understood how traumatic the events of the crash were for her son, but as part of my investigation I would need to find out what led to Tegan's arm being outside the bus window at the time of the crash. While speaking to his mother, Tegan explained that he was waving to a friend with his arm out of the bus window when the bus started to move. Tegan stated his arm hit the column, and became stuck between the bus and the column. Tegan stated he was screaming for the bus to move and that it took forever for the bus to move so he could free his arm. Tegan stated the bus driver gave no warning to the students that the bus was going to start moving. The staff at Newton Wellesley Hospital stated Tegan has a right arm injury. The severity of the injury is unknown at this time due to further examination that needs to take place. I advised Ms. Quirk about the conversations I had with the other parties involved. I spoke with Mr. David Stickney (Head of Facilities) from the Newton Public Schools to try and obtain footage of the crash. Mr. Stickney stated unfortunately there is not footage of the crash from the Brown Middle School or Oak Hill Middle School surveillance cameras. I advised Ms. Regina Moody (Newton Public Schools Transportation Director) about the crash. Ms. Moody was able to show me footage of the incident from the camera inside the bus. In the footage, the bus driver can be heard announcing to the students prior to the bus moving, "Guys, guys, get off the seat and sit correctly". One of the teachers can be seen doing a count of the students. The teacher is heard saying to the student, "Everyone needs to be in a seat and sitting at 3 and 2 and 1 and thank you." Student are observed still standing up. The teacher is then heard saying, "sit down sit down." After the teacher passes the students in the back of the bus, she says, "We are good." to the front of the bus. Students are then observed standing after she passes. As the bus begins to back up, students can be observed standing in the rear of the bus and not sitting down on their seats. As the bus moves forward, a student (Tegan Quirk) can be seen standing on his seat and extending his right arm out of the last window on the passenger side of the bus. Screaming can then be heard as his arm makes contact with a support column on the passenger side of the bus. The bus is stopped, the driver exits the bus to asses what happend, gets back on the bus, and reverses the bus a short distance. The injured students right arm is released and he brings his arm back into the bus through the window. The amount of time between the students arm being pinned against the column to when it is released is approximately 40 seconds. After speaking with all parties involved and reviewing the footage from inside the bus, it appears that Bus #361 was pulling out of it's parked position in front of the Brown Middle School to enter the roadway and return students to the Williams School. A student that was sitting in the last row on the passenger side of the bus extended his right arm out of a window next to his seat to say goodbye to a friend. While his right arm was extended out of the rear passenger side window of the bus , the bus collided with a brick support column affixed to the sidewalk in front of the school. When the bus made contact with the column, the students right arm made contact with a brick support column and became pinned between the column and the passegner side of the bus. After the students arm was freed from it's pinned position, the student was able to bring his arm back into the school bus and was transported to Newton Wellesley Hospital for a right arm injury.

MV1 was pulling out of a parking spot in front of 431 Lexington St southbound when MV 2 struck his left front. The front bumper of MV 1 was displaced from the vehicle. MV 2 was operating southbound on Lexington St when MV 1 pulled from a parking spot in front of her. MV 2 struck the front left side of MV 1. MV 2 sustained moderate damage to the front right tire causing it to flatten. MV 1 was moved to Regans Garage for service located next to where the accident occurred. MV 2 was towed by triple A. There were no injuries to either party.

