crash_reports

MV1 was parked in the corner spot in the center island of the parking lot. MV2 was turning right around the MV to approach the dumpster and misjudged the distance and struck MV1. MV2 is a Waste Management truck contracted by the City of Newton. I took pictures and they were TOT IT.

MV1 was backing into a snow covered parking space at 25 Chestnut St. The lot had not been plowed yet. As he was backing, the rear of the truck fishtailed slightly and struck parked MV2(city MV). There was a scratch to the drivers side mirror of MV2. The rear drivers tail light and quarter panel were damaged on MV1. I took pictures as did oper MV1. I transferred my pictures to IT.

MV1 was driving northbound in the parking lot when MV2 backed out of a parking spot striking MV1 in the right rear door and quarter panel. Oper 1 stated he was driving in the lot when MV2 struck the right rear of the car. Oper 2 stated she was backing out of he spot when she struck MV1 she stated she did not see MV1 prior to the accident. pictures were taken by and forwarded to IT

On 7/9/2019 at approx 1406Hrs while assigned to 497 I responded to level 4A of the Newton Wellesley parking garage at 2014 Washington St for a report of a minor collision. Upon arrival I spoke with the operator of RI Reg FV705, Malorie CURLEY who stated she had parked her new work vehicle in the parking stall was exiting her vehicle to see if she was within the lines when the operator of Ma Reg 69EL83 Laurence HENDY pulled into the spot next to her, opened his door striking her truck, CURLEY stated as she was rounding the car HENDY proceeded to grab his door and slam it into her car several more times. CURLEY stated she confronted HENDY who refused to exchange information with her for the damage to her car and fled. CURLEY took pictures which she will provide in her own crash report. The front bumper of CURLEYS car had several spots where the white paint was peeled back , HENDYS vehicle had the matching white paint on the edge of his drivers side door. Although the damage was minor CURLEY requested a report for documentation as it was her work vehicle. i attempted to contact HENDY but no phone number is listed.

On Friday, August 30, 2019, while assigned to Traffic unit N525, I responded to Burr Park (142 Park Street, Newton) for a motor vehicle crash involving a City of Newton Fire truck. The operator of Newton Fire Ladder 3 (MA: MF453453), Michael Pohlman, stated while trying to exit Burr Park from the Waverly Street exit, the middle driver side tire area of Ladder 3 made contact with a fixed cement pole. The pole is located at the entrance/exit and has a chain attached to it used to restrict access to the area. I observed minor damage to the driver side middle tire area and no damage to the pole. No injuries were reported by the occupants of Ladder 3. Photos were taken and submitted to the IT Bureau. Ladder 3 stated they were at the Burr Park permorming an inspection.

The operator of MV1 (MA: 249AB2) stated he was operating his vehicle Westbound through the parking lot behind 1321 Washington Street, Newton. The operator stated he was attempting to pull over to the right side of the roadway to allow a vehicle traveling Eastbound through the parking lot by him. In doing so, MV1's passenger side door area made contact with the front crash guard of Newton Police cruiser N506 ( MA MVN: MP506B). I observed minor damage to the passenger side door area of MV1 and minor damage to the front crash guard of MV2. No injuries reported. Photos were taken and submitted to the IT Bureau.

