crash_reports

The operator of Vehicle 1 states that Vehicle 1 was parked at the airpump in the parking lot behind the Speedway gas station at 2370 Commonwealth Ave when Vehicle 2 backed out of a parking space and made contact with the driver-side rear passenger door of Vehicle 1. The operator of Vehicle 1 tried to make contact with the operator of Vehicle 2 and heard her passenger say something along the lines of "go, go! Get out of here!" Vehicle 2 then drove away. The operator of Vehicle 1 was able to take a picture of Vehicle 2 before it left the area. I observed minor scrapes to the driver side rear quarter panel of Vehicle 1. I contacted the operator of Vehicle 2 by phone who states she was attempting to back out of her parking space but was blocked in by Vehicle 1 and asked the operator of Vehicle 1 to move his car so she could get out. The operator of Vehicle 2 states that the operator of Vehicle 1 told her to try and get out anyway and started putting air in his tires. The operator of Vehicle 2 states that she attempted to back out carefully and didn't feel her vehicle make contact with his vehicle so she left the parking lot. Due to the conflicting statements of the operators I was unable to determine who was at fault.

On Sunday 6/12/22 at approximately 1333 hours while assigned to marked unit n498 I was dispatched to the area of 832 Dedham Street for a report of a 2 car motor vehicle crash with no injuries. Upon arrival I spoke with the operator, GERSHON Andrew, of motor vehicle #1 (6HS292). GERSHON states he was traveling Westbound on Dedham Street toward Brookline Street when he approached the driveway at 832 Dedham Street and motor vehicle #2 started to pull out in front of him. GERSHON states as he saw the vehicle pull out he swerved into oncoming traffic to avoid the collision, however motor vehicle #2 struck the passenger side of his vehicle. After the collision GERSHON attempted to pull back into his lane of travel, but lost control causing him to overcorrect and go off the road on the westbound side of the road in front of 824 Dedham Street causing some damage to the front landscaping of the yard. Secondly, I spoke with the operator, JIN Zhien, of motor vehicle #2 (EV87SA). JIN states she was attempting to pull out of the driveway of 832 Dedham Street and didn't see motor vehicle #1. JIN states she was distracted because there was a lot going on inside the car. She stated she was not on her cell phone. Finally I also spoke with a witness, CURTIS Ron, who was travelling in the opposite direction and witnessed the crash. Ron stated he saw motor vehicle #1 travelling straight in the opposite direction on Dedham Street. He saw the Tesla (MV#2) attempting to pull out of the driveway at 832 Dedham Street and drive into the side of MV#1. Ron stated he also observed MV#1 swerve into his lane of traffic trying to avoid the collision and then spinning out into the front of 824 Dedham Street. Taking the witness, operator, and passenger statements into account as well as my observations, I determined the operator, (JIN Zhien) of MV#2 (EV87SA) is at fault for the crash and she has been issued Massachusetts Uniform Citation T2012918 C89 S8 Failure to Yield Right of Way.

Operator of Vehicle 1 states he was travelling Northbound on Ferncroft Rd when the operator became briefly distracted by his phone. Vehicle 1 then struck the curb and a tree on the West side of the road in front of #64 Ferncroft Rd, causing extensive damage to the front of the vehicle and airbag deployment. The operator denied any injuries and declined medical treatment. Vehicle 1 was towed from the scene by Tody's Towing. Newton Fire responded to clean up engine fluids that had leaked on the roadway. The witness who initially reported the crash to 911 stated that she observed the operator of Vehicle 1 pass her location at a higher than reasonable rate of speed and was looking down at his phone. I then issued the operator Mass. Uniform Citation #T1448099 (Written Warning) in hand to the operator's mother as his agent for a violation of C90ss13B Texting While Driving

MV1 was traveling southbound on Lexington Street. Operator of MV1 said she looked down to grab her phone and struck MV2. MV2 was unoccupied and parked legally in front of 78 Lexington Street. Operator of MV1 sustained a minor cut on the top of her head and was transported to Newton Wellesley Hospital by Fallon Medics. MV1 had damage to the front right bumper and was towed by Tody's. MV2 had damage done to the left rear bumper and was able to drive away from the scene.

