crash_reports

Operator of MV1 states she arrived at The Sinclair restaurant in Cambridge with a friend at approximately 11:30pm and had 1 glass of wine. Operator of MV1 states she left at closing at approximately 2am to drive her friend home located on Mass Ave. Operator of MV1 states after dropping her friend off she traveled home to 41 Hyde St in Newton. Operator of MV1 states she took Lake Ave westbound heading towards Hyde St when she was fighting off sleep and must have passed out at the wheel and struck a city tree on the eastbound side of Lake Ave in front of 160 Lake Ave. Operator of MV1 states she contacted AAA at 3:37am, but they never showed up so she abandoned the vehicle and walked home. Operator of MV1 states she didn't sustain any injuries and refused medical attention. MV1 sustained heavy damage to the left front fender and was towed by Tody's.

Veh #1, MA reg 628BJZ, being operated by Mr. David McDonald was traveling east on Commonwealth Ave, attempting to turn right on to Auburn St. According to Mr. McDonald, he began to turn right when he heard a thump against the driver's side of his car, and as he looked, notice a man, Mr. Kejie Gu, fall away from his car. Mr. McDonald pulled over and assisted Mr. Gu to his feet. Mr. Gu got up and walked away. A witness, Mr. Brian Washburn was on his bicycle, and observed the accident. Mr. Washburn was across the intersection traveling west, when he said all the traffic east and west was stopped. Mr. Washburn observed Mr. Gu crossing the street, and stated as he got approximately 2/3 of the was across, he was spun around by the black car. Mr. Washburn believed Mr. Gu to be in the crosswalk. Another witness, Mr. Walter Sims stated he did not see the collision, but did observe Mr. Gu on the ground in the middle of the intersection, not near the crosswalk. Paramedics arrived on scene, Mr. Gu had some scratches on his right elbow, which were bandanged. Mr. Gu signed a patient refusal.

The operator of MV#1 stated that she was in the left hand turn lane on Grove St (north) in front of #275 Grove St. When her arrow to turn left turned green she proceeded to turn when her MV was struck by MV#2. The operator of MV#2 stated that she was traveling south on Grove St in front of #275 when she noticed she had a red light at the last minute and attempted to stop, but entered the intersection and struck MV#1. A witness walking in front of #275 Grove St stated she observed MV#2 go through her red light and strike MV#1 as she was turning into parking area. Operator #2 cited for failure to comply w/red light.

Operator of Motor Vehicle #1 was sitting in his vehicle parked at a metered spot facing Westbound on Beacon Street. Operator of motor vehicle #1 stated that he felt the vehicle move and walked outside and noticed that the rear break light was smashed. Operator of Motor vehicle #1 stated that he stopped a Toyota Camry that he thought struck the vehicle however there was no damage to camry and the operator stated that he did not hit his vehicle. Operator of motor vehicle #1 stated he was unable to locate the vehicle that struck his car. I canvassed the surrounding businesses and all businesses had negative results for cameras outside that would be able to capture the hit and run.

Operator of vehicle 1 stated he was heading east on Elm St approaching the cross walk when he looked to one side but not the other and inched out and struck the pedestrian in the cross walk. Pedestrian stated he was in the cross walk when the car was inching forward and then accelerated and that is when he got hit.

Operator #1 states she thought that the walking path in front of 2095 Commonwealth Ave was a street meant for the motoring public, and turned left onto it from the Starbucks parking lot. Vehicle #1 ended up parked illegally on the path/sidewalk area and was towed by Tody's. Operator states she has a new learner's permit however dispatch could not locate an OLN. Given the unique circumstances, operator will not be cited and this crash report is for basic documentation purposes only. Please see incident # 19035703. No injuries reported.

