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Mass. Man Kills Himself To Avoid Arrest In Worcester After Daytime Fatal Shooting: Police Mass. Man Kills Himself To Avoid Arrest In Worcester After Daytime Fatal Shooting: Police
Mass. Man Kills Himself To Avoid Arrest In Worcester After Daytime Fatal Shooting: Police Massachusetts police are attempting to unravel the chaotic case of a man who is believed to have shot and killed someone in Worcester before he walked onto I-190, pointed his gun at terrified drivers, and then killed himself when officers had him cornered, authorities said.  It began around 2:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, when Worcester police were called to a home on Heroult Road to reports of a gunshot victim. They found a man bleeding from a serious wound.  Police gave him medical aid until paramedics arrived and rushed him to an area hospital, where doctors pronounced him…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Woman, 22, Killed In Multi-Car Crash On Mass Turnpike In Central Mass ID'd: Police Woman, 22, Killed In Multi-Car Crash On Mass Turnpike In Central Mass ID'd: Police
Woman, 22, Killed In Multi-Car Crash On Mass Turnpike In Central Mass ID'd: Police A 22-year-old woman died after she was involved in a car crash in Worcester County that sprawled into a multi-car wreck on I-90, authorities said.  Claudia Lukas, of Longmeadow, was killed on Wednesday, Nov. 15, in Grafton after her Subaru and a Kia Sorento collided on I-90 and hit a center guardrail, State Police said. The cars came to a stop in the center of the highway and were hit by an oncoming vehicle.  The crashes caused a secondary wreck between two tractor-trailers and a box truck, authorities said. One of the trucks went through a guardrail and down an embankment. Multi…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Worcester Man, 28, Killed In Fiery Tractor-Trailer Crash In Central Mass: Police Worcester Man, 28, Killed In Fiery Tractor-Trailer Crash In Central Mass: Police
Worcester Man, 28, Killed In Fiery Tractor-Trailer Crash In Central Mass: Police A 28-year-old man was killed Thursday night, Aug. 10, in a crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Worcester County, authorities said.  Christian Sherrow, of Worcester, was traveling at a "high rate of speed" on I-90 in Warren when his Subaru Outback crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer truck just before 9:30 p.m., Massachusetts State Police said.  The car was pinned under the truck when it and the trailer caught fire.  Sherrow died at the scene. The truck driver escaped without injury, police said.  Troopers closed all eastbound lanes of I-90 until nearly 2:30 a.…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
100 MPH Chase: Holyoke Mom Caught Fleeing Cops With Teen Driver Charged, Police Say 100 MPH Chase: Holyoke Mom Caught Fleeing Cops With Teen Driver Charged, Police Say
100 MPH Chase: Holyoke Mom Caught Fleeing Cops With Teen Driver Charged, Police Say Police have charged the Holyoke mother of a 16-year-old teenager caught running from police at 110 mph in West Springfield earlier this week. She was in the backseat during the chase.  Kelly LeBlanc, 43, was summoned on charges of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and contributing to the delinquency of a child, a Massachusetts State Police spokesperson said.  LeBlanc was inside the 2012 Nissan Altima with her son when he sped away from police around 6 p.m. Monday, May 8, along the Massachusetts Turnpike, troopers said, topping out at speeds above 100 mph, troopers said. …

