crash_reports

On 09/30/2020 at approximately 19:32hrs members of the Newton Police Patrol Bureau responded to a motor vehicle crash near the intersection of Washington St and Eddy St. After an initial investigation of the crash the Patrol Bureau secured the crash scene and called in the Newton Police Traffic Bureau to investigate. At approximately 19:45hrs Sgt. Devine, Ofc Wilson and I (Ofc Schlegel) from the NPD Traffic Bureau responded to the scene to investigate. Upon arrival to the scene I was met by Ofc Kane of the NPD Patrol Bureau. Ofc Kane stated that the crash was located in the driveway of 74 Eddy St and that it involved a Ford F350 pickup striking two parked cars. Ofc Kane stated that the operator identified as Kyle Butler had already been taken to Newton Wellesley Hospital by Cataldo EMS for injuries. . Upon approaching the crash scene I observed the following: The crash occurred at night time hours at approximately 19:32EST near the intersection of Washington St and Eddy St. Both Washington St and Eddy St are public ways in the City of Newton. The weather conditions at the time of the crash were a dark and clear with a temperature of approximately 60 degrees F. Washington St is a four lane undivided roadway (2 westbound travel lanes and 2 eastbound travel lanes). Washington St lighted roadway which has concrete light poles on both the westbound and eastbound sides. Washington St was under construction at the time and had a base coat of asphalt applied. At the time of the crash Washington St did not have any painted lane markings due to ongoing construction. Washington St is separated from the road sides on both the eastbound edge and the westbound edge with fixed granite curbing. The roadway also had several orange traffic barrels and traffic cones located edges of the eastbound and westbound lanes. Affixed to the light poles and the traffic barrels were temporary no parking signs for the ongoing road construction. At the time of the crash no road construction activities were taking place. No major debris or other obstructions were observed in the roadway. Washington St is a major roadway in the City of Newton and travels west to East across the entire City of Newton. This area of Washington St where the crash occurred is in between West Newton Square and Newtonville Square, this area has a posted 35 MPH speed limit. Both West Newton Square and Newtonville Square are densely populated with several businesses and residential areas. The section of Washington St where the crash occurred is also traveled frequently by pedestrian, bicycle and motor vehicle traffic. At the time the crash occurred 19:32hrs This area of Washington St is still a heavily travelled roadway. I observed Vehicle 1 described as a 2003 Ford F350 color white (MA Reg 5DT664) located in the driveway of 74 Eddy St. 74 Eddy St is a multi-family dwelling house located on the corner of Washington St and Eddy St. The driveway of 74 Eddy St is on the Washington St side. Vehicle was faced easterly across the driveway. I observed Vehicle 1to have extensive damage to the entire vehicle including but not limited to the enclosed cab area, cab roof and all windows, front end, rear end, along with both driver and passenger side. I also observed city of Newton owned concrete traffic light resting on top of the cab area of Vehicle 1. Upon further observation of Vehicle 1 it appears that both front tires and rims were flat, heavily damaged and had little to no tread left. Both front tires were worn down to the interior steel belt. I also observed that Vehicle 1 did not have a valid inspection sticker. Located to the immediate front of Vehicle 1 and resting on the front end was a white fence which had damage consistent with the impact of a motor vehicle. Immediately to the driver's side of Vehicle 1 was Vehicle 2 described as a 2007 gray Subaru Forester (MA Reg 45D610. Vehicle 2 was facing westerly across the driveway. Vehicle 2 had extensive damage to the driver's side front end, rear end, in addition to the entire driver and passenger sides. At this time Vehicle 2's drivers door was in contact with Vehicle 1's drivers door. Both drivers doors could not be opened.The damage to Vehicle 2 appeared to be consistent with impact from another motor vehicle. To immediate passenger side of the Vehicle 2 I observed Vehicle 3 described as a 2011 Toyota Rav4 color black (MA Reg 47XB99). Vehicle was facing in an easterly direction across