On 9/08/19 Kevin Coston came into NPD Headquarters to report a MV/Ped with Injury that had occurred on 8/23/19 at about 06:15 in the parking lot of Whole Foods (916 Walnut Street). The RP stated that he had left work (Whole Foods) at the back receiving door and was walking to his car, he bent over to take his knee pads off, while he was doing this he was struck by a delivery van that backed into him. The driver took out his headphones and said sorry before driving away. RP stated that he told the driver that he had been hit but the driver just drove away. RP went to hospital (Faulkner) on his own for lower back pain and has not been to work since. RP was able to take picture of the side of the delivery van. The van belonged to Shortstop Distribution Inc (508-655-5948). RP left a message that morning. He was texted by Gedeon (786-352-6695) who stated there was a language barrier and he didn't understand what had happened. RP advised Gedeon to talk to his lawyer or the police. Exact location of accident unknown. Diagram is a estimate. Report printed out and placed in traffic box for follow up. Traffic Bureau Update (Officer Gaudet): On Monday, September 9, 2019 I attempted to make contact with the operator if MV1, Gedeon Duarte, with a negative result. A Hit and Run motor vehicle inquiry was mailed to Duarte. I spoke with the injured party, Kevin Coston, via telephone on September 9, 2019. Coston stated he is an employee at the Whole Foods located at 916 Walnut Street, Newton. Coston stated on August 23, 2019 a black van backed into him as he was kneeling on the ground taking off his knee pads in the loading area of the store. Coston stated he approached the driver who remained in the vehicle to speak with him after he was hit. Coston described the driver as a heavy set Spanish male. Coston stated the operator of the vehicle rolled down his window, took his headphones out of his ear, said sorry, and left the area. Coston stated he contacted the Newton Police to report the accident but was told he needed to come in person to file the report. Coston stated he was unable to come to the station to file the report until September 8, 2019. On Friday, September 13, 2019, I spoke with Gedeon Duarte at the Newton Police Department. Duarte stated he spoke Portuguese and did not speak English. With the assistance of David Sargent from the Language Line (1-800-225-5254) translating, I was to speak with Mr. Duarte in the Traffic Bureau. Duarte stated he was making a delivery at Whole Foods and was waiting for another truck to leave so he could leave the area. Duarte stated a male party (Coston) came up to his driver door and was yelling him. Duarte stated that due to language barrier he was unable to understand what the person was saying to him, but stated the male party was yelling, "Fuck you! Fuck you!" Duarte stated he did not know what was going on and stated he left the area to allow the male party to calm down. Duarte stated he returned a minute later the male party did not want to speak with him. Duarte stated he returned a second time later in the morning and Coston was not there. Duarte stated he received a call from his employer stating Kevin Coston had called for him and he was provided with Coston's phone number. Duarte stated he texted Coston to find out what happened that morning. Duarte showed me a text message exchange from August 23, 2019 at 9:03 A.M. between himself and a party listed as "Kevin Whole". In the text messages, Duarte stated he is the driver of the van and that his supervisor called him. The other party responded and stated "Talk to the police and my lawyer". Duarte stated that he did not understand what happened and that he returned to whole foods. Duarte ended the text exchange with "927535425 my number of policy..." Duarte stated he had no idea he made contact with Coston and stated at the time of the alleged accident he did not hear/see/feel anything otherwise he would have stopped. Duarte's information has been updated in this report to reflect him as the operator/vehicle involved. Duarte also submitted pictures of the rear of his vehicle, a 2008 black Ford E350 (MA: 8NY171), from the day of the accident. Photos were submitted to the IT Bureau. Officer Wade went to the Whole Foods located at 916 Walnut Street, Newton in an attempt to view surveillance footage of the accident. Officer Wade stated the surveillance camera did not capture the incident and the van not viewed at all.

Valentine Baron stated on she was bicycling in the marked crosswalk at Center Ave at Center St from the north side walk to the south side walk. Baron stated that she activated the crosswalk light and had entered the crosswalk when the light was activated. Baron stated that while she was in the marked crosswalk vehicle one began to make a right turn on red . Baron stated that vehicle one struck her on her left side , knocking her off her bike . Baron stated that she had a helmutt but was not wearing it the time of the crash. Baron stated that she did not lose consciousness as result of the crash. Baron was transported via EMS to Mt Auburn Hospital for treatment for possible internal injuries. Operator of vehicle one Sara Ross stated that she was stopped at a red light on Center Ave at Center St. Ross stated that she was waiting to turn right on a red light and look to her left and then her right and drove forward. Ross stated that she did not see Baron in the marked crosswalk. Charles Hannum was a front seat passenger in vehicle one and stated that he did not see Baron in front of the vehicle until the crash occurred. I took photos of vehicle one and forwarded to the NPD IT bureau. I issued Ross M Citation T21065501 and cited her for a violation of CO 19/74 , failure to use care while turning.

