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Driver Dies After Crashing Into Sherborn Tree At Double Speed Limit: Police Driver Dies After Crashing Into Sherborn Tree At Double Speed Limit: Police
Driver Dies After Crashing Into Sherborn Tree At Double Speed Limit: Police A driver was killed after crashing their car into a tree in Sherborn while going twice the speed limit, police said.  The driver was traveling into Sherborn from Framingham on Friday, Jan. 26, around 9:20 p.m. at a high rate of speed before losing control of their car and colliding into a tree, according to police. The 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit started sliding, and the driver-side hit the tree, causing the roof to cave in. Related: Speed 'Obvious Factor' In Spencer Crash, But Driver May Have Been Escaping Earlier Wreck: Cops The driver was going more than 70 miles per hour on Weste…
Drunk Teen Girl Crashes Into State Trooper Barracks In Western Mass: Police Drunk Teen Girl Crashes Into State Trooper Barracks In Western Mass: Police
Drunk Teen Girl Crashes Into State Trooper Barracks In Western Mass: Police A 17-year-old girl from Berkshire County was drunk when she crashed her 2000 Nissan Altima into the side of a Massachusetts State Troopers' barracks Saturday night, Dec. 15, authorities said Sunday.  The Pittsfield girl slammed into the building just before 6:30 p.m. on Route 8 in Cheshire in Berkshire County, Massachusetts State Police said.  The girl and her 17-year-old passenger were taken to Berkshire Medical Center with potential minor injuries. Their names were not released because of their age.  The car damaged an exterior wall of the building and a kitchen area insid…
Driver Charged In Waltham Bus Crash That Killed Brandeis Student: DA Driver Charged In Waltham Bus Crash That Killed Brandeis Student: DA
Driver Charged In Waltham Bus Crash That Killed Brandeis Student: DA Nearly a year after a bus crash killed a 25-year-old Brandeis University student, the driver is being charged with her death in Middlesex County, authorities announced Friday, Nov. 3.  Jean Fenelon, 58, of Boston, is charged with motor vehicle homicide and speeding in connection with the fatal bus crash on Nov. 19, 2022, in Waltham, the Middlesex District Attorney said. Vanessa Mark, 25, died in the crash.  Related: Brandeis University Student Killed, Dozens Injured In Waltham Shuttle Bus Crash Just after 10:30 p.m., while along South Street, the shuttle bus slammed into …
Driver Who Dragged Trooper During Western Mass Traffic Stop ID'd: Cops Driver Who Dragged Trooper During Western Mass Traffic Stop ID'd: Cops
Driver Who Dragged Trooper During Western Mass Traffic Stop ID'd: Cops A 45-year-old Franklin County man was tracked down by police dogs Friday evening, Sept. 22, after authorities say he dragged a trooper with his car in what began as a routine traffic stop.  Michael J. Williams, of Greenfield, was arrested following an hours-long manhunt and faces several felony charges, State police said.  Related: Trooper Dragged During Traffic Stop; Manhunt Underway The unnamed trooper tried to pull over Williams' car at a Holyoke rest area on I-91 around 3 p.m., but he crashed into the officer and kept driving, Massachusetts State Police said. The trooper was dragged…
Watertown Man Drove Mercedes 'Over The Fence' Of Parking Lot, Striking Teen Girl Watertown Man Drove Mercedes 'Over The Fence' Of Parking Lot, Striking Teen Girl
Watertown Man Drove Mercedes 'Over The Fence' Of Parking Lot, Striking Teen Girl A 14-year-old girl from Everett is in critical condition after a Watertown man crashed into her after allegedly driving his car over the fence of a parking lot in Chelsea this weekend, officials said.  Chelsea Police and Massachusetts State Police responded to the crash in the parking lot of RISE Recreational Marijuana Dispensary, located on Beacham Street, just after 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 18, State Police report.  Initial investigation suggested that a 2020 Mercedes Benz sedan, driven by 44-year-old Ceserino Borelli, was speeding down the street when went off the road, crashed t…