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by Josh Lanier
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Double 'Storrowing' In Westfield, West Springfield Leads To $2M Lawsuit: Court Docs Double 'Storrowing' In Westfield, West Springfield Leads To $2M Lawsuit: Court Docs
Double 'Storrowing' In Westfield, West Springfield Leads To $2M Lawsuit: Court Docs The beginning of every month brings with it a clean game board for nearly every Bostonian's favorite game: Storrowing.  When will a trucker or new-to-town U-Haul driver misjudge the height of the overpasses on Storrow Drive and crash into one? It's such a common phenomenon that all car-bridge collisions in and around Boston are called "Storrowing."  Tractor-trailer roof torn off in 'Storrowing' on Memorial Drive in Cambridge https://t.co/U5mMEffoMH pic.twitter.com/Bn5qnn5wtu — WBZ | CBS Boston News (@wbz) September 15, 2022 One upstate New York man pulled off the rare feat of a double…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Numerous Crashes, Spinouts Reported, State Police Say, Urging Motorists To Stay Off Roads Numerous Crashes, Spinouts Reported, State Police Say, Urging Motorists To Stay Off Roads
Numerous Crashes, Spinouts Reported, State Police Say, Urging Motorists To Stay Off Roads Motorists in Massachusetts are being encouraged to stay off the roads as the ice storm has led to multiple crashes across the Commonwealth. The Massachusetts State Police responded to numerous crashes and spinouts caused by the flash freeze conditions, officials said, advising that residents should "stay off the roads if possible, and take it slow if not.” According to police, shortly before 6:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 4, troopers responded to a fatal crash involving a tractor-trailer in Middlesex County on Route 495 in Chelmsford. Dozens of other crashes were also reported, according to po…

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by Zak Failla
News
ID Released For Tour Bus Driver From Hudson Valley In Crash Hospitalizing 57 ID Released For Tour Bus Driver From Hudson Valley In Crash Hospitalizing 57
ID Released For Tour Bus Driver From Hudson Valley In Crash Hospitalizing 57 The identity has been released of the driver of a tour bus headed from the Hudson Valley that crashed on the New York Thruway about 25 miles west of Syracuse, sending 57 people to the hospital. The crash happened Saturday afternoon, Aug. 14 on westbound I-90 near Exit 40 (Weedsport) in Cayuga County when it exited the roadway for an unknown reason and rolled over onto the grassy shoulder, according to New York State Police. All 57 occupants, including the driver, were transported for injuries ranging from minor to serious.   The bus had departed from the Poughkeepsie area on Satu…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Severe Storms Cause Property Damage In Western Massachusetts Severe Storms Cause Property Damage In Western Massachusetts
Severe Storms Cause Property Damage In Western Massachusetts Some in Western Massachusetts reported property damage overnight as storms rolled through the region, uprooting trees, downing power lines, and leaving some without power. Hundreds of residents in Western Massachusetts were left in the dark on Tuesday, June 29, as storms hit some areas - specifically Agawam, Longmeadow, and Pittsfield - hard, causing outages, property damage, and in some cases, temporarily closing roadways. Related story - Strong Storms With Damaging Winds, Lightning Could Cause Power Outages In Region According to reports, an old tobacco barn near Six Flags New Engl…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Second Time This Month: Man Pulled Over On Mass Pike Is Killed By A Tractor-Trailer Second Time This Month: Man Pulled Over On Mass Pike Is Killed By A Tractor-Trailer
Second Time This Month: Man Pulled Over On Mass Pike Is Killed By A Tractor-Trailer Police have identified the victim of a fatal Mass Pike collision involving a tractor-trailer truck and a man on the side of the road attempting to fix his vehicle. This is the second time in February 2021 that a person in a broken-down vehicle on the side of I-90 was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer. The most recent accident happened on Saturday, Feb. 20, around 6 a.m. Massachusetts State Troopers responded to a report of a man being hit by a vehicle. Police determined that the man who was struck, Mustapha Faddi, 57, had pulled his vehicle over on the side of the road to check on a m…

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
Police Scuffle Ensues When Suspect Reaches For Waistband Police Scuffle Ensues When Suspect Reaches For Waistband
Police Scuffle Ensues When Suspect Reaches For Waistband A State Police Officer got into a struggle when a suspect being placed under arrest appeared to reach into his waistband for a weapon. The skirmish happened the morning of Monday, Nov. 2, after an officer pulled over a vehicle for erratic driving. Massachusetts State Trooper Joel Daoust stopped a sedan on I-90 in Charlton that fit with reports police had received earlier about someone driving dangerously on the highway, police said. Daoust soon learned that the driver, Jonathan O. Romero, 22, of Springfield, was operating with only a learner’s permit, police said. While being detained, …

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by Kristin Palpini