the driveway. I observed the Vehicle 3 to have extensive damage to driver's side rear quarter panel, passenger side front quarter panel and front end. Also observed was damage to south east corner of the dwelling of 74 Eddy St. This area of the dwelling is located adjacent to the drive way. The damage appeared consistent with the impact caused by a motor vehicle. Also observed were large amounts of debris located in the area of the crash which included the sidewalk, yard and the driveway of 74 Eddy St. The debris included pieces of concrete which appeared to have been dislodged from the concrete light pole. A city of Newton no parking sign was lying in the yard of 74 Eddy St. This parking sign would have been attached to the concrete light pole due to ongoing road construction on Washington St. I also observed two tire marks on a curb stone located next the westbound lane of Washington St. These tire marks were in front of the residence of 74 Eddy St and were to the immediate left of a storm drain. The tire marks were consistent with being struck by a motor vehicle. In between the tire marks and just after the curb there was a hole in the ground with wires sticking out of it. This hole appears to be the location the concrete light pole was located prior to impact. Tire marks were located on Washington St traveling from the east bound lane easterly across the westbound lane and ending at the tire marks on the curb. The total length of the tire marks was approximately 190 feet. After conducting an on scene investigation it appears that Vehicle 1 from the start of the tire mark in eastbound travel lane of Washington St traveled 190 feet in the easterly direct across the westbound lane of Washington St and impacted the curb in front of 74 Eddy St. The tire marks had lateral striations almost the entire length indicating that the front tires were rolling and sliding with little to no braking prior to impact with the curb. After impact with the curb Vehicle 1 exited the roadway, struck a concrete light pole. Vehicle 1 then traveled over a sidewalk, across the yard of 74 Eddy St and into the driveway of 74 Eddy St. Located in the driveway of 74 Eddy St were Vehicle 2 and Vehicle 3. Vehicle 2 was parked facing toward the rear of 74 Eddy St. Vehicle 3 located to the passenger side of Vehicle 2 and was parked facing towards Washington St. When Vehicle 1 entered the driveway it struck Vehicle 2. The force of the impact of Vehicle 1 striking Vehicle 2 caused Vehicle 2 to strike Vehicle 3. The force of the impact of Vehicle 2 striking Vehicle 3 caused Vehicle 3 to strike the southeast corner of the dwelling located at 74 Elliot St. Vehicle 1 continued across the drive way and struck a white fence before coming to final rest. Vehicle traveled a approximately 55 feet from when it initially struck to the curb till final rest. No other injuries were reported on scene. All involved vehicles were towed from the scene by Tody's Towing. After the investigation the operator of Vehicle 1 Kyle Butler was issued Citations T2015882 and T2015883 for: Mgl 90/24/O Recklass Operation of a Motor Vehicle Mgl 89/4B/A Failure to Operate in the Right Lane Mgl 90/20 Failure to Submit a Motor Vehicle for Inspection Mgl 90/7 Defective Equipment (worn front tire treads) Mgl 90/13A Failure to wear a seatbelt An immediate threat form was also filed with the MA RMV. Please see incident report #200440 regarding charges.

MV1 stated she was turning left onto JFK Cir and "did not see" the 2 pedestrians subsequently striking them. I observed MV1 to be about 2-3 feet from the sidewalk on the left which showed she was driving on the wrong side of the road. When I brought this to the operators attention she stated "no one was coming." Operator reported no injuries or damage to the vehicle. Citation # T2012942 issued for marked lanes. The pedestrians, Luda & Andrei Manea stated they were crossing JFK Cir when they were struck by MV1. Luda sustained a laceration to her face and was transported to Newton Wellesley Hospital for a further evaluation. Andrei complained of pain to his left side, declined to be evaluated on scene, however was transported to NWH with his wife via Cataldo Ambulance. Digital images of the scene, (after MV1 had to move out of the way) were captured and turned over to the IT Bureau. It should be noted that this intersection is rather dark & Luda was wearing a dark blue shirt & Andrei was wearing a white shirt.

