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Just before midnight on Sunday evening, Ayer police received word of a single vehicle auto accident on Washington Street near the former Ayer fire headquarters. The car crash involved a 25-year-old man from Groton.

The driver, who was not wearing his seat belt, reportedly hit a telephone pole. He was found unconscious in his blue 2008 Mustang with what an Ayer police lieutenant described as “obvious head injury.” The Ayer Fire Department took him to Nashoba Valley Medical Center. He was later transported to Beth Israel Medical Center in Boston and was listed in critical condition as of Monday afternoon.

Authorities say they are still investigating the cause of the motor vehicle accident.

Source: Groton man critical after Ayer crash, Nashoba Publishing, September 27, 2010

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Last week, the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD) released a report entitled “The Most Dangerous Crash Locations in Southeastern Massachusetts 2006-2008.” The list includes the locations with the highest number of pedestrian and bike crashes, road departure crashes, red light running accidents, and fatal collisions.

Topping the list is Plymouth Avenue and Rodman Street in Fall River, which reportedly had 125 crashes during 2006-2008. Intersections in Swansea and New Bedford also ranked high on the list with 114 and 85 accidents respectively. Fall River had the highest number of dangerous intersections with 16. Attleboro had 12 dangerous intersections on the list.

SRPEDD released the list to coincide with its Regional Transportation Plan, which is an analysis of existing and future needs of the regional transportation system.

Source: 100 Most Dangerous intersections in Southeastern Massachusetts, SouthCoastToday.com, September 22, 2010

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The intersection of Plymouth Avenue and Rodman Street in Fall River is number one on a new list of dangerous intersections in southeastern Massachusetts. According to the report, the intersection averages a crash every nine days.

The study was conducted by the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District. The data which was used was gathered from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

The report found that one of the more serious problems plaguing the area is red-light runners. The number of crashes caused by drivers running red lights more than doubled between 2006 and 2008.

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This past Thursday afternoon, a motorcyclist sustained serious injuries when he was struck by a 2005 Nissan. The crash occurred at 1 p.m. at the intersection of Main Street and Forest Avenue in Brockton.

The motorcyclist sustained serious injuries to his left leg, which was pinned underneath the Nissan after the collision. The injured 23-year-old man was taken by ambulance to Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital and was then transferred to New England Medical Center in Boston.

A preliminary investigation has revealed that the driver of the Nissan was traveling on Forest Avenue when he stopped at a stop sign and took a left, colliding with the motorcyclist. According to the local authorities, the Nissan driver, a 23-year-old Taunton resident, will be cited for failure to yield and operating a vehicle with a suspended driver’s license.

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On Wednesday afternoon, a traffic accident in Concord involved two school buses. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured. Massachusetts state police and local school and police officials responded to the emergency call after one public school bus rear-ended another bus.

The bus crash occurred around 2:20pm. One student passenger was evaluated for a suspected laceration and one of the bus drivers was examined for minor injuries. Each of the buses was carrying about a dozen students. One bus picked them all up and safely transported them home.

The scene of the accident had been cleared and traffic had returned to normal about an hour after the bus accident.

Source: UPDATE: Concord school buses involved in accident by Route 2, WickedLocal.com, September 22, 2010

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Two individuals were rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital following a car accident in Arlington. The accident occurred on Milford Road near Mystic Valley Parkway at approximately 7 a.m. Monday morning. Arlington firefighters arrived at the scene to find a 2001 Ford Crown Victoria taxi cab in a wooded area off of the road. The taxi cab was on fire and the flames were beginning to spread to the surrounding trees and bushes.

According to the Massachusetts State Police, the cab driver was traveling at a high rate of speed when his vehicle went off the road. The cab driver then struck another vehicle, a Toyota Camry, in the rear before completely losing control of the cab.

