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Cardiac Arrest While Driving: Hudson Man Dies After Crashing Into Parked Car, Police Say Cardiac Arrest While Driving: Hudson Man Dies After Crashing Into Parked Car, Police Say
Cardiac Arrest While Driving: Hudson Man Dies After Crashing Into Parked Car, Police Say A man in his 50s who drove on the wrong side of the road and crashed into a parked car was experiencing cardiac arrest, officials say.  The driver, from Hudson, died after experiencing cardiac arrest while driving on Hawthorne Avenue in Cambridge shortly after 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 20, the Cambridge Police Department told Daily Voice. The man, coming from Memorial Drive, began to drive in the wrong direction of Hawthorne Street. He then crashed into an unoccupied car parked near the intersection with Mt. Auburn Street.  After being transported to a local Cambridge hospital…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
15-Year-Old Girl Hit By Car In Her Middleton Driveway Dies Week Later: DA 15-Year-Old Girl Hit By Car In Her Middleton Driveway Dies Week Later: DA
15-Year-Old Girl Hit By Car In Her Middleton Driveway Dies Week Later: DA A 15-year-old girl who was hit by a car last week while in her driveway has died of her injuries, authorities said.  The child — whose name is being withheld because of her age — was hit on April 10 at 1 Meadowlark Farm Lane, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said.  Paramedics airlifted her to Mass General, where she died on Sunday, April 16.  The driver of the car that hit the girl stayed on the scene and has cooperated with investigators. Police are investigating the crash, but at this time, "it appears the teen’s death was a tragic accident," the prosecutor's o…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Woman Facing Second OUI Charge After Crashing Car Into Methuen Home: Police Woman Facing Second OUI Charge After Crashing Car Into Methuen Home: Police
Woman Facing Second OUI Charge After Crashing Car Into Methuen Home: Police A New Hampshire woman is expected to face her second charge of operating under the influence (OUI) after she crashed her car into the front of Methuen home this week, authorities said. Methuen Police responded to the crash at 91 Broadway Street around 1:35 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, Chief Scott J. McNamara reports.  Upon arrival, officers found a Volvo station wagon that drove into the building and caused its front porch to collapse. The driver, a 31-year-old woman from Kingston, NH, was taken to a local hospital for evaluation. Officers later determined that the woman was alle…

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by David Cifarelli
Lifestyle
Adopters Wanted For 'Incredibly Sweet' Goldendoodle Hit By Car Last Month Adopters Wanted For 'Incredibly Sweet' Goldendoodle Hit By Car Last Month
Adopters Wanted For 'Incredibly Sweet' Goldendoodle Hit By Car Last Month An animal rescue group is looking for a family to adopt a young dog experiencing physical and emotional pain after his owners gave him up following a tragic accident last month. Teddy, a three-year-old goldendoodle, suffered a fracture leg when he got out of his house and hit by a car on March 25, the MSPCA reports. When Teddy's owners learned he could take months to recover, they decided to surrender him. “We understand and respect the owners’ decision, and are hopeful that we can give Teddy the care he needs that will allow us to find him a new family,” MSPCA-Angell Director of Adoption …

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Middleton Teenager Seriously Injured After Hit By Car In Driveway: Police Middleton Teenager Seriously Injured After Hit By Car In Driveway: Police
Middleton Teenager Seriously Injured After Hit By Car In Driveway: Police A teenage girl sustained serious injuries after she was hit by a car in the driveway of her Middleton home, according to authorities.  Middleton Police and Fire responded to the incident at 1 Meadowlark Farm Lane around 2:20 p.m. on Monday, April 10, Police Chief William Sampson reports.  Upon arrival, first responders rendered aid to the girl before she was taken to Lawrence General Hospital for treatment. The incident remains under investigation.

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
UMass-Dartmouth Freshman Killed While Walking On Campus: Police UMass-Dartmouth Freshman Killed While Walking On Campus: Police
UMass-Dartmouth Freshman Killed While Walking On Campus: Police A 19-year-old UMass-Dartmouth student was killed Thursday, April 6, as he crossed campus, authorities said.  Frank Petillo Jr., a freshman bioengineering student, after paramedics rushed him to an area hospital, the university said.  Campus police were called to Ring Road around 5:30 p.m. to reports that someone had been hit by a car. Officers found Petillo on the road with severe injuries, authorities said. Responders took him to St. Luke's Hospital. The driver of the Honda that hit Petillo was a fellow student and remained at the scene, authorities said.  State polic…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Ambulance Involved In Wakefield Crash Had Patient On Board: Police Ambulance Involved In Wakefield Crash Had Patient On Board: Police
Ambulance Involved In Wakefield Crash Had Patient On Board: Police An SUV that took a too tight of a turn crashed into an ambulance with a patient inside, officials say.  Police responded to reports of a car crash around 10:37 a.m. on Friday, March 31 in the area of 721 Main Street in Wakefield to find that an Audi SUV had crashed into an ambulance from Cataldo Ambulance Services, according to the Wakefield Police Department. The driver of the Audi crossed over a double yellow line while driving around a bend on Main Street and crashed into the rear of the driver's side of the ambulance. The ambulance was transporting its patient to the Melrose …

