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Tractor-Trailer Driver Gets Jail Time For Fatal Mass Pike Crash Tractor-Trailer Driver Gets Jail Time For Fatal Mass Pike Crash
Tractor-Trailer Driver Gets Jail Time For Fatal Mass Pike Crash A 70-year-old tractor-trailer driver from Connecticut will spend time in prison for his role in a crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike that left a man dead.  Hartford County resident Stanley Kardys, age 70, of West Granby, was sentenced to 90 days in jail for his role in an April 2021 crash in Berkshire County that killed 69-year-old Gary Litwin of Ludlow, the Berkshire County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 4.  Earlier Report - CT Man Facing Charges After Fatal Mass Turnpike Crash According to the DA's Office, on April 23, 2021, just be…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Intoxicated Driver Caused Near-Fatal Crash On Mass Pike In Charlton: Police Intoxicated Driver Caused Near-Fatal Crash On Mass Pike In Charlton: Police
Intoxicated Driver Caused Near-Fatal Crash On Mass Pike In Charlton: Police A 37-year-old Worcester County man faces multiple felony charges after police say he crashed his pickup truck into a box truck on the Massachusetts Turnpike Tuesday morning, Sept. 19, because he was high. Nathan Miranda, of Winchendon, was arrested and charged with OUI-Drugs, OUI-Drugs causing serious injury, possession of a Class B drug, and other motor vehicle offenses, Massachusetts State Police said.  The crash happened just before 9:15 a.m. near mile marker 82 in Charlton7 when Miranda's 2017 Dodge 1500 hit a box truck, police said. The 34-year-old Everett man behind the wheel of the …

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by Josh Lanier
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Worcester Man, 28, Killed In Fiery Tractor-Trailer Crash In Warren: Police Worcester Man, 28, Killed In Fiery Tractor-Trailer Crash In Warren: Police
Worcester Man, 28, Killed In Fiery Tractor-Trailer Crash In Warren: 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
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First Responders Help Deliver Baby Boy On Side Of Interstate In Westborough First Responders Help Deliver Baby Boy On Side Of Interstate In Westborough
First Responders Help Deliver Baby Boy On Side Of Interstate In Westborough Anyone who's driven on I-495 during rush hour has thought their life was about to end, but one Westborough baby got his start on the interstate over the weekend.   The parents were on the way to the hospital on I-495 after the soon-to-be mom went into labor on Sunday evening, July 30, when they realized their son wasn't going to wait. Dad pulled over in Westborough near exit 107 and called 911. Emergency dispatchers called police, paramedics, and firefighters to the scene and walked dad through the steps of how to deliver a baby until they arrived. Thankfully, responders reached them just …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
(Update) AMBER ALERT: Girl, 4, Abducted In Western Mass Found Safe (Update) AMBER ALERT: Girl, 4, Abducted In Western Mass Found Safe
(Update) Amber ALERT: Girl, 4, Abducted In Western Mass Found Safe New update: Police say they located 4-year-old Cortana Goncalves in a trailer park in Cheshire, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County. She is safe.  Brandee Arnold, the girl's mother, was arrested and is being returned to Springfield.  Original report: State police have issued an Amber Alert after a young girl was kidnapped from Springfield by her non-custodial, biological mother.  Brandee Arnold, age 32, is accused of taking her 4-year-old daughter, Cortana Concalves, on Thursday, June 22, Massachusetts State Police said. Arnold is believed to be driving a gray 2010 Honda Ac…

