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26-Year-Old Mass Man Killed In Route 495 Crash In Westford 26-Year-Old Mass Man Killed In Route 495 Crash In Westford
26-Year-Old Mass Man Killed In Route 495 Crash In Westford A 26-year-old Massachusetts man was killed in a three-vehicle crash on Route 495. The crash occurred in Middlesex County around 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15, at mile marker 84 in Westford. According to Dave Procopio of the Massachusetts State Police, the crash involved a tractor-trailer that had struck and overrode a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck.  Westford Fire and EMS arrived on-scene and first responders began attempting to extricate the driver of the Tacoma,  The driver, a 26-year-old Essex County resident from Lawrence, was pronounced dead on the scene, Procopio said. The …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Serious Injury Crash: Vehicle Crosses Lanes, Strikes Car On I-495 In Chelmsford Serious Injury Crash: Vehicle Crosses Lanes, Strikes Car On I-495 In Chelmsford
Serious Injury Crash: Vehicle Crosses Lanes, Strikes Car On I-495 In Chelmsford This story has been updated. A serious crash on a highway in Middlesex County caused three people to suffer serious injuries and resulted in temporary road closures and traffic backups as authorities conducted an investigation.  The incident happened on Wednesday morning, Oct. 4, around 9:50 a.m., when a 2022 Volkswagen Taos sport utility vehicle traveling southbound on Interstate 495 near the Chelmsford rest area crossed the median into the northbound lanes and struck a 2006 BMW sedan, state police announced.  The driver of the BMW, a 75-year-old Ayer man, was seriously injured …

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by Ben Crnic
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Body Of Missing Man Pulled From Hyde Park River Days After Search Began: Police Body Of Missing Man Pulled From Hyde Park River Days After Search Began: Police
Body Of Missing Man Pulled From Hyde Park River Days After Search Began: Police A days-long river search for a missing man ended on Wednesday, Aug. 30, when police found his body.  The body, believed to be a 60-year-old man, was found in the Neponset River in the Boston neighborhood of Hyde Park around 1:10 p.m., according to the Massachusetts State Police.  The search for the man, who police believed lived in a nearby homeless encampment, began on Monday. Two men who lived with the 60-year-old found his walker and other personal items along the shoreline near B Street in Hyde Park. Read more: Rescuers, Divers Search For Person In Boston River The St…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Woman Dies In Hydroplaning 2-Car Crash In Wilmington, Police Investigate Woman Dies In Hydroplaning 2-Car Crash In Wilmington, Police Investigate
Woman Dies In Hydroplaning 2-Car Crash In Wilmington, Police Investigate In Middlesex County, Multiple people were hospitalized after a car hydroplaned across multiple lanes on I-93 and smashed into a pickup truck, officials say.  A woman, who has not yet been identified, died in a two-car crash on I-93 southbound in Wilmington on Sunday, July 16 after a 2008 Honda Civic sedan hydroplaned into a pickup truck, according to Massachusetts State Police.  Police responded at 7:21 p.m. to find the Honda and a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado pickup in the southbound area of Exit 33, Concord Street.  The front seat passenger of the Honda, a female, sustain…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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ID Released For Body Found In Newton Along Charles River: Police ID Released For Body Found In Newton Along Charles River: Police
ID Released For Body Found In Newton Along Charles River: Police Police are investigating the circumstances of a 43-year-old man's death after his body was discovered at a park in Newton, officials say.  Mynor Vasquez-Vega's body was discovered on Saturday, April 22 at Forte Park on California Street in Newton, according to the Massachusetts State Police.  State troopers responded to the scene around 8:00 p.m. on Saturday after the body was reported by two passersby walking along the Charles River.  Vasquez-Vega is a member of the local homeless community, according to state police.  The location at which his body was found is prope…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Body Pulled From Charles River In Boston ID'd As Missing Cambridge Man: Police Body Pulled From Charles River In Boston ID'd As Missing Cambridge Man: Police
Body Pulled From Charles River In Boston ID'd As Missing Cambridge Man: Police The body of a 55-year-old man from Cambridge was removed from the Charles River, prompting a police investigation into its unknown circumstances.  Police received a report of a dead body in the Charles River around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9, according to the Massachusetts State Police.  The State Police Marine Unit recovered the body, later identified as Tale Assalif, and brought it to shore near the Boston University Sailing Pavilion.  Assalif was reported missing to Cambridge Police after he never showed up for work Wednesday, State Police said. He was last seen …

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by Morgan Gonzales