On 11/12/2019 at 12:26 hours, I responded to the Star Market parking lot located at 2040 Commonwealth Avenue for a motor vehicle pedestrian accident. The parking lot is a public/thru way that motorists use to access the Star Market along with other businesses. The weather at the time was cloudy and rainy and the parking lot was saturated. Prior to my arrival, the pedestrian involved left the scene and did not want to speak to the officer nor wanted medical attention. Ofc. Claflin then cancelled Cataldo Ambulance. The pedestrian, Mary Alexander, left her information with a store employee prior to leaving. I spoke to the operator of MV # 1 (Joshua Randel MD Lic.# R534440603244) who stated that he was travelling through the third row of the Star Market parking lot at an appropriate speed. He was then attempting to make a left turn near the entrance/exit of the store. He says that there was a large white van parked in the end handicapped spot towards the left of him. He says the van was sticking out in the spot limiting his visibility. As he was half way through his left turn and coming around the corner, he was not able to see a pedestrian pushing a shopping carriage. He then struck the carriage that was being pushed by Mary Alexander. He further says that the cart jolted Ms. Alexander and she fell down to the ground. At the time, Alexander was walking through the lot near the store entrance heading back towards the parked cars. She was not in the crosswalk at the time which was approximately ten feet down from her location. After, I attempted to go to Ms. Alexander's residence to follow up. I spoke to her friend who was bringing up Alexander's groceries and she stated that she decided to go to Newton Wellesley Hospital for treatment. I then spoke to Ms. Alexander in the lobby of the hospital. She stated that she was exiting the store through the lot with her shopping carriage. She believes she was approximately eight feet away from the door when all of a sudden she only saw red coming at her. She believes MV # 1 was speeding at the time. I asked her if she was struck by the vehicle or was the shopping carriage only struck. She replied that she did not know and only remembers falling to the ground after. She sustained a large bruise to the inside palm area of her right hand and her left knee was swollen. Digital photos of the scene were taken and pictures of Ms. Alexander's injuries were taken at the hospital. As far as possible video surveillance, I was told that the Loss Prevention Department has to access the video. On 11/13/19 at approximately 14:20 hours, I went in to the Star Market and spoke to the manager, Nidal Rajeh, inquiring about possible video surveillance. He said there is coverage in the parking lot and he was able to show me the video. A copy of the video would have to be done by Loss Prevention which I requested. I observed at the 12:12pm mark in the video, MV # 1 was parked five spots up from the third row of the lot that he was exiting. I also observed a white transport van parked in the end handicapped spot mentioned by the operator but it was parked correctly and not limiting visibility. Next, MV # 1 backs out of the spot and drives forward going at a reasonable speed. The pedestrian (Alexander) has already exited the store with her carriage and is walking at an angle toward the same third row of parked cars. As the pedestrian is walking towards the direction of MV # 1, it appears that the pedestrian should be visible to him. MV # 1 then starts to take the left turn around the corner without slowing or stopping and strikes the carriage head on. Due to the impact, Alexander then loses grasp of the carriage and it goes past her twisting her body around. She then hits and rolls up on the hood of the vehicle on her left side. MV # 1 then suddenly stops and immediately gets out and provides assistance to the pedestrian. Due to the video surveillance, Mr. Randel will be issued/mailed MA Uniform Citation # T2012347 for Ch. 90/14/A Failure to slow for a pedestrian.

On 02/14/20 at approximately 14:45 I responded to a crash in the parking lot outside of #50 Winchester St- The Tile In Style store. Upon my arrival the Fire Department was already there and I was met by the owner of the building Bruno DiFazio. The vehicle that had struck the building had left the scene but he showed me security footage of the crash. The video showed a white S.U.V. (later determined to be Mass. Reg# 6GEL40 White 2017 Acura RDX owned and operated by Eleonora Revzin) pull slowly into a parking spot and then accelerate up and over the curb and into the building. The crash caused moderate damage to the brick facade and inside wall of the tile store. A short time later, Revzin drove back into the parking lot where I spoke with her. Revzin stated she didn't know why her car had accelerated into the building but she was having some personal issues and may have been distracted. She explained that she left the area because she was shaken up but then as she had time to clear her head, thought she should return to the store. There was minor damage to her vehicle and she stated she was not hurt and didn't want me to call the Medics for an evaluation. I issued Revzin Mass. Citation #T2013436 in hand for N.C.O. 19/75- Failure to use care in stopping and a verbal warning for leaving the scene. City of Newton Inspector Paul Nelson showed up and deemed the building to be structurally safe. N523 Officer Wilson arrived and took pictures of the scene.