There was a passenger inside of the cab at the time of the accident. The passenger was thrown forward into the front seat of the cab and was inside of the vehicle when it caught fire. Luckily, an MBTA Green Line instructor saw the vehicle and pulled the passenger from the flame engulfed taxi cab. The cab driver was found lying by the side of Mystic River and was suffering from serious injuries.

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On Sunday afternoon, a collision between a sport utility vehicle and a motorcycle killed a man and injured a woman from Pepperell, Massachusetts. Police responded to the traffic accident in Milford, New Hampshire after a southbound motorcycle collided with a northbound SUV.

The man driving the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, and his passenger, the 36-year-old woman from Pepperell, was airlifted to a Massachusetts hospital with injuries police say as not life-threatening.

The cause of the fatal motorcycle accident is still under investigation.

Sources: Motorcycle wreck kills NH man, injures Mass. woman, Boston Herald, September 20, 2010

Lyndeborough man dies in motorcycle crash, UnionLeader.com, September 20, 2010

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On Monday morning, an Arlington car accident sent two people to Massachusetts General Hospital. According to a report from the Arlington Fire Department and State Police, the two-vehicle accident occurred on Medford Street around 7:03am.

When firefighters arrived at the scene of the car crash, they found a 2001 Ford Crown Victoria tax cab engulfed in flames in a wooded area near Mystic Valley Parkway. A police spokesman said the taxi’s driver had driven off the road, then re-entered traffic, rear-ending a 2003 Toyota Camry. The taxi driver apparently lost control of the vehicle, which crossed the roadway, crashed into a tree, and caught on fire.

Upon impact, the taxi’s passenger was thrown into the front seat. An MBTA Green Line inspector reportedly pulled him from the vehicle while it was on fire. The taxi’s driver suffered injuries to his head, legs, and other extremities. He was cited with operating a vehicle on a suspended license, crossing marked lines, and reckless operation of a motor vehicle.

The driver and passenger were both taken to the Massachusetts General Hosital by Advanced Life Support.

Source: UPDATED: Two injured in Medford Street crash Monday morning, WickedLocal.com, September 20, 2010

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A motorcycle accident on Friday afternoon reportedly sent a 49-year-old Groton man to the hospital with serious head injuries. The man was riding with a group of cyclists when police say another motorcyclist made an abrupt stop and he lost control of the vehicle while trying to avoid hitting it.

The motorcycle accident victim was not wearing a helmet. Emergency responders originally took him to Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam, but he was later transferred to the University of Massachusetts Memorial Hospital in Worcester.

Source: Unhelmeted biker hurt in accident, TheDay.com, September 19, 2010

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Yesterday morning, a Massachusetts state trooper was injured while working a construction detail in Mattapoisett. The auto accident occurred around 8:35am when a 1997 Pontiac Grand Am slammed into the back of the trooper’s cruiser, resulting in significant damage to both vehicles.

The names of the driver and the trooper have not been released to the public; however a State Police spokesman said both were take to St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford for non-life-threatening injuries.

The cause of the traffic accident remains under investigation.

Source: Trooper injured at highway construction detail, Boston Globe, September 15, 2010

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A Massachusetts man who had emigrated from Russia and now worked for the Department of Transportation died in an alleged drunk driving accident earlier this week. The truck accident occurred on Tuesday night around 10:43pm in a construction zone on Route 9. The worker was checking the pavement temperature as part of quality control when he was hit by a red Ford pickup truck.

According to court records, the construction job site had barrels and reflective cones set up around the perimeter. The truck accident victim lay bleeding in the breakdown lane as other workers chased after the truck driver, who reportedly fled to a nearby Dunkin’ Donuts. Workers and police did not realize that the man had been hit until a truck driver delivering asphalt noticed the body on the road and alerted police.

The worker was pronounced dead at the scene of the workplace accident.

Source: 2 held in death of highway worker, Boston Globe, September 16, 2010

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The new texting ban goes into effect the end of this month, and local police groups say they anticipate it could be difficult to enforce. Lack of training and the difficulty in determining whether a Massachusetts motorist is dialing the phone or sending a text message were cited as the key challenges.

