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Wilmington Woman Caught Driving Drunk With Children In Car In Reading: Police Wilmington Woman Caught Driving Drunk With Children In Car In Reading: Police
Wilmington Woman Caught Driving Drunk With Children In Car In Reading: Police A 49-year-old Wilmington woman was arrested while driving drunk and speeding in Reading, authorities said. It was the second time she's been busted driving while intoxicated.  Megan Nagarian was arrested on Thursday, June 20, and charged with operating under the influence (second offense), marked lanes violation, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, speeding, and two counts of child endangerment while operating under the influence, Reading police said.  Police first spotted Najarian speeding along Salem Street just before 9 p.m.  After "several attempts" they pulled over …
Drunk Woman Killed Woman After Crashing Into North Andover Building: DA Drunk Woman Killed Woman After Crashing Into North Andover Building: DA
Vickiana Vargas-Guevara Accused Of Killing Diana Melo A 28-year-old North Andover woman has been charged with killing someone after crashing into a building while intoxicated and speeding off, authorities said.  Vickiana Vargas-Guevara, age 28, of North Andover was charged with motor vehicle homicide while under the influence of alcohol and being negligent, motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation, leaving the scene of a collision resulting in death; leaving the scene of property damage, operating under the influence of liquor, and reckless operation, the Essex County District Attorney said.  Diana Melo, 37, of Lawrence, was kill…
I-84 Crash: Weston Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child I-84 Crash: Weston Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child
I-84 Crash: Weston Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child A woman from Massachusetts has been arrested after she allegedly drove drunk and crashed on a Connecticut interstate with her 1-year-old child in the car. The Hartford County crash happened on Saturday, April 13 in the town of Southington, according to Connecticut State Police. Just before 7:30 p.m. that day, 36-year-old Elizabeth Silva was reportedly driving drunk, heading west on I-84 near exit 28 when police said she rear-ended another vehicle, which then spun and crashed into a third car. The three people in the first car Silva hit — a 20-year-old woman, a 64-year-old man, and a 58-…
Tewksbury Mom Hit By Drunk Driver Facing 'Long Road' To Recovery; Friends Rally To Help Her Tewksbury Mom Hit By Drunk Driver Facing 'Long Road' To Recovery; Friends Rally To Help Her
Tewksbury Mom Hit By Drunk Driver Facing 'Long Road' To Recovery; Friends Rally To Help Her Hundreds of people have rallied to help a Tewksbury mom of two boys after she was hit by a drunk driver while riding in an Uber with friends.  Kristy Blanchard was on a trip with friends in Miami when she was hit, a GoFundMe for her says. She suffered several broken bones and remains in Florida undergoing treatment until she is healthy enough to return.  She has suffered severe injuries involving a multitude of broken bones, among other things, and has a long road to recovery ahead of her which will require multiple surgeries and extensive rehab. The goal is to support Kristy and …
Drunk Driver Kills Methuen Woman, Critically Injures Man In Hit-Run Andover Crash: Police Drunk Driver Kills Methuen Woman, Critically Injures Man In Hit-Run Andover Crash: Police
Methuen Woman, 75, Dies After Hit-And-Run Crash In Andover An elderly Methuen woman was killed and an elderly man is in critical condition after a drunk driver rear-ended their car in a hit-and-run crash in Andover on Saturday, Dec. 30, authorities said.  Constantino Quispe, 76, and Luzmila Medina Quispe, 75, both of Methuen, were in the backseat of a 2009 Honda Fit hatchback traveling on I-495 north, south of Exit 99, when a 2014 Ford Edge sedan crashed behind them, Massachusetts State Police said.  The hatchback was pushed across the breakdown lane and hit a guardrail. Jaymee K. Miller, 32, of Lawrence, later identified as the sedan's …