On 09/21/20 at 14:46 hours, I (Traffic Unit # 523) responded to the parking lot of 88 Chestnut Street for a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian. The weather at the time was 60 degrees ( localconditions.com) and the sky was clear and sunny. The road surface was dry. The parking lot is a thru way that the public use to enter/exit the lot or park there. On arrival at the same time with the Fire and Medics, I observed a female laying in the middle of the lot facing down on her back. A small red and gray CVS like type shopping carriage was knocked over and resting on it's side in front of the victim's head. The carriage was moved to the side in order to tend to the victim I also observed a black Honda Civic bearing MA reg.# 3741TW that was involved in the accident. The Honda was out of the parking spot resting approximately two feet away from the pedestrian's legs. I then spoke to the pedestrian identified as Darla Gipson in the rear of the ambulance. She sustained an abrasion to her front left shoulder and arm area which I observed. She also complained of left knee and elbow pain. She stated that she walking through the middle of the parking lot pushing the carriage by the door entrance in a westerly direction towards Chestnut Street. She states that she never saw a vehicle backing up and then she was suddenly struck and believes she was pushed underneath the vehicle. She was then transported to Newton Wellesley Hospital by Cataldo Ambulance. I then spoke to the operator of the Honda Civic identified as Linda Burke (MA S70320414). Ms. Burke was parked in the first spot to the right of the walkway that leads to the entrance/exit doorway. I asked her what occurred and she stated that she was backing her vehicle up to exit the parking lot when she looked behind her not seeing anything in sight. She then started backing up and struck the pedestrian without realizing it. She says the driver of a green cab and his female customer who were no longer on scene were yelling at her to stop her vehicle because the pedestrian was underneath it. She then stopped her vehicle. I observed minor scrapes to the entire rear bumper of the vehicle so it is unknown where it actually struck the pedestrian/carriage. I observed no obvious signs of damage to the carriage. It should be noted that Ms. Burke's Honda does not have a back up camera or back up sensors. There are no surveillance cameras to the apartment complex and no witnesses came forward for the accident. As a result of the investigation, Ms. Burke will be issued Uniform Citation # T1271069 for Newton City Ordinance 19-75 Failure To Use Care in Backing. Digital photos were taken by me of the scene.

The owner of MV#1 stated she came out of work at NWH at 0730hrs and noticed the passenger front of her vehicle was damaged. She stated that she parked her vehicle in the that space at 2330hrs the night before. I observed significant damage to the passenger front of the vehicle. It should be noted that I did not observe and parts on the ground or any debris indicating that the accident occurred in that location. The headlight was totally shattered out and there were missing parts from vehicle. There was also a fluid trail that appeared to be leaking from the front passenger side. This trail indicated that the vehicle was driven and backed in to the parking space after the collision took place. Based on my training and experience I do not believe that vehicle was struck in that location as a hit and run. There were no cameras in the area. The owner requested her own tow for the vehicle. I submitted a photo of the claimed hit and run scene to the IT bureau and it was attached to this accident report.

On Monday 11/2/2020 at approx 0700hrs, while operating cruiser 504 and assigned N494, I was located at 90 Crafts St in Newton. While backing up my cruiser to turn around I struck a solid cement block, cracking the driver side tail-light and scratching the paint around it. It should be noted there was no signs of damage to the cement block. Photos were taken and submitted.

Operator 1 stated that he was parked in a designated parking space in the lot of 259 Centre street when he viewed mv#2 backing up and getting close to mv#1. Operator #1 stated that he beeped his horn to alert mv#2. Mv#2 then struck the front passenger side of mv#1. Operator of mv#2 stated that he was backing up and did not realize that mv#1 was still parked there, he had believed the vehicle had moved. Mv#2 struck mV#1 with the rear of the passenger side. No injuries. Minor damage and paint transfer. All vehicle could be driven from the scene. Photos taken.

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.

On 04/20/21 at 11:46 hours, I (Traffic Unit 523) responded to the CVS parking lot located at 978 Boylston Street for a city motor vehicle hit & run accident. The city vehicle was struck when the operator was inside the store and the other unknown vehicle left the scene. The CVS parking lot is a thru-way for the public to access and park for the store. The weather at the time was partly cloudy and the road conditions were dry. On arrival, I met the driver of the city vehicle identified as William Bertrand (MA D/L# S24973075). The vehicle is a 2016 Ford Escape color black with MA registration # M2534A and is labeled as vehicle number 304. Mr. Bertrand stated he was parked in the lot and went inside the store. The Escape was parked in the seventh spot in from the parking stalls closet to the entrance of the store. He then came out and observed that the vehicle had been struck on it's rear driver's side quarter panel area. He says the other vehicle had left the scene and no note was left on his vehicle. I observed numerous scrape marks to that mentioned area and I took digital photos of the damage. I also observed two small specks of paint on the damaged area that were a bluish gray type of color from the suspect vehicle. It appears that due to the scrape marks that the unknown vehicle was pulling in to the parking space to the left of the city vehicle. As it was pulling in, it struck the city vehicle with it's front passenger quarter panel area. I spoke to Nick (CVS manager) on the phone and was inquiring about possible surveillance footage of the lot. He stated that he didn't believe the cameras cover that area of the lot but he would look for any possible footage and notify me if so.