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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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'She Will Be Missed': Memorials For Mother Killed In Chicopee Crash Flood Social Media 'She Will Be Missed': Memorials For Mother Killed In Chicopee Crash Flood Social Media
'She Will Be Missed': Memorials For Mother Killed In Chicopee Crash Flood Social Media Family and friends of the 42-year-old Palmer woman who died earlier this week when her car crashed on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Chicopee are trying to come to terms with the abrupt loss.  Coreena Torres died Sunday night, Feb. 12, when her 2016 Nissan Rogue rolled over on the interstate in a single-vehicle crash, Chicopee police said. Paramedics took her 35-year-old passenger to Baystate Medical Center with serious injuries. Authorities have not released his name or an update on his condition.  Related: Palmer Woman Killed In Crash On Mass Turnpike It's unclear what caus…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Worcester Firefighters Battle Blaze For Hours At Recycling Center Worcester Firefighters Battle Blaze For Hours At Recycling Center
Worcester Firefighters Battle Blaze For Hours At Recycling Center A fire that began Tuesday night, Dec. 6, at a Worcester recycling center took firefighters hours to put out, and they were still on the scene Wednesday morning to deal with hot spots, reports said.  The fire started a little after 9 p.m. at the 20 Nippnapp Trail scrap yard in a pile of metal roughly 200 feet by 200 feet wide and more than 50 feet tall, QuietCornerAlerts.net reported. Flames reached more than 100 feet in the air. They brought in a drone to help them survey the best angle of attack and called in help from a Schnitzer Steel Northeast crane to move pieces of burning me…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Massachusetts Firefighters Mourn Lieutenant Paul J. Wood's Death Massachusetts Firefighters Mourn Lieutenant Paul J. Wood's Death
Massachusetts Firefighters Mourn Lieutenant Paul J. Wood's Death The Auburn Fire Rescue Department is mourning the loss of a 14-year veteran two years after he was promoted to lieutenant.  Lt. Paul J. Wood suffered an off-duty medical emergency while at his home on the night of Friday, July 8, the department said on Twitter.  Lt. Wood has been an active member of the @MAFireDistrict7 Regional Dive Team for 11 years.Please keep the Wood family and our members in your thoughts. He will be deeply missed by all of his brothers and sisters here and in the central regions fire service. — Auburn Fire Rescue (@auburnmassfire) July 9, 2022 Lt. Wood was promo…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Man Charged After Lengthy Pursuit That Began In Charlton Man Charged After Lengthy Pursuit That Began In Charlton
Man Charged After Lengthy Pursuit That Began In Charlton A 48-year-old man is facing numerous charges following a lengthy police pursuit that ended in Western Massachusetts. On Wednesday, April 20, Kevin Oldaker led police on a pursuit that began in the Worcester County town of Charlton until he was apprehended in the Berkshire County town of Stockbridge, according to Massachusetts State Police.  According to an update from police on Thursday, April 21, Oldaker was charged with the following: Receiving a stolen motor vehicle Negligent operation of a motor vehicle Reckless operation of a motor vehicle Failure to stop for police Marked lanes…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Suspect Apprehended After Pursuit That Began In Charlton Suspect Apprehended After Pursuit That Began In Charlton
Suspect Apprehended After Pursuit That Began In Charlton A man wanted on felony warrants was arrested following a lengthy pursuit that ended in Western Massachusetts. A trooper located the vehicle, which had been reported stolen out of Maine, in Worcester County at the Charlton Service Plaza on the Massachusetts Turnpike westbound at about 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 20, according to Massachusetts State Police. The trooper found the driver sleeping in the back seat of the 2011 Mitsubishi Endeavor. The driver, identified as 48-year-old Kevin Oldaker, of Illinois, refused to unlock the doors of the Mitsubishi and then drove away, traveling …

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Police ID 35-Year-Old Killed In Worcester County Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer Police ID 35-Year-Old Killed In Worcester County Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer
Police ID 35-Year-Old Killed In Worcester County Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer Police have released the identity of a 35-year-old Massachusetts man who was killed in a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a pickup truck. James Lucas, of Tyngsborough in northern Middlesex County, was identified as the driver of the 1989 GMC Sierra pickup who was pronounced dead at the scene of the Worcester County crash on Saturday, Feb. 5, Massachusetts State Police said. Troopers responded to the crash in the town of Charlton at about 9:10 a.m., authorities said. According to the update from State Police, preliminary investigation indicates that the tractor-trai…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
35-Year-Old Killed In Crash Between Tractor-Trailer, Pickup Truck In Worcester County 35-Year-Old Killed In Crash Between Tractor-Trailer, Pickup Truck In Worcester County
35-Year-Old Killed In Crash Between Tractor-Trailer, Pickup Truck In Worcester County A 35-year-old Massachusetts man was killed in a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a pickup truck. Troopers responded to the two-vehicle crash on the eastbound side of the Massachusetts Turnpike in the Worcester County town of Charlton at about 9:10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5, Massachusetts State Police reported. A Tyngsborough man who was the driver of the 1989 GMC Sierra pickup was pronounced dead at the scene, State Police said. The driver of the 2017 Kenworth tractor cab, identified as a 54-year-old Nevada man, was not injured in the crash, authorities reported. Police said…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Troopers Search For Attempted Murder Suspect In Worcester County Troopers Search For Attempted Murder Suspect In Worcester County
Troopers Search For Attempted Murder Suspect In Worcester County Massachusetts State Police report that a man wanted for attempted murder is believed to have fled into a wooded area following an effort to arrest him. The incident took place around 8 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 28, after members of the State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section and Troop C patrols attempted to arrest an unidentified man wanted on numerous warrants on charges that include assault and attempted murder.  The suspect is believed to have fled on foot in Worcester County into the woods near the Charlton Plaza on the Massachusetts Turnpike, state police said. Numerous tro…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police: Local Man Drove Nearly Five Times Over Limit During Morning Commute Police: Local Man Drove Nearly Five Times Over Limit During Morning Commute
Police: Local Man Drove Nearly Five Times Over Limit During Morning Commute A 41-year-old man was busted driving on the Massachusetts Turnpike with a blood alcohol content nearly five times the legal limit, State Police said. State troopers in Middlesex County were called at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 25 to assist with a motor vehicle stop after an erratic driver of a Chevy Cruze was stopped on Route 90 in Framingham. Police said that during the stop, it was determined that the driver, Worcester County resident Ryan Carey, of the Town of Douglas, was allegedly intoxicated, showing signs that included speech, bloodshot eyes, and the smell of alcohol …