Rizza stated he waited for the crosswalk signal to turn on. When it finally turned on to walk (white walking person) he got on his bike to start peddling. At this time, he observed a black vehicle traveling southbound traveling towards him. Moments later, Rizza was struck by the vehicle. Rizza rolled over the vehicle and hit the pavement. Rizza stated the vehicle took off, but he was unsure where it went (Mass Pike, Newton Corner, or Washington Street). The medics looked at Rizza and he was alert and had a minor laceration to his head. Rizza's mother Domenica Rizza picked him up and brought him to NWH. I drove around the area and could not find a black Honda sedan with damage to the front of it. As of now, I do not have anymore information. This report is a hit and run. Traffic Update (Officer Gaudet): Myself and Officer Anderson have both canvassed the area of the crash for identifying physical evidence from the vehicle that fled the scene with a negative result. We have also reached out to local business's in an attempt to secure surveillance footage of the crash with a negative result. At this time we are unable to obtain any further information on the vehicle that left the scene of the crash.

Operator of MV1 stated he was driving southbound on Lake Ave and looked down for a brief moment and did not see the bend in the road and struck the stone wall in front of 219 Lake Ave. The passenger of MV1 stated the operator was traveling southbound and did not see the turn and went up on the side walk and collided with the stone wall. The operator of MV1 was evaluated by Medic 1, the passenger reports no injuries. Cataldo received two parental refusals for both parties. A witness (Baptiste, Franck Jean) stated he witnessed the accident and believed the vehicle was travelling at approximately 40mph and lost control around the bend and struck the wall. David Donahue from Tody's Towing towed the vehicle. The homeowner at 219 Lake Ave was home and notified about the damage to their property. Six digital photos of the accident scene were taken and submitted to IT. Update 9/28/19: Upon further review and discussion with Sgt. Dempsey, Operator of MV1- Gallivan, Chase was issued citation T1445308- 89/4A- Marked Lane Violation and 90/8-JOL Passenger Restriction. Citation was issued in hand.

On 09/24/2019 at 1649 hours, I responded to the area of 257 Pearl St for a two car MVA. Upon arrival I did not observe any damage to either vehicle. The passenger of MV1 was out of her vehicle yelling at the driver of MV2 and repeatedly walked back and forth between the vehicles confronting the driver of MV2. Both the driver of MV1 and MV2 stated that a vehicle backed out of a driveway in front of them. MV1 slowed down and MV2 rear ended MV1. No injuries were reported and Cataldo Ambulance received 3 patient refusals.

The operator of MV1 states that she was traveling northbound on Needham Street with flow of traffic when she struck a pedestrian with the right front corner of her vehicle. The operator of MV1 stated that she did not see the pedestrian in the cross walk until after she hit her and that there was poor lighting in the area. Through the help of coworker from Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza, the victim stated that she was crossing Needham Street in the crosswalk and was almost on the side walk when she was struck by MV1 from behind. MV1 sustained minor front end damage while the victim sustained noticeable injuries and was transported to Newton Wellesley Hospital by Cataldo. Photographs of the scene were taken and submitted to IT to be attached to the report. The operator of MV1 was issued a Massachusetts Uniform Citation (T2079284) for 89-11, failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.

On October 12, 2019 at approximately 2347 hours, I responded along with multiple NPD units to a report of a MV into a pole at the intersection of Washington St and Commonwealth Ave. Upon arrival, I met with Officer Boyle who directed me to a 2007 Jeep Wrangler(MA Reg:7KK957) that was popped up onto the curb and through a traffic light pole in the intersection on the Westbound side of commonwealth Ave. I was then directed over to the vehicles operator, Sebastian Pike. Sebastian was outside of the vehicle walking around when I had arrived. Sebastian was directed to sit down for now due to airbag deployment from the accident. Sebastian was not complaining of any pain and did not need any medical attention. I then asked Sebastian what happened tonight. Sebastian stated he had just left a friends house and was driving the Jeep Westbound on Commonwealth Ave. He was driving through the intersection with Washington St when he became distracted and looked away from the road. At this point, his Jeep had jumped the curb and crashed into the traffic light pole. The traffic light pole was knocked down and blocked the road Westbound on Commonwealth Ave. Cruisers were used to block the road until Daegle Electric had arrived on scene to clear away the debris. The Jeep was towed by Tody's and a towed motor vehicle form was filed. Due to Sebastian's failure to pay attention, Sebastian Pike was issued Massachusetts Uniform Citation #T2079375 for 90/24 Negligent Operation and 89/4a Marked Lanes Violation. A copy of the report was attached to the citation and submitted to the police prosecutors box as a Criminal Application. Sebastian's Father, Jeffrey Pike, had arrived on scene and drove his son home for the night. All aforementioned streets and Avenue's are public ways in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