Motor vehicle 1 (MV1) was parked facing northbound in the parking lot of 98 Winchester Street ( Tedeschis), when an unknown motor vehicle 2 (MV2) crashed into the rear passengers side of MV1, and then left the area. It is unknown if MV2 backed into MV1 or hit MV1 head on. As a result of the crash, MV 1 sustained moderate passengers side rear end damage. An unknown witness told the owner of MV1 that the vehicle involved was a dark colored VW sedan with a MA registration of 826PHL, however, this registration number does not come back to a VW. The Tedeschis does have cameras facing the parking lot, however, the employee working at the time of the crash did not have access to them and advised that the manager would be able access the footage tomorrow. On Monday, May 3, 2021, I investigated a Hit and Run crash that occurred at 98 Winchester Street, Newton on May 2, 2021 (Crash#2100000303). I responded to Tedeschi's located at 98 Winchester Street, Newton in an attempt to recover surveillance footage of the crash. I spoke with the owner who allowed me access to review footage from the date and time of the crash. At approximately 1223 hours a black/dark blue Volkswagon sedan is observed entering the Tedeschi's parking lot from Dedham Street (N). The vehicle is observed taking a wide left turn around another vehicle that enters the parking lot from the Winchester Street entrance (E). The front passenger side bumper/fender area of the Volkswagon crashes into the rear passengers side of MV1 (NY: HXZ4415). The Volkswagon is then observed leaving the parking lot (W) out of the Winchester Street side of the lot. The Volkswagon then leaves view of the camera. The Volkswagon's back rear window has white lettering on the bottom. I searched CopLink for registration matches from the Newton area that contain characteristic from the reported registration provided by a witness. MA: 826PH4 comes back to a blue Volkswagon Passat registered to Ms. Joanne Medoff (S95046822) with an address out of 115 Upland Avenue, Newton. This address is 0.1 miles away from where the crash took place. I arrived at 115 Upland Avenue and observed a dark colored Volkswagon Passat (MA: 826PH4) parked in the driveway. This vehicle had moderate recent damage to it's front passenger side bumper/fender area that would be consistent with the crash from Tedeschi's. This vehicle also had the same white lettering present on the bottom of the rear window as the vehicle in the surveillance footage. I rang the doorbell to this address and spoke with Mr. Colby Medoff (S13831145). Mr. Medoff stated the vehicle in the driveway is his but it is registered to his mother. Ms. Medoff came to the door and I explained the circumstances for me speaking with them. After speaking to Mr. Medoff, he admitted to being the operator of the Volkswagon when it crashed into the rear passenger side of MV1. I asked Mr. Medoff why he did not stop and provide his information to the owner of the other vehicle. Mr. Medoff stated he was scared. Mr. Medoff was provided with Massachusetts Uniform Citation 990226AA in hand for Chapter 90, Section 24 (Leaving the Scene of Property Damage). Mr. Medoff was advised. Photos of the Volkswagon and media from the Tedeschi's surveillance footage were submitted to the IT Bureau. Mr. Medoff's information was added to this report to reflect him being the operator of MV2. I contacted the party in possession of MV1, Mr. Jason Medley, and advised him. The parking lot of Tedeschi's is private property but the public does have a right of access to the property.

MV1 owner states they were alerted by the bouncer at 107R Union St that their vehicle had been hit. Bouncer, Steven Raveri, states he witnessed a BMW back into MV1 in the alley behind Thistle and Leek and then leave the scene. Another worker from Thistle and Leek, Christian McNeill, states he witnessed a BMW back into the Subaru more than once attempting to turn around before leaving the alley. I observed paint damage on the rear end of the Subaru. Steven was able to take a picture of the BMWs plate (NY: MD60330) before it left. I was able to find the vehicles information and two phone numbers for the registered owner. I will be contacting them on my next tour of duty. Traffic Bureau update (Officer Gaudet): On Thursday, May 27, 2021, I was able to make contact with the registered owner of MV2. Mr. Stephen Gorfine (NY: 392 858 797) stated he was operating his 2007 BMW 750 (NY: 60330) at the time and location of the crash. Mr. Gorfine stated he was not aware he was involved in a crash. I explained to Mr. Gorfine that two witnesses observed his vehicle crash into MV1 as it was parked unoccupied. Mr. Gorfine stated he has hit many cars in the past and has been hit himself. Mr. Gorfine did not appear to understand the brevity of causing damage to MV1 and not stopping to attempt to provide his information to the owner. Mr. Gorfine was advised and mailled Massachusetts Uniform Citaton 019187AB for Newton City Ordinance Chapter 19, Section 75 (Failure To Use Care).