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by Zak Failla
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Mass State Trooper Involved In Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Southborough Mass State Trooper Involved In Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Southborough
Mass State Trooper Involved In Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Southborough A Massachusetts State Police cruiser has been involved in a crash with a tractor-trailer.  The crash took place around 10 p.m., Friday, Aug. 6 when the cruiser was involved in the crash with a Freightliner tractor-trailer on the Massachusetts Turnpike westbound in Worcester County, in Southborough, said Dave Procopio of the MSP. The male trooper who was driving the 2015 Ford Interceptor Utility was transported to UMass Medical Center in Worcester for evaluation of possible injuries.  Both vehicles were towed.  The scene was cleared at 10:55 a.m.  The crash is und…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two Extricated From Vehicle After Crash With Truck In Massachusetts Two Extricated From Vehicle After Crash With Truck In Massachusetts
Two Extricated From Vehicle After Crash With Truck In Massachusetts A driver and passenger had to be extricated from their vehicle after being involved in an early-morning crash with a tractor-trailer in Western Massachusetts. Massachusetts State Police and officers from the Chicopee Police Department responded to a crash on Route 291 shortly after 2 a.m. on Friday, May 7, when the car struck a tractor-trailer. State Police said that upon arrival, troopers found a heavily damaged car with two people inside who needed to be removed from the vehicle following the crash. It is unclear what caused the crash, which remains under investigation by State Police.&n…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
'Vast Areas Of Ice' - Flight Crews Resume Search For Lost 11-Year-Old On CT River 'Vast Areas Of Ice' - Flight Crews Resume Search For Lost 11-Year-Old On CT River
'Vast Areas Of Ice' - Flight Crews Resume Search For Lost 11-Year-Old On CT River The search continued by air, land, and water for missing 11-year-old boy Aiden Blanchard today, Thursday, Feb. 11, the sixth day of his disappearance. Chicopee Police, Massachusetts State Police, and the Massachusetts State Police Air Wing searched the Connecticut River and its banks from the Massachusetts Turnpike down to the Connecticut state line, seeking any evidence related to Aiden's disappearance, police said in an update. "The flight crew did not locate any evidence related to Aiden’s disappearance. The crew observed vast areas of ice covering parts of the river," police said.  …

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by Kristin Palpini
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The Wait Is Over: MA Highway Exit Numbers Changing In October The Wait Is Over: MA Highway Exit Numbers Changing In October
The Wait Is Over: MA Highway Exit Numbers Changing In October It's been a long time coming, but exit numbers on Massachusetts' highways are set to change in October. Announced a year ago, the plan to get Massachusetts’ highways in-line with the federal exit numbering strategy - a “milepost-based system” - will soon be visible to motorists, WCVB reports. Massachusetts Department of Transportation has created an interactive map - newmassexits.com - showing the new highway exit numbers. Almost all Massachusetts highways, interstates, freeways that have exit numbers will be impacted. There are a few spots in Lowell that will remain the same.  Driver…

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by Kristin Palpini