Boston Dad With ‘Biggest Heart’ Needs Help After Drunk Driver Left Him Near Death Boston Dad With ‘Biggest Heart’ Needs Help After Drunk Driver Left Him Near Death
Boston Dad With ‘Biggest Heart’ Needs Help After Drunk Driver Left Him Near Death The friends and family of a man known for giving back to the Boston community are raising money for his recovery after he was hit by a drunk driver. Ben Jacobs, a husband and father, was left in critical condition after he was run over by a drunk driver, a friend shared on GoFundMe. As most of you know Benny was the victim of a selfish act by a drunk driving accident. He was ran over and in critical condition. Ben and his family are going to need all of our help in his recovery. Benny has the biggest heart out of anybody I know and is always there to lend a helping hand for anyone in need. …
Drunk Driver Hits, Drags Woman In Salem: Police Drunk Driver Hits, Drags Woman In Salem: Police
Drunk Driver Hits, Drags Woman In Salem: Police Salem police are urging drivers to exercise caution on Halloween night after an alleged drunk driver seriously injured a woman after dragging her beneath a Toyota Rav 4 on Saturday, Oct. 28. Vasiliy Orlov, 43, of Salem, was arrested and charged in the crash, Salem police said. This is his third OUI charge.  The incident happened during the Haunted Happenings event near 318 Essex Street just after 7 p.m. on Saturday. Police say Orlov crashed into a 35-year-old woman and dragged her. He also struck another car.  Good Samaritans helped free her from the car's undercarriage, Salem po…
Medfield Teen Charged With Boat Crash That Killed 17-Year-Old Dover Girl On Cape Cod: DA Medfield Teen Charged With Boat Crash That Killed 17-Year-Old Dover Girl On Cape Cod: DA
Medfield Teen Charged With Boat Crash That Killed 17-Year-Old Dover Girl On Cape Cod: DA Authorities have accused a 19-year-old Norfolk County man of crashing a boat while intoxicated over the summer and killing a beloved 17-year-old girl with a bright future, officials said.  David K. Sullivan, 19, was indicted on Friday, Sept. 29, on death of a person caused by operating a vessel or boat under the influence of alcohol, possessing fake RMV documents, minor in possession of alcohol, reckless or negligent operation of a vessel causing death, and two counts of operation of a vessel while under the influence of alcohol causing serious bodily injury, Cape an…
Dorchester Man Nabbed For Driving Drunk, Wrong Way In CT, Police Say Dorchester Man Nabbed For Driving Drunk, Wrong Way In CT, Police Say
Dorchester Man Nabbed For Driving Drunk, Wrong Way In CT, Police Say A man from Massachusetts was arrested for driving his truck the wrong way down a Connecticut road in an apparent drunk driving incident, police reported. It happened on Sunday, July 23 on Boston Post Road (Route 1) in Darien, according to Darien police. At approximately 2:15 a.m., police arrived at Post Road on reports that an intoxicated man was driving a white pickup truck in the wrong lane. When they arrived at the scene, they located Byron Lopez-Najera, age 37, driving slowly around the parking lot of the Mini Cooper dealership on Post Road. Lopez-Najera, who is from the neighbor…
(Update) Boxford Man Charged With Drunk Driving Fatal Crash In Newbury: DA (Update) Boxford Man Charged With Drunk Driving Fatal Crash In Newbury: DA
(Update) Boxford Man Charged With Drunk Driving Fatal Crash In Newbury: DA An Essex County man with an outstanding warrant was arrested for driving drunk in a crash that led to a man's death, officials say.  James Turcotte, 63, of Danvers, died after his motorcycle and another motorcycle collided on Route 1 in Newbury on Thursday, July 13, according to the Newbury Police Department.  The crash was reported around 7:45 p.m., after which police responded and found Turcotte suffering from serious injuries, but alive.  Turcotte was taken to Anna Jacques Hospital in Newburyport where he eventually died.  The other involved motorcyclist, Scott Dam…
Drunken Boston Cop Arrested In Walpole, Placed On Administrative Duty: Police Drunken Boston Cop Arrested In Walpole, Placed On Administrative Duty: Police
