Annually, canines bite or fight with nearly 5 million individuals in this country. These attacks usually occur because the domesticated dog was not on a leash or otherwise restrained in public venues. Massachusetts general laws, chapter 140, section 173, would be the states “leash law” that requires an animal in…
The drivers that face the most risk when getting in a vehicle ate those between the ages of 16 and 19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that this cohort have triple the chance a fatality in a car accident than drivers in their 30s. It is their…
Freshman Scott Erlandson, a student at UMass Amherst, has died in an unknown accident. Representative of UMass Amherst released the news today. Erlandson is the third student fatality this semester. Another student, Caleb Martin, passed away in a car collision. School officials refuse to release the details or circumstances surrounding his…
Yesterday, early evening, a fire broke out at a house on Three Rivers Road in Wilbraham. The investigation into the cause continues today. An elderly occupant and toddler were able to flee the house fire. Firefighters had to shut down Three Rivers Road, starting with Circle Drive down to Boston Road.…
Today, Manchester Police revealed that Thomas Tortora was the victim of a fatal accident on Sunday. The man, a Manchester resident, was killed on Highland Street by impact. Tortora was traveling down Highland Street at a great rate of speed. His vehicle slammed into a guard rail, the force of…
Today, the Massachusetts State Police have released the identity of the woman killed in the single-vehicle accident in Mattapoisett yesterday. She was 38-year-old Bourne resident Marcy Cushing. Early yesterday morning her Toyota Camry crashed into a tree after veering off the highway on Route 195 East. No further details have…
On Wednesday at about 10:15 a.m., three different sets of fire units were requested to handle a house fire at 90 Ashland Street. The fire took almost an hour to be squelch, and numerous individuals had to evacuate as a result. Nearly half a dozen of those individuals that had to…
On Wednesday, the Saugus Police released information that a male was in a car accident on Saturday. The male’s mother reported that he was driving under the influence. She stated that at 10:49 a.m. on April 14th he struck the Biscayne Avenue home with his vehicle. There is no further…
Saugus police logs released today, report that on Sunday a car accident occurred that resulted in injuries. A single individual complained of head injuries and was taken to Melrose Wakefield Hospital. The noon accident happened on Route 1 South,near the Essex Street ramp. There are no details on the identity…
Wednesday’s police logs out of Lynn report another morning car accident. The collision occurred yesterday, Tuesday April 17th at about 10 a.m. on Blossom Street Police have not released the identity of the drivers, or whether injuries were sustained. Reckless Driving in Residential Areas In Massachusetts it is illegal to…