On Wednesday October 23, 2019, I, Patrolman Hatfield, was assigned to marked cruiser N495 in full uniform to Division 5 for the 1530 to 2330 hour shift. At approximately 2040 hours, myself and Officer Selig were traveling northbound on Centre St (a public way) in Newton Center. We were behind MA reg 9KT873 (2004 Toyota Corolla grey). We observed the motor vehicle drive around a pedestrian in the crosswalk who was attempting to cross at Centre St and Pelham St. I activated my emergency blue lights and attempted to conduct a motor vehicle stop of the Toyota Corolla. The operator continued to drive northbound on Centre St before pulling over just before the crosswalk at Centre St and Pleasant St. The operator then continued driving forward and struck a pedestrian crossing in the crosswalk Officer Selig and I saw the pedestrian being struck before landing on top of the Toyota Corolla hood, and falling forward onto the street. Officer Selig and I spoke with the two parties involved. I spoke with the victim, who was identified as Vivian Rubinstein (Vivian). Vivian crawled towards the sidewalk of Centre St while clutching her lower back. Initially Vivian denied being injured and refused medical aid. The Toyota Corolla operator was identified as the register owner Elise Ruben (Elise). Elise stated to Officer Selig that her front windshield was foggy and when she noticed the blue lights, she attempted to pull over. Elise stated she did not see the pedestrian in the crosswalk. Elise appeared very upset and refused medical treatment. Officer Selig was able to speak to two witnesses of the accident. The witnesses were identified as Stephan Aparicio (Stephan) and Mikaela Rice (Mikaela). Stephan said he was behind the victim in the same crosswalk. Stephan stated he saw the Toyota stop in front of the crosswalk and then drove forward hitting the female. Mikaela stated she was parked in her motor vehicle on Centre St facing northbound (facing the crosswalk). Mikaela stated she saw the female walking halfway across the crosswalk and the Toyota continuing drive forward before hitting the female. Officer Siegel arrived on scene and took four photographs which was submitted with this report. Vivian was transported by Newton Medics to Faulkner Hospital for an evaluation. I issued written warning citation number T2079786 to Elise for failure to yield to a pedestrian in crosswalk (Centre St at Pleasant St). I also issued Elise citation number T2079787 for failure to yield to a pedestrian in crosswalk (Centre St at Pelham St). The vehicle was driven from the scene.

Operator of Vehicle #1 stated that he was backing out of a parking spot on Floral street and gently tapped Vehicle #2. Operator states that a vehicle was parked closely in front of his vehicle making it difficult for him to pull out of the parking spot. I observed no damage to Vehicle #1. Operator of Vehicle #2 stated that he was walking on Floral Street back to his parked car. Vehicle #2 was unoccupied at the time of the crash. Operator of Vehicle #2 stated that he was approximately 10 feet away and saw the reverse lights of Vehicle #1 illuminate. He then heard what he believed to be a crash and observed his vehicle rock back and forth as Vehicle #1 backed into Vehicle #2. I observed no damage to Vehicle #2. Both vehicles were driven from the scene and no injuries were reported.

MV#1 was traveling east on Commonwealth Ave. Pedestrian was crossing the cross walk at Cedar St from the north side of Commonwealth ave to the south side. The pedestrian stated that he was more than half way across the cross walk when he was struck by a vehicle. The pedestrian stated that he did not see the vehicle until it was to late. Operator of MV#1 stated that she did not see the pedestrian crossing the cross walk until right before she struck him. Operator of MV#1 stated that as soon as she saw him she attempted to stop, but was not able to do so until after she struck the pedestrian. A witness at the scene stated that he was stopped in the west bound side of Commonwealth Ave allowing the pedestrian to cross. He stated that he saw MV#1 approaching the crosswalk and not stopping. He stated that he was not able to signal the pedestrian or operator of MV#1. The witness stated that he observed the pedestrian struck, and immediately got out of his vehicle to help. The pedestrian was transported to the hospital by medics. Pictures were taken of his injuries to be attached to this report. MV#1 was driven off scene. Pictures were take of the damage to MV#1. A citation was issued to the operator of MV#1.

