Car Accidents

April 25, 2018

Eighty Year Old Pedestrian Dies in Car Accident While Crossing the Street in Norwood

Today, an elderly woman carrying flowers was crossing the street in front of Norwood Hospital when she was hit by a car.

The accident happened at 11:50 a.m. on Washington Street at the intersection of Bond Street, where the hospital is located. Although she was immediately attended to in the street by doctors and nurses, she was then taken inside the hospital for surgery where she could not be saved due to the extent of her injuries and she later died.

The vehicle that struck and killed her was a grey Toyota Rav 4 Sports Utility Vehicle that was driving northbound.

April 24, 2018

Jack-knifed Tractor-Trailer Shuts Down Highway

by Jeffrey S. Glassman

At about 5:30 a.m. today a tractor–trailer jack–knifed suddenly on Route 93.

This happened on the route traveling southbound, just before Exit 36 in Woburn.

The accident forced the closure of the right two lanes of the highway.

Both lanes were reopened about an hour later.

April 24, 2018

Brighton Motor Vehicle Accident

by Jeffrey S. Glassman

Boston Emergency Medical Services authorities report today that several first responders were dispatched to Soldiers Field Road.

First responders were dispatch in response to a call for a motor vehicle accident.

The call came late in the evening today.

No further information is available at this time.

April 24, 2018

Teenager Caused Crash on Route 3A in Cohasset

by Jeffrey S. Glassman

Last night, a crash occurred in front of JJ’s Dairy Hut in Cohasset. The driver was a 17-year-old teen, also of Cohasset. He failed to yield to oncoming traffic on Chief Justice Cushing Highway also known as Route 3A.

The accident occurred at 8:15 p.m. when he was leaving JJ’s Dairy Hut in his 2012 Ford Focus. The teenager was turning to go south on the highway, when he drove out in front of a 2005 Toyota Prius northbound on Route 3A. The driver of the Prious was a woman in her late 20s, a resident of Whitman. The front of her car was hit by the teenager, which caused her to veer across the lane and into the soft shoulder.

The Whitman woman suffered injuries as a result and was taken to South Shore Hospital.

April 24, 2018

Haverhill Police Chase Ends in Crash Over State Lines

by Jeffrey S. Glassman

A police chase began in Haverhill this evening after shots rang out at law enforcement officers.

This occurred on Interstate 495, with the pursuit continuing onto Interstate 93 northbound. The pursuit ended on Route 111 with the fleeing suspect crashing.

The Haverhill Police official statement can be read below:

April 24, 2018

Woman Crashes Into Garage

by Jeffrey S. Glassman

A woman in Rayham sustained injuries after her speeding vehicle crashed through a garage.

The nearly 90-year-old woman was hurt this morning because she stepped on the gas with her vehicle in reverse crashing into a garage. She was trying to get out of the way of a pick-up truck that was stationed out front of the garage.

Law enforcement officials were dispatched to a home at 63 Center Street at about 9:30 a.m.

April 24, 2018

Two Injured in Holyoke Car Accident

by Jeffrey S. Glassman

A single-vehicle car accident this afternoon in Holyoke left two people injured. The accident occurred on Route 5 and the injuries are reported as being severe with one victim in critical condition.

According to the Holyoke Police, the operator of the motor vehicle could not keep control of it and rammed into a tree. The truck accident could be seen at the intersection of Nothampton Street (Route 5) and Lincoln Street. The impact happened at about 3 p.m.

Emergency first responders had to saw the truck in two in order to remove the driver and the passenger. It took the Holyoke Fire crew a quarter of an hour to compelte the rescue. They took the hood off the top of the truck. When the car was separated in two, they still had to remove the front dash off the body of the driver.

April 24, 2018

Subaru Bursts Into Flames in Acton After Police Pursuit

by Jeffrey S. Glassman

Four individuals in a Subaru led police on a car-chase through several neighborhoods today. They are now facing charges, and the pursuit began after they burglarized a grocery store, taking steaks and seafood.

The individuals have been identified as Everett resident John Hickey, Billerica resident Dylan Brunetto, Pepperell resident Felicia Drew and Groton Resident Gregory Tammaro. They are all in their late 20s or early 30s. The pursuit initially began on southbound Interstate 495.

It was Littleton police who were first dispatched to the silver Subaru Crosstrek after reports of an erratic driver.