Drunken Boston Cop Arrested In Walpole, Placed On Administrative Duty: Police A police officer who got behind the wheel while under the influence is still at work, but off the streets, officials say.  Lieutenant John Earley, of the Boston Police Department, was arrested on Sunday, May 21 by the Walpole Police Department for operating a car while drunk, according to the Boston police. Another driver reported Earley's alleged drunk driving, Boston.com reports. When Walpole police arrived on the scene they found him passed out at the wheel, and when asked for his driver's license he handed over a lottery ticket instead.  Earley was charged with operating unde…
Dracut Man Arrested For Drunk Driving With Semi-Automatic Rifle In Backseat Dracut Man Arrested For Drunk Driving With Semi-Automatic Rifle In Backseat
Dracut Man Arrested For Drunk Driving With Semi-Automatic Rifle In Backseat A 66-year-old man racked up firearm charges when he got behind the wheel drunk with a semi-automatic rifle loose in his backseat, according to officials.  Police received a report of a possibly drunk driver in a black Ford 350 pickup truck near 1788 Main Street in Tewksbury around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21, according to the Tewksbury Police Department.  The Ford's driver, Ronald Charette, of Dracut, was found in a parking lot and was arrested after police determined him to be under the influence of alcohol by police.  A search of Charette's vehicle found an unsecured se…
Ashland Man Killed In Intoxicated New Year's Eve Car Crash: Report Ashland Man Killed In Intoxicated New Year's Eve Car Crash: Report
Ashland Man Killed In Intoxicated New Year's Eve Car Crash: Report A car crash early in the morning of New Year's Eve turned deadly for an Ashland man, Boston 25 reported.  Three people were heading north in a car on Route 146 when the driver, 25-year-old Christopher Vincent of Watertown, lost control of the car while trying to enter the access portion of the highway, according to Boston 25. The car smashed into the attenuator head-on.  Vincent and a back-seat passenger were injured in the collision but the front-seat passenger, 22-year-old William Molloy, died from injuries sustained in the crash, the news outlet reports.  Vincen…
Barely Legal Massachusetts Man Arrested For Wrong Way Driving, Drugs In NH Barely Legal Massachusetts Man Arrested For Wrong Way Driving, Drugs In NH
Barely Legal Massachusetts Man Arrested For Wrong Way Driving, Drugs In NH A Lowell man who drove against traffic on the interstate got busted for more than just reckless driving, after cops discovered the man was intoxicated and was transporting drugs in his car, authorities said. Nikhl Israni, 22, was driving southbound on I-293 North around 1 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 23 when cops were called to the scene, New Hampshire State Police announced.  Israni managed to make it from the I-293 Granite street exit in Manchester and onto the Everett Turnpike in Bedford until police were able to apprehend him around mile marker 19 – all while driving the wrong direction. …
Driver Found Guilty In 2019 East Boston Crash That Killed 20-Year-Old Woman Driver Found Guilty In 2019 East Boston Crash That Killed 20-Year-Old Woman
Driver Found Guilty In 2019 East Boston Crash That Killed 20-Year-Old Woman A 26-year-old man was found of guilty of crashing his car while drunk and taking the life of a young woman in Boston over three years ago, authorities said.  Dylan Etheridge was found guilty of manslaughter while OUI in the death of 20-year-old Amber Pelletier in East Boston on Thursday, Dec. 8, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office reports. Prosecutors said that Etheridge hit several parked cars while potentially driving at 80 miles per hour down Bennington Street in East Boston on May 5, 2019, NECN reports.  His car eventually flipped and skidded across the road, striking a conc…
Wrong-Way Driver From Methuen Apprehended With Stop Sticks In New Hampshire Wrong-Way Driver From Methuen Apprehended With Stop Sticks In New Hampshire