Police also say they will be hard-pressed to testify in these cases about exactly what they saw. However, that doesn’t mean the driver is off the hook, because in an alleged text messaging car accident, police can obtains records from the cell phone carrier to prove whether the person was texting or calling.

Those who violate the texting ban will pay a $100 fine for the first offense, $250 for the second infraction, and $500 for each subsequent offense. Enforcement might be easier if all handheld devices were banned on the road, so that may be the next step for legislators.

Source: Police see problems enforcing texting ban, WickedLocal.com, September 13, 2010

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This past week, a Jeep rolled over on Sandy Neck Beach in West Barnstable, landing in the ocean. There were three individuals traveling in the Jeep at the time of the accident. One of the passengers, a 39-year-old resident of Forestdale, was pronounced dead at the scene.

One of the other passengers, who is also a resident of Forestdale, was taken to Cape Cod Hospital where he received treatment for a broken leg.

The third passenger in the Jeep was not injured. This man, a 28-year-old from Sandwich, was the only one of the three in the Jeep who was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident.

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Over the weekend, an off-duty Massachusetts police officer died in an alleged drunk driving accident after a motorist ran stop a sign and collided with the cyclist.

The 31-year-old accident victim had served in the US Marine Corps for four years and was a decorated six-year Lowell Police Department veteran. After neighbors found him, they began CPR and emergency responders rushed him to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. Lowell residents say they’re concerned about the number of accidents at the intersection, which they say needs a stop light or four way stop.

The driver involved in the fatal accident was charged with drunk driving, failure to stop at a stop sign, and an open container violation. He was scheduled to be arraigned yesterday.

Source: Off-duty Lowell officer killed in car crash, NECN.com, September 11, 2010

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Last month, a Saturday morning two-car crash in Revere killed both drivers. Police say one of the drivers involved in the traffic accident was fleeing police when he crashed his car into another vehicle.

The Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said the pursuit came after an incident between two drivers was reported to police. Chelsea police chased one of the drivers into Revere; however, they stopped pursuing him due to the high risk involved. When police turned around, they saw that they driver had been throw from his vehicle after hitting another car. The other driver was thrown from his car as well. Both were pronounced dead soon afterwards.

The accident occurred on Saturday, August 28 around 1:30am and shut down Route 16 eastbound for several hours.

Source: Suspect Crashes Into Car In Revere, 2 Killed, WBZTV.com, August 28, 2010

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Statistics released by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration show that deaths from roadway accidents are on the decline. Here in Massachusetts, the number of deaths on all roads declined from 476 in 2004 to 363 in 2008, the most recent year for which statistics are available. In Norfolk County, motor vehicle deaths dropped from 46 to 27 during that same period.

Traffic experts attribute this trend to the use air bags and other automotive technology, as well as greater enforcement of traffic laws.

However, the number of Massachusetts fatalities on major arterial roads and interstate highways actually increased from 2003 to 2008. Experts say these major roads pose additional hazards because of faster speeds and the fact that many motorists routinely drive 10 mph or more over the speed limit but can’t react fast enough to avert an accident.

Source: Safer by the mile?, The Sun Chronicle, September 5, 2010

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Three teenagers sustained injuries when the SUV they were traveling in collided with a tractor-trailer. The accident occurred on Boston Road in Sutton at approximately 1 p.m. on Thursday.

The Dodge SUV, which was being operated by an 18-year-old Sutton resident, crossed the center line on Boston Road and crashed into a Coca-Cola truck.

Rescue crews extracted the driver of the SUV with the Jaws of Life. The driver was then airlifted by Boston Medflight to UMass Memorial Medical Center – University Campus in Worchester. The young man’s condition was has not yet been made available.

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This past weekend, a single vehicle accident claimed the life of a Massachusetts man near his home in Westport. The car crash occurred on Robert Street around 2pm on Saturday.