On Tuesday November 12th, 2019 at approximately 1224 hours while working in N526 I responded to the intersection of Derby Street and Waltham Street for a motor vehicle vs. pedestrian accident. At the time of the accident the weather conditions were cloudy and rainy, and the road surface was wet. Both Derby Street and Waltham Street are public ways owned and maintained by the City of Newton. Upon arrival I spoke with the pedestrian identified as Helen Makadia (S35538182) who stated she was walking in the crosswalk on Waltham Street heading towards Derby Street when she was struck by MV1. Helen stated she was able to walk to the side of the road after impact but complained of knee pain. Medic 2 responded and Helen signed a patient refusal. Sgt. Lee transported Helen to the Franklin Elementary School where she was picking up her children and then she left on her own accord. The operator of MV1 identified as James Bond (S93760526) stated he was taking a left turn from Derby Street onto Waltham Street and did not see the pedestrian in the crosswalk until he struck her with his vehicle. James was very remorseful and acknowledged he was at fault. James reported no injuries and had no damage to his vehicle. I issued James in hand a Mass Uniform Citation #T2012435 for Chapter 89 Section 11 for failing to stop for a pedestrian in the crosswalk.

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.

MV#1 was traveling North on Fair Oaks Ave, and attempted to make a right turn onto California St. MV#2 was parked in front of 589 California St facing West. MV#1 appeared to have run over the curb at the intersection, hit a city tree in front of 55 Fair Oaks Ave (California St side), and then crashed into MV#2. When I arrived on scene I observed a male party with blood on his head, and another male party standing next to him, later identified as Elmer Lopez.. I asked Elmer which car he was driving, and he stated that he was in MV#1. I asked Elmer what happened, and he stated that he and the other man with him, identified as Ricardo Deras, were in the rear seat with another male party, and that there were two other parties in the front seat, one of them was driving, he was not able to provide me with a name of who was driving. I asked him where everyone else was, and Elmer stated that after the crash, the got out of the car and ran away. At this point, medics arrived on scene and began to tend to Ricardo. I next spoke with the owner of MV#2, Jim Silva. Jim stated that he was in his home when he heard a loud crash. Jim stated that he came out of the house in time to witness the two males I was speaking with looking at the car, and he also stated that he observed three parties walk away from the scene, two heading east on California St, and one heading north on Fair Oaks Ave. MV#1 and MV#2 were towed off scene by Todys. Due to the scene, and the location of the cars in a busy street, I was not able to do a MV inventory of MV#1 until after it was towed by Todys. The inventory was done at Todys Service station, and a MV inventory sheet was filled out and placed the in appropriate box. I took three pictures of the damaged tree and submitted them to IT to be attached to this report. While I was taking the pictures of the tree, two males were walking past the scene. I stopped both parties and questioned them about the incident. They stated that they had been in the car, but had not been driving. I asked them if the knew who the driver was, and they told me that they did not know the name of the driver. Due to no witnesses observing the driver and all parties stating that it was someone else, I was not able to determine a driver of the vehicle. Units checked the area for the fifth party in the vehicle with negative results. Ricardo was transported to NWH hospital by medics. All other parties were sent on their way. All units cleared without further incident. **UPDATE** On Nov 25, 2019 at approximately 1621 hrs, I contacted Westborough Police Department in an attempt to get a hold of Dora. Westborough informed me that they made an attempt to contact her with negative results. Westborough PD left my contact information for her to call me back.

MV#1 was traveling south on Walnut St, and attempting to take a right turn onto Floral St. The pedestrian was crossing Floral St, south bound, in a cross walk. MV#1 hit the pedestrian with his passenger side mirror causing him to fall to the ground. I first spoke with the operator of MV#1. The operator stated he was making a right turn onto Floral St from Walnut St, and due to the heavy traffic he was moving at a slow pace. The operator stated that as he was making the right turn, he did not see the pedestrian in the cross walk. Operator stated that as soon as he heard his mirror hit something, he immediately came to a stop and went to go and check what he hit, and found that it was a pedestrian. I next spoke with a witness. The witness stated that he was walking behind the pedestrian. The witness stated that he observed the pedestrian begin to cross at the cross walk, and the truck make the turn. The witness stated that the truck was moving slowly as he made the turn. The witness stated that as he was making the turn, he observed the side mirror hit the pedestrian, knocking him over. I finally spoke with the pedestrian. He stated that he does not remember getting hit by the mirror of the truck. Multiple pictures were taken of the scene. MV#1 had no visible damage to the vehicle, but the passenger side mirror was pushed back against the door. The pedestrian was transported to Brighams by medics with apparent minor injuries. Due to the poor lighting conditions, the statments made that the vehicle was traveling slowly, and that the pedestrian was dressed in dark clothing, no citation was issued at this time.