On Wednesday, 6/29/2022, at approximately 1630 hours, I, Ofc Murphy was dispatched to the intersection of Craft St and Washington St for a MVA involving a pedestrian. Upon arrival, I spoke with a witness, Ms. Tunde Kovacs. Tunde stated she observed MV 1 taking a right turn from Craft St onto Washington St. Tunde stated she also observed an unknown pedestrian attempt to cross the cross walk on Washington St at this intersection without the cross walk light. When MV 1 took the turn he struck the unknown pedestrian. Tunde further stated the pedestrian got into MV 1 with the Operator. Tunde provided the plate of the vehicle, MA reg 387RK5. Tunde also stated the pedestrian was wearing tan pants with a gray short sleeve t shirt. I was able to make contact with the driver of MV 1 via telephone. I spoke with Mr. Santos Hernandez. Santos stated he took the right hand turn from Craft St onto Washington St and did not know anyone was in the cross walk because the cross walk light was not on. Santos struck the unknown pedestrian while making this turn. Santos further stated the pedestrian was ok and just wanted a ride home. Santos stated he brought him home to his address in Belmont. Santos was able to provide a phone number for the unknown pedestrian. There was no damage to MV 1. I spoke with the pedestrian, Mr. Ashley Jeremy. Jeremy stated he was attempting to cross Washington St at the intersection of Washington and Craft St in the cross walk southbound when he was struck by MV 1. Jeremy stated he didn't believe he was badly hurt on scene and just wanted a ride home from MV 1. Jeremy further stated he is unsure if he used the cross walk light but he thinks he "probably didn't." Jeremy stated he has a small cut on his back and his right leg is a little sore. Jeremy further stated he might go to the doctor on his own accord to get evaluated.

MV1 operator stated she had the green light when she taking a left from Highland St northbound onto Washington St westbound. MV1 operator stated as she mostly through the intersection a light colored sedan was operating through a red light on Washington St eastbound, and struck her rear driver side passenger door. MV1 operator also reported damage to the trunk door. MV2 operator stated approximately $5000 USD damage was caused because of the MVA. MV1 operator said she was in shock at first and thought the other operator would pull over to exchange information but realized the other operator left the scene already. Witness in MV2 stated he was behind MV1 on Highland St and was following her taking a left. MV2 witness said they absolutely had the green light when turning left onto Washington St westbound. MV2 witness said as MV1 was almost through the intersection a white colored sedan operating on Washington St eastbound went through a red light and struck MV1 in the rear driver side passenger door. MV2 witness believed the white color sedan operator was texting at the time of the MVA. MV1 operator reported no injuries at this time. MV1 was still able to be driven, no tow required. Please see incident report for more.