On 06/21/2021 at approx. 0545 hrs I was at the Yard at 52 Elliot Street speaking with other officers. I was parked between cruisers N500 and N498. A large bee flew into the window of N507 and was in the area of my face. I was unable to open the cruiser door so I attempted to pull the cruiser forward and did not realize the wheels of the cruiser were angled and I hit the back passenger side corner of N498 causing damage to the light and the rear quarter. The damage to N507 was the passenger side front and rear door. Photos were taken and submitted to the IT department. No injuries were sustained. Both cruisers were able to be driven.

Witnesses #1 and #2 (anonymous) stated that Vehicle #1 was parked in a parking space behind Pressed Cafe. Vehicle #2 was parked to the right of Vehicle #1. Vehicle #2 attempted to back up out of their space, overcorrected, and backed into Vehicle #1. Witnesses stated Vehicle #2 drove away at a high rate of speed. Vehicle #1 suffered minor damage to the right rear side of the vehicle. Unknown damage to Vehicle #2. Witnesses followed the vehicle and provided me with a picture of the license plate. They were unable to describe the driver. I was able to locate the owner of Vehicle #1 and notify him of the damage. I responded to the address listed for Vehicle #2 with negative results. Report forwarded to Traffic Bureau for follow up with Vehicle #2. Traffic Bureau update (Officer Gaudet): On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, I made contact with the registered owner of MV2, Ms. Irina Mazo via telephone. Ms. Mazo stated she was away for the weekend but her daughter, Olga Rapoport, had the vehicle. I apprised Ms. Mazo about the crash involving her vehicle. Ms. Mazo stated she would contact her daughter and have her call me. A short time later, I received a call from Ms. Rapoport. Ms. Rapoport stated she was operating MA: 4LD211 at the time of the reported crash. Ms. Rapoport stated her rear passenger side bumber area crashed into MV1 as she was backing out of a parking spot. Ms. Rapoport stated she left the area with out stopping to assess the damage to MV1, or to attempt to make contact with the owner of MV1. I asked Ms. Rapoport why she did not stop. Ms. Rapoport stated she did not have an excuse. Ms. Rapoport stated there is no damage to her vehicle. Ms. Rapoport was advised and will be mailed Massachusetts Uniform Citation (061166AB) for Chapter 90, Section 24 (Leaving the Scene of Property Damage).