On Monday, December 9, 2019, while assigned to Traffic unit N525, I responded to the intersection of Lincoln Street and Walnut Street, Newton for a report of a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian. The weather at the time of the crash was rain. The road surface was wet. Lincoln Street and Walnut Street are both public ways maintained by the City of Newton. I spoke with the operator of MV1, Jill Edelson (S99137352). Edelson stated she was stopped in traffic while operating her 2012 Toyota Camry (MA: 81ZH83) Northbound on Walnut Street at Lincoln Street at a red light. Edelson stated the light turned green and she had a green left turn only arrow. Edelson stated she turned left into Lincoln Street from Walnut Street when the front passenger side of her vehicle crashed into a pedestrian in the roadway. Edelson stated she did not see the pedestrian prior to the impact. I observed damage to the lower portion of the passenger side windshield. Edelson reported no injuries. I spoke with the injured pedestrian, Lawrence Murren, at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Murren stated he had entered the crosswalk on Lincoln Street at Walnut Street and does not remember if he had the pedestrian signal. Murren believes MV1 did have the green light. Murren stated after he entered the crosswalk he looked back towards the "59 Bus". Murren stated he then looked forward and saw MV1 was in front of him. Murren stated he was unable to avoid the vehicle. Murren stated he has an injury to his hip and had a head laceration. I spoke with a witness to the accident, Edward Austin. Austin stated he was in the vehicle behind MV1 at the traffic light on Walnut street. Austin stated the traffic light turned green and MV1 had a green left turn arrow. Austin stated MV1 started to go and make their left turn. Austin stated he observed an older gentleman starting to walk out into the street. Austin stated the pedestrian had his head down and had an umbrella due to the rain. Austin stated the pedestrian also had a do no walk sign. Austin stated MV1 hit the crossing pedestrian in the crosswalk. Austin stated he does not believe either saw each other. Photos were taken of the area and submitted to the IT Bureau.

Operator of Vehicle #1 was traveling on Saw Mill Brook Parkway before turning right over a curb and onto Kappius Path. Kappius Path is a walking path not intended for vehicle traffic. While traveling on Kappius Path the operator struck a tree with the driver's side front of the vehicle. The vehicle then rolled onto the passenger side. In order to extract both occupants of the vehicle, Newton Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to remove the roof of the vehicle. Firefighters also had to remove several sections of a chain link fence belonging to the property owner of 19 Kappius Path. Newton Medics obtained patient refusals from both occupants. No injuries were reported. The vehicle was towed from the scene by Todys and an inventory sheet was completed by Officer Emmanuel. Five photographs of the scene were submitted to the IT Bureau. The operator of Vehicle #1 was subsequently arrested and charged with OUI, Negligent Operation and Marked Lanes.

Operator of vehicle one, Christopher Sermak, stated that while turning north bound in the parking lot of 175 Boylston St he was blinded by solar glare. Sermak stated that the diver's side visor was down and the he was not wearing sun glasses. Sermak stated that he heard a loud bang coming from the front driver's side of his vehicle and realized that his vehicle had stuck something. Sermak stated that he stopped his vehicle and saw a male identified as John Baker laying on his back on the ground. Baker stated that he had step off the side walk in front of 175 Boylston St and was walking to his car when he saw Sermak's vehicle approaching him and realized it was not slowing, Baker sated that the front driver's side of Sermak's vehicle struck his right arm and shoulder causing him to be knocked to the ground on his back. Baker stated that his head struck the ground but he did not lose consciousness. Baker was transported to Newton Wellesley Hospital via EMS for treatment. While on scene I observed that the rear passenger side brake light of Sermak's vehicle was out. I issued Sermak MA Citation T 2012527 and cited him for violations of City of Newton City Ordnance 19-75, failure to use care while tuning , and MGL 90/7 , defective lights.

On 12/23/19, at 1919 hours, I responded to the area of 807 Washington St. for pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle. Upon arrival with Cataldo Medics and Newton Fire, I observed Catherine Chapman being treated in the westbound lane a few feet in front of a 2010 Hyundai Elantra (MA Reg. 4KH 743). The vehicle had a shattered windshield. Ms. Chapman appeared to be wearing a dark colored jacket and dark pants. The operator of the motor vehicle, Emily Shuman, stated she was traveling westbound in the outside lane when Ms. Chapman stepped in front of her car from the eastbound lane. I also spoke with a witness, Malcolm Robinson, who stated Ms. Chapman was crossing the street from the eastbound lanes with two other people. The other two people stopped in the middle of the street but Ms. Chapman kept walking and was struck. The other two people were Victor Polk and Halimah Polk, both of which confirmed the witness statement. Ms. Chapman was transported by Cataldo to Brigham & Womens Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Todys towed the vehicle and pictures of the scene were submitted to IT.