Wrong-Way Driver From Methuen Apprehended With Stop Sticks In New Hampshire An intoxicated driver attempted to drive from Massachusetts to New Hampshire, but did so while driving against traffic, authorities said.  Multiple people reported a silver sedan driving northbound in the southbound lane on I-93 shortly after midnight on Thursday Dec. 8, New Hampshire State Police reported. WRONG-WAY DRIVER APPREHENDEDOn December 8, 2022 at approximately 12:15 AM, #NHSP received multiple reports of silver sedan traveling the wrong way on Interstate 93 from the state line. pic.twitter.com/3nZqmTO2g6 — New Hampshire State Police (@NH_StatePolice) December 8, 2022 A troop…
Driver Charged With Hingham Apple Store Crash That Killed 1, Injured 19 Driver Charged With Hingham Apple Store Crash That Killed 1, Injured 19
Driver Charged With Hingham Apple Store Crash That Killed 1, Injured 19 A 53-year-old man has been charged for crashing his car into an Apple Store at a shopping plaza on the South Shore, killing one person and injuring many more, authorities said. Bradley Rein was arraigned on a charge of reckless homicide by a motor vehicle in Hingham District Court on Tuesday, Nov. 22. Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz reports.  HINGHAM CRASH UPDATE: As a result of the extensive investigation by @statepolice @HinghamPolice, obtained an arrest warrant charging Bradley Rein, 53, with Reckless Homicide by Motor Vehicle. Rein was arrested last night, and is schedule…
Mass School Bus Driver Charged With Drunk Driving With Busload Of Students: Police Mass School Bus Driver Charged With Drunk Driving With Busload Of Students: Police
Mass School Bus Driver Charged With Drunk Driving With Busload Of Students: Police Authorities arrested a Hingham Public Schools bus driver and charged her with drunk driving with a busload of students after one of the passengers called the police for help on Thursday, Nov. 17, officials said.  Bethann Sweeney, 53, of Hanover, faces charges of operating under the influence, child endangerment while operating under the influence, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, reckless endangerment of a child, and having an open container of alcohol while driving, Massachusetts State Police said.  A passenger on a Plymouth North High School bus called troopers just befor…
Cambridge Man With 3 Children In Car Crashed While Drunk, High: Police Cambridge Man With 3 Children In Car Crashed While Drunk, High: Police
Cambridge Man With 3 Children In Car Crashed While Drunk, High: Police A 30-year-old Cambridge man who crashed his car with three children inside had an open bottle of alcohol on the passenger seat, authorities said. Officers also believe he was high on marijuana at the time of the wreck, a report said.  Leroy Blake, 30, faces a litany of charges stemming from the Tuesday, Nov. 15, crash on Hampshire Street, Cambridge Police logs said. Police did not release any information on his relationship with the children or if anyone was injured in the crash.  Police said Blake was driving his girlfriend's car without her permission on a suspended license…
Drunk Driver Smashes Into MSP Cruiser, Injuring Trooper On I-93 In Randolph Drunk Driver Smashes Into MSP Cruiser, Injuring Trooper On I-93 In Randolph
Drunk Driver Smashes Into MSP Cruiser, Injuring Trooper On I-93 In Randolph A Massachusetts State Trooper is recovering after a drunk driver smashed into his cruiser that was stopped on the side of a major highway over the weekend, authorities said. The 35-year-old male Trooper was in the breakdown lane of I-93 north in Randolph when a 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee rammed into the back of his cruiser around 7:18 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6, Massachusetts State Police report.  This happened while the Trooper was conducting a traffic stop and waiting for an unregistered BMW to get towed. The force from the crash caused the cruiser to slam into the back of the BMW.  The ba…
Ex-Trooper Accused Of DUI Crash in Boston That Killed 51-Year-Old Gets $5,000 Bail: DA Ex-Trooper Accused Of DUI Crash in Boston That Killed 51-Year-Old Gets $5,000 Bail: DA