Mv#1 operator stated he was travelling on Centre St S/B approaching the Beacon St intersection. #1 stated he was in the left lane turning left and had a green light. #1 stated the light turned yellow before he turned. At this time, #1 struck Mv#2 that was travelling straight ahead on Centre St N/B. #1 sustained heavy driver's side front end damage with airbag deployment. #1 was not injured. #2 operator stated she was travelling on Centre St N/B in the right lane going straight through the Beacon St intersection on a green light. #2 stated she was struck on her driver's broadside by #1 that turned left into her. #2 sustained heavy driver's broadside and front end damage with airbag deployment. #2 was very shaken up and transported by medics to NWH for evaluation. The scene remained active for a period time as the collision occured near the middle of the intersection during heavy traffic. Officers were required to safely direct traffic and pedestrians to avoid further accidents. As a result, no citation was written on scene. #1 was advised he would receive a citation in the mail. Both MVs towed by Tody's. Court/RMV citation processing note: #1 operator student/temporary residence was added to the bottom of the citation.

On 11/19/2020 at approximately 11:47hrs I responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a City of Newton vehicle. The crash occurred on Westland Ave near the intersecting way of Cherry St. Both Cherry St and Westland Ave are public ways in the City of Newton. Vehicle 1 was stopped in traffic in the eastbound lane of Westland Ave at the intersecting way of Cherry St. Vehicle 2 (City MV) was stopped in traffic on Westland Ave behind Vehicle 1. Vehicle 1 then backed up and struck Vehicle 2. As a result of the impact Vehicle 1 sustained minor damage to the driver's side rear bumper. Vehicle 2 sustained minor damage to the passenger side front bumper. No injuries were reported. No tows were required. Photos were taken and submitted to the IT Bureau. The operator of Vehicle 1 stated upon approaching the intersection of Cherry St, his visibility of on coming traffic on Cherry St was obstructed due to hedges located on the property of 271 Cherry St. The operator of Vehicle 1 stated that he then pulled forward and observed a pedestrian jogging southbound on Cherry St and a vehicle traveling southbound on Cherry St. The operator of Vehicle 1 stated that upon observing the pedestrian and vehicle he backed up and struck Vehicle 2.

Operator of vehicle one Timothy Trencher stated that on 12/01/2020 at 08:36 hours he was driving his vehicle a 2010 Toyota Prius east bound on Linwood Ave near Walnut St. Linwood Ave and Walnut St are public ways in the City of Newton. Techler stated that he came to a stop at the stop sign at Walnut St and then turned left into the north bound lane of Walnut St. Techler stated that he did not see any on coming traffic , bicyclist or pedestrians in the roadway before he turned into the north bound lane of Walnut St. Techler stated that his vehicle's front bumper made contact with a bicycle ridden by Nicolas Le ( DOB 04/05/2006 ) . Techler stated that he was not injured and his vehicle did not require a tow. Le stated that he is a student at Newton North High School and was riding his bike a Giant mountain bike to school. Le stated that he was stopped on his bike on the northeast corner of the intersection of Linwood Ave and Walnut St. Le stated that he saw a pedestrian latter identified as Jason Kaufman walking west bound in the crosswalk from the east side of Walnut St to the west side of Walnut St. Le stated that as Kaufman was crossing over Walnut St he assumed that it was clear to cross over Walnut St while riding his bike. Le stated that he was unsure if the yellow flashing crosswalk lights were activated. Le stated that he rode his bike off of the side walk at the northeast corner of Walnut St at Linwood Ave. Le stated that he did not ride his bike in the marked crosswalk that run from east to west over Walnut St at Linwood Ave. Le stated he rode his bike diagonally into the intersection towards the south west corner of the intersection. Le stated that he did not see Techler's vehicle prior to entering the intersection. It should be noted that at the time of the crash Le was wearing earphones and stated the he was listening to music. Le stated that he was not injured in the crash and signed a patient refusal from in the presence of his father Thanh Le who responded to the crash scene. Le's bike had damage to the front tire and front breaks. Based upon statments made to me by Le, Techler and my observations of the crash area, I believe that they both bear responsibility for the cause of the crash. Le was not in a marked crosswalk and was not sure if the flashing yellow crosswalk lights were activated. Le also was listening to earphones while crossing diagonally into the intersection. I issued Techler MA Unifrom Citation T2015904 and cited him for a violation of MGL 90/14 , failure to yield to a bicyclist while turing left.