On Wednesday, September 1, 2021, while assigned to Traffic unit N525, I responded to the Newton Centre Municipal Parking Lot (797 Beacon Street, Newton) for a report of a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian with a potential head injury. The weather at the time of the crash was cloudy and overcast. The road surface at the time of the crash was dry. The Newton Centre Municipal Parking Lot is open for public travel and use and is maintained by the City of Newton I spoke with the operator of the 2016 Audi 32 (MA: 4PL345) involved in the crash, Mr. Peter Schiller (S26414610). Mr. Schiller stated he entered the Newton Centre lot from Langley Road and made a right turn to enter the back row of parking stalls. Mr. Schiller stated he then took a left turn into the parking area to look for a spot. Mr. Schiller stated he did not see the pedestrian in the roadway in time and his vehicle's front end crashed into the pedestrian. Mr. Schiller estimated the crash happened right near the first car parked in the row closest to where he entered. I showed Mr. Schiller the believed area of impact was actually 3 car stalls in, and the crash occurred in the middle of the travel way. I asked Mr. Schiller if he has any medical conditions or takes any medication that would effect his ability to operator a motor vehicle. Mr. Schiller stated he does not. Mr. Schiller reported no injuries as a result of the crash. I observed very minor damage to the front hood/bumper/fender area of his vehicle from where the crash took place. I did observe soil covering the hood area. The injured pedestrian was carrying a plant with soil in the pot. I asked Mr. Schiller if he could recall where he made contact with the pedestrian or how the pedestrian ended up in front of his vehicle. Mr. Schiller stated he thought the injured pedestrian was running towards his car when the made his turn. I spoke with a witness that remained on scene, Mr. Nicholas Ryland. Mr. Ryland stated he was walking in the Newton Centre lot while pushing his daughter in her stroller. Mr. Ryland stated he observed MV1 enter the lot from Langley Road and took the right turn into the lot at a high rate of speed. Mr. Ryland stated he stopped with the stroller next to the first vehicle parked in the roadway where the last parking stalls begin. The MV1's driver side operated past Mr. Ryland's left side, took a left turn, and then Mr. Ryland stated he heard the crash. The crash took place in the middle of the roadway in between the parking stalls to the East and West of MV1. I responded to Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston to follow up with the pedestrian injured in the crash, Ms. Sophia Alexandridies (S49399467). Ms. Alexandridies was transported to the emergency department by Fallon Medics with multiple injuries including a head injury. Due to Ms. Alexandridies's injuries, I was unable to obtain a statement from her about the events of the crash. I spoke with Ms. Alexandridies's daughter, Christina, in the emergency department. Christina stated Ms. Alexandridies suffered a head injury, along with possible broken ribs and an injury to her left shoulder. Most of the injuries reported are on Ms. Alexandridies's left side, the presumed area of impact with the vehicle. Due to the circumstances of this crash, and Mr. Schiller being involved in another surchargeable crash on April 28, 2021, a Request for Immediate Threat License Suspension was submitted to the Registry of Motor Vehicles at DCUImmediateThreat@massmail.state.ma.us. Mr. Schiller is also being cited with Massachusetts Uniform Citation 119853AB for Newton City Ordinance Chapter 19, Section 75 (Fail To Use Care). On September 2, 2021, I contacted Mr. Schiller to provide him with additional information about the crash. Mr. Schiller stated he did not realize Ms. Alexandridies was injuried in the crash. Mr. Schiller also stated he has no recollection of being involved in a crash in April. Mr. Schiller was advised to contact his insurance company to inquire about his last crash. Photos were taken of the area and MV1 and submitted to the IT Bureau. I canvassed the area for survellance footage of the crash with a negative result.

On Monday, December 06, 2021, while assigned to Traffic unit N525, I responded to the area of Midland Avenue and Riverdale Avenue, Newton for a report of a motor vehicle crash resulting from a medical event. The weather at the time of this incident was overcast. The road surface in the area of the incident was mostly dry. Midland Avenue and Riverdale Avenue are both public ways in the City of Newton. I spoke with Mr. William Shea (S45354021), a foreman for Diaz Construction who was working on a job site next to 10 Midland Avenue at the time of the incident. Mr. Diaz stated while working with Mr. Silvestre Laneiro (S45163124) and Mr. Leonardo Alvarenga (S63414490), they observed a green Ford Taurus (MA: 6BF469) traveling towards the area of their job site while traveling North on Riverdale Avenue. Mr. Shea stated he observed a white male party vomiting what appeared to be blood out of the driver side window of the vehicle. Mr. Shea stated he then observed the vehicle's driver side area crash into numerous cement posts in front of 10 Midland Avenue (PSMJ Resources, Inc.) at a low rate of speed. The vehicle then traveling over a large mental plate in the roadway covering a trench and it continued down Riverdale Avenue until it crashed into the front driver side tire of a parked 1998 Volvo 828 rock truck owned by Diaz Construction. This vehicle was parked unoccupied on the roadway inside the jobsite. Mr. Shea stated they all went over to the vehicle to assist the driver, later identified as Mr. Richard Proia (S25282466). Mr. Shea stated there was a large amount of blood all over Mr. Proia's face, person, and vehicle and he was continuing to throw up blood. Mr. Proia was transported to St. Elizabeths Hospital in Boston by Newton Medics prior to my arrival. Due to Mr. Proia's condition at the time of his transport, Sgt. Michael Wade of the Newton Police Traffic Bureau contacted Trooper Mark Delaney of the Middlesex County CPAC who declined jurisdiction in the event that Mr. Proia succumbs to his injuries. I contacted Trooper John Paul from the MSP Reconstruction Unit to make him aware of the crash. MSP declined to respond. I notified Mr. Proia's daughter, Jennifer Proia, that her father had been transported to the hospital after being involved in the crash. Photos were taken of the crash scene and submitted to the IT Bureau. I observed damage to the front passenger side bumper/fender area of Mr. Proia's vehicle. I observed very minor damage to the front driver side tire area of the Volvo rock truck involved in the crash. Mr. Proia's vehicle was removed from the roadway by Tody's Towing. Officer Wilson canvassed the area for surveillance footage of the incident with a negative result. Sgt. Wade received a call from Dr. Grivetti (2021-10751) from the Medical Examiners Office a short time after Mr. Proia was transported to St. Elizabeths. Dr. Grivetti stated he received a call from the hospital notifying him that Mr. Proia has passed away and he was making notification to us. Dr. Grivetti stated it is his understanding that Mr. Proia suffered an aggressive GI bleed leading to cardiac arrest. This medical event appears to have been the catalyst for Mr. Proia's crash.