Ex-Trooper Accused Of DUI Crash in Boston That Killed 51-Year-Old Gets $5,000 Bail: DA A 26-year-old former Massachusetts State trooper was charged this week with a reported drunk driving wreck that left a 51-year-old Winthrop man dead, authorities said.  Kristopher Carr of Monson was arraigned on charges of motor vehicle homicide, operating under the influence, and recklessness in the Oct. 29, 2021 crash, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. A judge ordered him held on a $5,000 bail, but he isn't allowed to drive and must take random alcohol tests as a condition of his pre-trial release.  According to investigators, Carr had six or seven alcoholic dr…
1 Killed, 2 Injured In Overnight Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-93 In Boston: Police 1 Killed, 2 Injured In Overnight Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-93 In Boston: Police
1 Killed, 2 Injured In Overnight Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-93 In Boston: Police A 34-year-old man from Quincy is dead and two people are injured following an overnight multi-vehicle crash on I-93 south in Boston, authorities said.  Initial investigation suggests that Christian Yemga's Hyundai Sonata struck the guardrail and became disabled, Massachusetts State Police said.  Yemga then left his car and started walking on the highway where he was hit by an Acura RSX between Exits 13 and 12 around 2:30 a.m., police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.  #MaTraffic Alert: X-WAY/I-93 South. Road closed between X14/Columbia Road and the Gas Tank. Crash investigatio…
Cambridge Police Officer Suspended For Drunkenly Smashing Into Motorcyclists Cambridge Police Officer Suspended For Drunkenly Smashing Into Motorcyclists
Cambridge Police Officer Suspended For Drunkenly Smashing Into Motorcyclists A Cambridge Police officer is suspended after he was arrested for apparently driving drunk and causing a multi-vehicle crash, authorities said. Michael Daniliuk has worked with the department as Youth Resource Officer for the past 24 years, Cambridge Police said. Daniliuk was off-duty at the time of the crash, which occurred at the intersection of Broadway and Columbia Street around midnight on Monday, Aug. 29, police said.  Initial investigation revealed Daniliuk slammed into three motorcyclists who were stopped at a red light on Broadway. Two of them, along with Daniliuk, w…
72-Year-Old Man ID'd As Victim In I-495 Wrong-Way Wreck; Alleged Drunk Driver Pleads Not Guilty 72-Year-Old Man ID'd As Victim In I-495 Wrong-Way Wreck; Alleged Drunk Driver Pleads Not Guilty
72-Year-Old Man ID'd As Victim In I-495 Wrong-Way Wreck; Alleged Drunk Driver Pleads Not Guilty Police identified the man who died early Wednesday morning, Aug. 17, after a drunk driver collided with him going the wrong way on I-495 in Hopkinton.  Samuel B. Ibikunle, 72, of Westborough, died just after midnight when a 2018 Ford Transit driving south in the northbound lanes slammed head-on into his car, Massachusetts State Police said. A tractor-trailer behind Ibikunle's Infiniti couldn't stop in time and slammed into the back of his car.   Police said Devin Arroyo was drunk when he made the fatal mistake that lead to the crash. Responders rushed Arroyo an…
Drunk Driver, 29, Kills 1 In Wrong-Way Wreck On I-495 in Hopkinton: Police Drunk Driver, 29, Kills 1 In Wrong-Way Wreck On I-495 in Hopkinton: Police
Drunk Driver, 29, Kills 1 In Wrong-Way Wreck On I-495 in Hopkinton: Police Police said a 29-year-old drunk driver killed one man and caused another crash when he drove in the wrong direction on I-495 early Wednesday morning, Aug. 17, police said.  Devin Arroyo entered the northbound lanes driving south just after midnight in Hopkinton, Massachusetts State Police said. Troopers said he was intoxicated when he made this deadly error. Moments later, his 2018 Ford Transit van collided head-on with a man driving an Infiniti. A tractor-trailer couldn't stop in time and slammed into the back of the crashed car, police said.  Responders rushed the Infiniti to UM…