On 12/3/2020 at 1400hrs I investigated a past motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian. The crash occurred on 12/03/2020 at approximately 1240hrs. The crash was located in the area of 483 Centre St. Centre St is a public way in the city of Newton. Vehicle 1 was traveling southbound on Centre St near the area of 483 Centre St. Pedestrian 1 was located on the southbound side of Centre St near 483 Centre St. Pedestrian entered the southbound lane of Centre St and was struck by Vehicle 1. As a result of the impact Pedestrian 1 sustained a minor injury to his left leg. Vehicle 1 had no known damage. No parties were transported. No tow was required. It should be noted that the crash was reported by the Operator of Vehicle 1 Daniel Zandman at approximately 1400hrs. Zandman states that he was operating his Vehicle southbound on Centre St just after the intersection at Church St. Zandman states that Pedestrian 1 unexpectedly ran in front of his vehicle. Zandman stated that he did not have enough reaction time to come to a complete stop and his front bumper made contact with Pedestrian 1. Zandman stated that after impact he immediately got out of his vehicle and checked on Pedestrian 1. Zandman described pedestrian on as a 10 year old white male identified as Dexter Jagoditish. Zandman stated that while on scene Dexter called his mother Jess Jagoditish who immediately responded to the scene. Zandman stated that he exchanged information with Jess Jagoditish who then took Dexter home. Zandman states that a witness Mia Martin was also on scene. At approximately 1425hrs I called and spoke to Dexter and his mother Jess Jagoditish. Dexter states that he was walking on the sidewalk near 483 Centre St. Dexter states that he wanted to cross Centre St and thought there were no cars coming. Dexter stated that he entered the southbound lane of Centre St and a car came out of no where and hit him. I then spoke to Jess Jagoditish who is Dexter's mother. Jess stated that she received a call from Dexter around 1240hrs stating he was just hit by a car. Jess stated that when she arrived on scene Dexter was with Zandman and a witness Mia Martin. Jess stated that both Zandman and Martin explained them what had happened. Jess stated that Dexter appeared to be ok so she decided to take him home. Jess states that at this time Dexter has a bruise on his left calf but otherwise appears to be ok. At 1551hrs I spoke with the witness Mia Martin. Martin states that just prior to the crash she was walking her dog behind Dexter. Martin states that "out of nowhere" Dexter sprinted into the southbound lane of Centre St. Mia states that she then observed Vehicle 1 attempt to slow down and swerve to the lest to avoid Dexter. Mia states that the passenger side front bumper then made contact with Dexter. Mia states at impact Vehicle 1 was traveling at a very slow speed. Mia states that Dexter was then knocked on to the ground but then immediately jumped up and started to run away. Mia states that both she and Zandman were able to get Dexter to comeback so that they could check to see if he was ok. Mia states that Dexter was then able to contact his mom who responded on scene. Due to this crash being reported after the fact, Fire, EMS or Police where not initially notified and did not respond to the scene. Pictures were also not taken of the crash scene. At this time this report is for documentation purposes. After speaking with all the parties involved it appears that the crash was caused by Pedestrian 1 entering the roadway in a manner which gave Vehicle 1 little or no time to react.