On 07/07/22 at 11:44 hours, I (Traffic Unit # 523) responded to 68 Wyman Street Apt. # 5 for a past motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian that occurred on 06/09/22 at 808 Beacon Street. This area of Beacon Street is a public way maintained and owned by the City of Newton. The weather at the time was 81 degrees and partly cloudy (wunderground.com). The road conditions at the time were dry. On arrival, I spoke to the pedestrian involved in the crash identified as Thomas Jones. He stated the crash took place on 06/09/22 approximately between the hours of 14:05 and 14:10. He further stated that this occurred at 808 Beacon Street while he was crossing Beacon Street near the Bank of America. He says that he pushed the button to activate the crosswalk yellow flashing signal lights. It should be noted that I am familiar with this location and it does have a marked crosswalk on both sides of 808 Beacon Street with yellow flashing signals that can be activated. Once activated, he says a vehicle traveling eastbound on Beacon Street stopped for him. He then entered the crosswalk from the eastbound side of Beacon Street going across the street with his walking cane. He kept walking in to the westbound travel lane of Beacon Street when he was suddenly struck by a motor vehicle. Thomas could not provide what type or color of the vehicle. As a result, Thomas fell forward and was knocked down to the ground on both hands and knees. He also says that his right cheek and eyeglasses struck the pavement which damaged the lens to his glasses. He sustained a bruised (black and blue) right eye. He says approximately seven days later he started having neck pain to which he has been receiving medical attention for. He also states an upper right side tooth implant fell out of his mouth. After the crash, he states he was helped up by two unknown bystanders. An elderly white female who was operating the vehicle that struck him approached him. Thomas says that the female told him that she did not see him crossing the street as she was looking down and not up at the time. She provided him with her name of Jill Levin and her telephone number before leaving. Thomas states he was wearing gray colored khaki pants, sneakers, and a light blue t-shirt at the time of the crash. Next, I attempted to call the number for Jill Levin and left her a message to call me back. At approximately 14:45 hours on this date, Ms. Levin came in to NPD Headquarters and spoke to me. I asked her if she was involved in a accident during the month of June. She stated that there was an incident on a Thursday approximately three weeks ago in June of 2022 at approximately 14:30 hours. She says she was driving her 2013 Lexus 450RX color gray bearing MA reg. # 6RK464 westbound on Beacon Street near address number 808. She saw an older male crossing in the crosswalk and she says that she stopped for him. The male then suddenly fell down in front of her car. She states that she never struck him with her vehicle. She then got of her vehicle and asked him if he needed any assistance to which he replied that he was fine and did not need anything. He provided his name to her. She then provided her name and phone number on a piece of paper. I asked Ms. Levin why she would provide her information to Mr. Jones if no accident occurred. She replied that it was the right thing to do as far as checking on him and seeing if he needed any assistance. I then inquired why Mr. Jones would alledge that she stated to him on scene that you did not see him crossing the street. Also, that you were looking down and not up. Ms. Levin denied ever stating this to Jones. I then went outside and looked at her Lexus 450RX to check for any damage to the front end of the vehicle. I observed two small scratches to the passenger side front bumper which appear unrelated. The marks were indicative of white paint transfer from having contact with another vehicle. Ms. Levin did not know where the marks came from. I advised her that I would investigate this further and check to see if there is surveillance footage from the Bank of America or other source. After, I attempted to call Bank of America and could not reach anyone there. I will check the area and go to the bank on 07/08/22 during my next shift. On 07/08/22 at approximately 09:10 hours, I went up to 808 Beacon Street and observed no other surveillance cameras in the area. I went in to the Bank of America and spoke to the branch manager. He showed me the multiple camera angles they have, but none show out in to Beacon Street. As a result of this investigation and the statements made by both parties, I believe that Mr. Jones was struck by Ms. Levin's vehicle. The fact that Ms. Levin got out of her vehicle to check on Jones and provide her information to him even though she claims no accident took place is highly unlikely. Therefore, I am issuing Ms. Levin MA Uniform Citation # 507419AB for Chapter 89/11 Crosswalk Violation. The citation was mailed out on 07/08/22. I spoke to Ms. Levin on the phone explaining a citation was issued and mailed to her.

The witness to the hit and run stated she was inside and heard a bang. She looked out the window and heard MV1 back into the parked MV2. The witness then ran outside and observed the driver, a white male drive away and turn right onto Boyd Street. There was significant damage to the bumper of MV2. MV2's bumper was completely off. The vehicle involved was a white van with a green stripe. The witness got a phone number off the van, 401-827-8800. The phone number belongs to Liberty Mobility of West Warwick Rhode Island. A male party answered and stated he sold the vehicle years ago and has received multiple calls regarding the vehicle. A plate was not provided. The witness is not the owner of the vehicle, she is a neighbor.

LE, Chieu (RI OLN 3218891) reported she was parked in the parking lot of 64 Eldredge St. when her vehicle (MV1 - RI Reg JX720) was struck by a vehicle, causing minor damage to the front right bumper. No tow needed. Accident occurred on 7/12/22 between 1400-1800 hrs. KANODE, Amanda (MA OLN S34810658) is a client and stated via e-mail that she backed into MV1 in the parking lot and thought there was no damage. Registered to KANODE is MA Reg 66P630 (MV2). She left her phone number and I left a voicemail to confirm details.