The crash victim was identified as a 64-year-old man who would have turned 65 on Tuesday. He was driving his 1990 Buick sound on Robert Street when his vehicle left the roadway, hitting a chain link fence. The crash send the Buick across both lanes of Robert Street and killed the driver.

Westport police and the Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Team are still investigating the cause of the fatal crash.

Source: Just before his birthday, man dies in crash, EastBayRI.com, September 7, 2010

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According to a study commissioned by Allstate Insurance, Washington, DC is home to the least safe drivers in the country. The study looked at claims data for 2007 and 2008, and did not include Massachusetts drivers, since Allstate did not sell insurance in the Commonwealth during that the period.

The claims data showed that DC drivers are on average involved in an accident every 5.1 years, which means that motorists in our country’s capital are 96% more likely to get into an auto accident than drivers elsewhere. In Baltimore, Maryland, the second most dangerous area, that figure is an accident every 5.6 years.

Fort Collins, Colorado topped the list of safe drivers with an average of 14.5 years between collisions.

Source: Nation's Capital Has Worst Drivers In U.S., MyStateLine, September 3, 2010

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Last weekend, a fatal accident on Interstate 91 resulted in the arrest of a 32-year-old Connecticut man who allegedly caused the traffic accident that killed a state trooper. The trooper had been a 22-year veteran of the state police, according to an article in the Norwich Bulletin.

The trooper had pulled over another driver, when the truck driver reportedly slammed into his cruiser, sideswiping the car that was pulled over, and rolling onto the shoulder. The driver of the truck was being treated for injuries at Bayside Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he is being guarded by Massachusetts troopers. Bail has been set at $50,000.

The man has an arrest and motor vehicle violation record in Connecticut, and a Connecticut state police spokesperson said the investigation continues.

Sources: Conn. man accused in fatal crash held in Mass., Boston Herald, September 5, 2010

State trooper killed in Enfield had eastern CT ties, Norwich Bulletin, September 5, 2010

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Two motorists were killed this past Tuesday afternoon in Westport. The fatal car accident, which occurred on Route 195, involved two-vehicles.

One of the drivers, a 75-year-old resident of Fall River, suffered severe injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. The other motorist, a 61-year-old woman from Somerset, was airlifted to Rhode Island hospital for treatment. Unfortunately, the woman succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead at the hospital later that evening.

The accident occurred at approximately 4:25 p.m. According to the preliminary investigation, the individual from Fall River was traveling in the eastbound lane of Route 195 in a Nissan Quest when the vehicle crossed the grass median onto the westbound lanes. The Nissan then struck the 2007 Chevrolet Equinox being operated by the Somerset women.

The accident caused that section of the highway to be shut down for approximately two hours. The Massachusetts State Police are currently investigating the automobile accident.

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The Massachusetts State Police are currently on the lookout for a hit-and-run driver that struck a police cruiser and injured a civilian. The accident occurred on I-395 in Chicopee early Saturday morning.

A state police trooper was stooped on the side of the Chicopee stretch of the highway near exit 4 assisting a motorist with a flat tire. A few moments later, as the motorist stood by the driver’s side window of the state police cruiser speaking with the trooper, an SUV swerved into the breakdown lane on I-395, colliding with not only the state police cruiser, but also the pedestrian standing at the window.

Following the accident, the SUV fled the scene of the crash. Police have described the SUV as being light in color and it will likely have heavy front-end damage as the result of the accident.

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On Monday, a traffic accident in Lowell, Massachusetts sent a 12-year-old boy with the hospital with serious head injuries. The boy was riding his bike when Williard Street around 2pm when he was reportedly hit by a red Sedan. Witnesses said the boy went flying and the car crash sounded like two vehicles colliding.

Police said the bike accident victim was airlifted from the scene of the bike accident to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The victim was not wearing a bike helmet and sustained serious head and neck injuries.

Authorities are still investigating the cause of the Lowell bike accident.

Source: Boy struck by car while riding his bike in Lowell, WHDH.com, August 30, 2010

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