On Wednesday, February 2, 2022, while assigned to Traffic unit N525, I responded to the Pelham Street Municipal Lot for a report of a motor vehicle crash involving a City of Newton owned truck. The weather at the time of the crash was overcast. The road surface was wet from melting snow in the area. The Pelham Street Municipal Lot is maintained by the City of Newton. I spoke with the operator of MV1, Mr. Florestal Jackson (S57770573). Mr. Jackson is an employee of the City of Newton DPW and was assisting with snow removal in the Pelham Street Municipal Lot. Mr. Jackson stated while operating a City of Newton owned 2012 Ford F350 (MA MVN: M86781), he was backing in the lot when the rear of his vehicle crashed into the rear passenger trunk area of a parked 2016 Toyota Rav 4 (MA: 1JRD33). Mr. Jackson reported no injuries. The owner of MV2, Ms. Angela Davitoria (S30231275) stated she was sitting in her parked vehicle in parking spot #2224 when MV1 backed into her. Ms. Davitoria reported no injuries. Photos were taken and submitted to the IT Bureau.

On Tuesday 3/1/22 at approximately 1300 hours while assigned to marked unit n498 I was dispatched to the area of 980 Boylston Street for a report of a motor vehicle into a building. Upon arrival fire and medics were on scene treating the operator of motor vehicle #1 (EDMAN Brigitta). EDMAN's vehicle crashed into the front of Mr K's Liquor store smashing out the front window and doing minor damage to the inside of the store. Prior to striking the building she also slightly struck an Anton Cleaner's van doing very little to no damage to the van. EDMAN states she was attempting to park in the handicap parking spot in front of the store when she accidentally stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake, which caused her vehicle to lunge forward and crash into the front of the building. EDMAN was not trapped in the vehicle but had difficulty exiting the vehicle so she was assisted by Newton Fire. EDMAN was also evaluated and transported to Newton Wellesley Hospital by Medi 4. While on scene Newton Inspectional Services was notified and responded to determine the structural integrity of the building. After looking inside the building Inspectional Services requested the vehicle be removed at which time Tody's was notified. Upon removal Inspectional Services also inspected the outside of the structure and determined the structural integrity of the building was not compromised and Mr. K's was able to stay open for business. Due to the nature of the crash I requested through the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicle an immediate threat license suspension / revocation for EDMAN's drivers license. Seven pictures were taken and forwarded to IT to be attached to this report.

At approximately 1239HRs on Thursday, 04/07/2022, I was dispatched to 111 Needham St. (McDonald's) for a report of a hit & run crash. Upon arrival, I spoke with the operator of MV1 (MA Pass: 49315), who stated that he was in the restaurant when an unidentified concerned citizen came in and showed them a picture of MV2, after it had struck MV1 and informed them that the operator of said vehicle left the scene without leaving their information. I observed that MV1 sustained damage to its driver's side rear quarter panel, just to the rear of the wheel well. The owner of MV2 (MA Passenger: 313FY9) could not be reached to ascertain their version of events. Newton Dispatched was able to find a phone number for the registered owner, left a message and at the time of writing this report, The Newton Police have not been contacted by them. Additionally, I went to the registered owner's address and no one would answer the door, nor the Ring Video Doorbell, which remotely connects those activating it, to the owner's phone.

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.

The operator of MV1 was turning left exiting the parking lot at the rear of 22 Langley Rd onto Lyman St when she struck a fire hydrant and two concrete column's protecting the hydrant. MV1 sustained minor damage to the front drivers side fender and drivers door. Two concrete column's were knocked over as well as the hydrant being dislodged. The operator of MV1 was uninjured. MV1 was able to drive away from the scene. Photos of the damage to the vehicle as well as the hydrant and concrete column's were submitted to the IT Bureau. DPW was notified to replace the hydrant and concrete column's.