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by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
Person Trapped In Sideways Car Crash In Brockton Hospitalized: Police Person Trapped In Sideways Car Crash In Brockton Hospitalized: Police
Person Trapped In Sideways Car Crash In Brockton Hospitalized: Police The occupant of a car flipped onto its side was trapped inside until firefighters arrived and were able to extricate the individual from the overturned car, officials say.  Firefighters arrived at the corner of Banks and Ridge Streets in Brockton around 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 29 to find the vehicle on its side and one person trapped inside, according to the Brockton Fire Department on Twitter.  The car had flipped and was on its side when firefighters arrived at the scene.Brockton Fire Department The vehicle had smashed into a fence and bushes as it overturned.  Additional to…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
Crash And Dash: 32-Year-Old Calls Uber After Smashing Through Boston MBTA Sign: Police Crash And Dash: 32-Year-Old Calls Uber After Smashing Through Boston MBTA Sign: Police
Crash And Dash: 32-Year-Old Calls Uber After Smashing Through Boston MBTA Sign: Police Instead of taking responsibility for crashing through a sign, a 32-year-old ditched his smashed-up car and called an Uber, officials say.  The man crashed his vehicle through the MBTA CR parking lot sign in Readville in the early morning hours of Sunday, March 26, according to the MBTA transit police.  3/26 in the early AM hours a 32y/o male crashed through the #MBTA Readville CR p-lot sign. The male abandoned his MV, called an Uber & left the scene. The operator will face criminal charges for Leaving the Scene of an accident. pic.twitter.com/Tz0xEnRt7a — MBTA Transit Police (@MBTAT…

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by Morgan Gonzales
News
UPDATE: Community Donated, Got Holbrook 26-Year-Old Crushed By Semi In Nebraska Back Home UPDATE: Community Donated, Got Holbrook 26-Year-Old Crushed By Semi In Nebraska Back Home
Update: Community Donated, Got Holbrook 26-Year-Old Crushed By Semi In Nebraska Back Home A "nightmare" road trip ended early when a car rammed into the vehicle containing a 26-year-old with a "beautiful soul," flipping her car 15 times before ejecting her from the vehicle, after which she was run over by a tractor-trailer.  Tatyana, of Holbrook, was accompanying her best friend from Boston to California to help him move and had made it to Route 80 in Nebraska when they were in the near-fatal car accident on Sunday, March 19, according to a GoFundMe for Abouzeid.  After multiple false starts, Tatyana was able to get boarded on an AirMed flight heading to Boston. GoFundMe / "…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
Fentanyl Found On U-Haul Driver Who Crashed Into Tree In Cambridge: Police Fentanyl Found On U-Haul Driver Who Crashed Into Tree In Cambridge: Police
Fentanyl Found On U-Haul Driver Who Crashed Into Tree In Cambridge: Police A 27-year-old Brookline man appeared to be moving more than just his personal belongings when police arrested him for crashing his U-Haul in Cambridge this week, according to authorities. Alejandro Trigo is facing several charges after officers found him in possession of fentanyl and a ghost gun after he crashed his van into a light pole and tree on Rindge Avenue, Cambridge Police report. This happened around 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 22.  Trigo was found inside the van, which sustained significant front-end damage, in the 2100 block of Massachusetts Avenue. Officers noticed a maga…

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by David Cifarelli
Obituaries
Friends 'Heartbroken, In Shock' Over Couple's Death In Eastern Mass Car Crash Friends 'Heartbroken, In Shock' Over Couple's Death In Eastern Mass Car Crash
Friends 'Heartbroken, In Shock' Over Couple's Death In Eastern Mass Car Crash Peers are lamenting after of a couple that recently graduated from the same college in Rhode Island died in rollover crash in Eastern Massachusetts this weekend.  Haley Gens and Joshua "Josh" Taylor, both age 23, were killed in the single-vehicle crash that happened in Middlesex County near 717 Highland Street in Holliston on Saturday night, March 18, Holliston Police report.  Connecticut resident Gens, of the town of Avon in Hartford County, participated in cross country at Bryant University while Taylor, a resident of Holliston, was a member of the Ultimate Frisbee team, as previously r…

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by David Cifarelli