Car Crash Into Townsend Home Leads To Arrest Of Man Wanted By Leominster Police Car Crash Into Townsend Home Leads To Arrest Of Man Wanted By Leominster Police
Car Crash Into Townsend Home Leads To Arrest Of Man Wanted By Leominster Police A 46-year-old man from New Hampshire, who was wanted by police in Central Massachusetts, was apprehended after he crashed his car into a home this weekend, according to authorities.  Dennis Legere, of Mason, NH, was arrested and charged after he allegedly fled a traffic stop and crashed into a Townsend home just before 5 a.m. on Saturday, April 22, Townsend Police Chief James Sartell reports.  The crash came after an officer tried pulling over a gray 2021 Buick Encore, driven by Legere, that was speeding near the Lunenburg line. Police learned that the car had crashed in…
Driver Caught Going Over 100 MPH On Same Road As Fatal Hingham Crash: Police Driver Caught Going Over 100 MPH On Same Road As Fatal Hingham Crash: Police
Driver Caught Going Over 100 MPH On Same Road As Fatal Hingham Crash: Police Police arrested a driver who was allegedly going over 100 mph down the same street in Hingham where a fatal crash happened only two days prior. The driver was caught going 104 mph down Lincoln Street around 1:41 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7, according to Hingham Police. The speed limit on that street is 40 mph. An officer monitoring traffic went after the car, which stopped suddenly further down the road and nearly hit a traffic police, police said.  Driver arrested after allegedly driving over 100mph this morning. This is same area as a fatal crash 2 days ago. Press release https://t.co/na…
Drunk Massachusetts Driver Clocked Going 116 MPH In New Hampshire: Police Drunk Massachusetts Driver Clocked Going 116 MPH In New Hampshire: Police
Drunk Massachusetts Driver Clocked Going 116 MPH In New Hampshire: Police A 25-year-old driver from Massachusetts was arrested for going well over the speed limit while drunk in New Hampshire, authorities said.  Freddy Morocho-Carchi, of Milford, MA, was arrested after State Troopers noticed a vehicle speeding on I-93 in Tilton, NH, around 10:51 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 29, New Hampshire State Police report. The Trooper monitoring traffic clocked Morocho-Carchi driving at 116 miles per hour. DWI ARRESTOn November 29, 2022 at approximately 10:51PM, Trooper Erin Frost of the #NHSP #TroopD barracks was monitoring traffic on Interstate 93 in the town of Tilton. Whil…
Newton Rescue Crews Pull Crashed Car Out Of Cheesecake Brook After Driver Loses Control: Cops Newton Rescue Crews Pull Crashed Car Out Of Cheesecake Brook After Driver Loses Control: Cops
Newton Rescue Crews Pull Crashed Car Out Of Cheesecake Brook After Driver Loses Control: Cops Newton police are asking the public to drive carefully after a car crashed into Cheesecake Brook just after 6:30 a.m. Friday morning and had to be pulled out of the water.  Witnesses told police the driver was speeding at the time of the crash and lost control, Newton police said in a Facebook post. The speed limit in that area is 30 miles per hour because of the nearby middle school and high-pedestrian traffic.  Luckily, the driver escaped with minor injuries, but they did receive several charges. Authorities did not release their name. 
Worcester Driver Charged With 5-Year-Old's Murder Was Grabbing Money, Reports Say Worcester Driver Charged With 5-Year-Old's Murder Was Grabbing Money, Reports Say
Worcester Driver Charged With 5-Year-Old's Murder Was Grabbing Money, Reports Say A Worcester driver charged with the murder of a 5-year-old girl said he was grabbing money when he struck the girl and her mother earlier this year, MassLive reports.  Christopher Remillard said he reached in his "pocket and pulled out a $20 bill to get gas," when he allegedly struck Candice Asare-Yeboah and her mother Asha Nyarko-Asare in April, the outlet reports. Police responded to a report of a pedestrian crash in the area of 91 Stafford Street around 9:36 a.m. on Monday, April 18, Worcester Police said.  Upon arrival, officers found Candice was unconscious wh…