On 6/18/21 at approximately 0119 hrs Sgt. Fleming, Officer L. Keefe, and I, Officer Mildner responded to Sumner St @ Willow St. (public ways in Newton) for a report of a single motor vehicle crash. Upon arrival I noticed MA Reg: 8SP545 up on the sidewalk, air bags deployed, with heavy front end damage from what appeared to be from crashing into a tree. The operator was identified as Saurabh Korgaonkar, who was being evaluated by the medics and signed a patient refusal. I spoke with Korgaonkar and asked him what happened. As I began speaking to Korgaonkar I noticed he a strong odor of alcoholic beverage coming from his breath, glassy eyes, and slurred speech. Korgaonkar stated he was driving home from Brookline somewhere in the area of Commonwealth Ave. and Washington St. I asked Korgaonkar where he was specifically coming from and he stated "Abbey". I asked Korgaonkar if he had anything to drink while he was there to which he stated "two drinks". It should be noted Korgaonkar was unsteady on his feet and seemed extremely confused about what just happened. Given the damage from the crash, my conversation with Korgaonkar, and Korgaonkar's current state, I asked him if he was willing to perform Field Sobriety Tests. Korgaonkar stated he was willing to take the tests. I asked Korgaonkar if he wears glasses or contacts to which he stated "no". I asked Korgaonkar if he had any medical conditions that would affect his ability to take the tests to which he stated "no". I asked Korgaonkar if he felt comfortable in the shoes he was wearing to which he stated "yes". I brought Korgaonkar over to a clear spot on the side of the road on the fog line where the area was illuminated by the street light and cruiser spotlight. There were no blue lights on the cruisers. I used a field sobriety card I carry with me on my person to explain and instruct the tests. The first test I administered to Korgaonkar was Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus. I explained to Korgaonkar I was going to use a pen as the stimulus and to only follow it using his eyes only, not his head. Korgaonkar stated he understood the directions. The first attempt, Korgaonkar follow the pen using his head. I explained to Korgaonkar not to follow the pen using his head, but his eyes only. Korgaonkar stated he understood. The second attempt, Korgaonkar followed the pen using his head. I advised Korgaonkar again, to only use his eyes. On the third attempt, Korgaonkar followed the pen using his eyes only and I saw distinct nystagmus at maximum deviation and onset of nystagmus prior to 45 degrees. The second test I administered was the 9 Step Walk and Turn. I demonstrated the test for Korgaonkar and instructed him on how to complete the test. I placed my left foot on the fog line and right foot, heal to toe in front of the left. I demonstrated three heal to toe steps on the line, counting out loud, and keeping my hands by my side. Korgaonkar was advised to take 9 heal to toe steps, and then turn around and complete 9 more heal to toe steps. Korgaonkar stated he understood. During the test Korgaonkar did not place his heal to toe on steps 3,4,5. Korgaonkar almost fell over on the fourth step. Korgaonkar did not count out loud his steps and was using his arms for balance. On Korgaonkar's return, he did not count out loud again, almost fell to the side on step 6, was using his arms for balance, and stopped the test on his own at step 7. The third test I administered was the one leg stand. I explained to Korgaonkar the instructions and demonstrated the test for him. Korgaonkar stated he understood. I placed my hands by my side, feet together, raised my right foot six inches while looking at my foot, and counted 1001, 1002, 1003. I asked Korgaonkar if he understood, and not to stop counting until I told him to. Korgaonkar stated he understood. On the first attempt, I told Korgaonkar to start and he didn't lift a foot off the ground. On the second attempt, Korgaonkar lifted his left leg off the ground two inches, was looking straight ahead, and was not pointing his left foot. I explained to Korgaonkar his foot needed to be six inches off the ground, pointed, while keeping his eyes on his foot. On the third attempt, Korgaonkar dropped his left foot on 1004 and lost his balance on 1012. I concluded the test at 1020 counts. Based on my observations and Korgaonkar's performance on the field sobriety tests, I concluded that Korgaonkar had been operating a motor under the influence of alcohol. Korgaonkar was handcuffed (DL), searched, and placed in the rear of 496 where he was seat belted. The prisoner compartment was checked prior to and after transportation to NPD. Korgaonkar was booked by Sgt. Fleming and processed by Officer Ka. Donahue in the normal fashion. During booking, Korgaonkar was read his rights and asked if he wanted to take a breathalyzer test. Korgaonkar refused the breathalyzer test. Korgaonkar was notified his license was suspended, and his MA drivers licensed seized. Officer L. Keefe stood by and waited for Tody's to arrive and tow away the vehicle. A towed MV form was filled out and placed in appropriate mailbox. Korgaonkar was charged with the following: MGL Ch. 90 Sec. 24/J OUI Alcohol (Korgaonkar crashed his vehicle and failed field sobriety tests) MGL Ch. 90 Sec. 24/E Negligent Operation of MV (Korgaonkar failed to operate his vehicle in a safe manner) MGL Ch. 89 Sec. 4/A Marked Lanes Violation (Korgaonkar crossed the fog line, went onto the sidewalk, and hit a tree) Photo's of scene sent to IT. A court packet was filled out with all pertinent information and placed in the court prosecutors mailbox.

On June 18th, 2021 at approximately 11:50 hours while working N491 I responded to the intersection of Pearl St @ Jackson Rd for a report of a two vehicle crash. On my arrival I located both involved vehicles on Jackson Rd, N/B side of the intersection. Vehicle # 1 was a grey 2015 Mazda CX5utility, ma reg. 5ZMX50. Operator was identified as Anhphi Tran. He reported travelling N/B on Jackson Rd thru the intersection of Pearl St (green light) when he was struck by vehicle two in the middle of the intersection. Vehicle #2 was a 2006 red chev express van, ma reg. W62394, operated by a Daniel Dalponte. He reports travelling E/B on Pearl St when he approached the intersection of Pearl St his light turned yellow but proceeded thru the intersection striking vehicle #1 in the middle of the intersection. There were no injuries reported by either driver. No tows were required either.

On Tuesday, June 22, 2021, while on patrol in Traffic unit N525, I observed a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Washington Street and Armory Street, Newton. Washington Street and Armory Street are both public ways maintained by the City of Newton. The weather at the time of the crash was overcast with light rain. The road surface was wet. While parked in the Armory Street side parking lot (W) 1121 Washington Street, I observed a white 2016 Mazda CX-3 (MA: 1924DD) accelerate from it's stopped position on Armory Street and onto Washington Street to merge into traffic. I then observed the Mazda's front driver side bumper/fender/wheel area crash into the front passenger side bumper/fender/wheel area of a passing 2016 black Ford Fusion (MA: 3ZJ461) . The Ford was traveling on Washington Street (W) and had the right of way. The operator of the Mazda, Ms. Marcella Velasco (S28312041) was provided Massachusetts Uniform Citation 047509AB in hand for Chapter 89, Section 9 (Fail to Yield to the Right of Way). The Mazda was removed from the roadway by Tody's Towing. I provide transportation for Ms. Velasco to the Enterprise Rent-A-Car located at 1229 Washington Street, Newton due to her vehicle being disabled.

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.