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January 14, 2011 – Joseph Briere, 19, from Woburn, Massachusetts has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained as a passenger in a SUV that rolled over on the highway. Kyle Ahearn, 19, also from Woburn, was driving the 1998 Isuzu Trooper southbound on Interstate 93 near exit 3. The other passengers in the vehicle were Shshank Samual, 20, Ethan Ahearn, 15, and Patrick Raistrick, 18, all from Woburn. The accident occurred at around 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday.

According to the New Hampshire State Police, the vehicle went off the highway to the right and then struck a guard rail. The SUV then rolled over onto the driver’s side back onto the highway.

Briere was taken by helicopter to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Ahearn and the other passengers were treated at the scene by Derry Fire Department personnel and later taken by ambulance to local hospitals.

The accident remains under investigation.

Source: Winchester Star

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January 3, 2010 – Massachusetts State Trooper Steven Lorocco, of the Northampton Barracks, sustained serious personal injuries when Robert Murangi, 40, from Federal Way, Washington, collided with Lorocco’s cruiser. Two of Muragi’s passengers were also injured in the accident. Lorocco’s police cruiser was stopped on the side of the Massachusetts Turpike in Palmer after Lorocco had pulled over another vehicle. Muragi then collided with the rear end of the cruiser. The accident occurred on Sunday morning.

Lorocco and the driver of the car he pulled over were transported to Baystate Medical Center, where each was treated and released. The extent of the passengers’ injuries are unknown.

Munagi was cited for failing to take care when stopping and having an open container of alcohol in his vehicle. The accident remains under investigation.

Source: Boston Herald

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December 23, 2010 – Joseph Wilson, 16, from North Grafton, Massachusetts and Christopher McLellan, 27, of Whitinsville, have both died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained in a single car accident. Wilson, a student at Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School, was driving a 2002 Ford Taurus, which traveled off of the road and collided with a tree. McClellan was a passenger in the vehicle.

The accident occurred on Whitins Road in Sutton at around 1:15 a.m. on Saturday. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene. According to the Sutton Police Department, both speed and alcohol were “major contributing factors in the crash.” Neither of the men were wearing a seatbelt.

The accident remains under investigation by the Sutton Police Department and the Central Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council.

Source: Telegram.com

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December 14, 2010 – Bridget Morawski, 29, of Enfield, Connecticut and an unidentified 63 year old man from Springfield, Massachusetts have both died as a result of suffering serious personal injuries in a car accident on Route 91 in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. The accident occurred at around 5:13 a.m. on Saturday morning.

Morawski was apparently traveling north in the southbound lanes, but police have not determined why she was traveling in the wrong direction. Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene. The southbound lanes of Route 91 were closed for about 4 hours.

The accident remains under investigation by the Massachusetts State Police.

Source: CTnow.com

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December 7, 2010 – Christina Anderson, 79, from Beverly, Massachusetts, has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained as a passenger in a head on crash. Cheryl Anderson-Young, 58, also from Beverly, was driving Anderson in a Lexus which crossed the center line on the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge and collided with an oncoming taxi. The accident occurred in Boston at around 6 p.m. on Wednesday.

Anderson was pronounced dead at the scene. Anderson-Young was taken by ambulance to Massachusetts General Hospital. The cab driver, who has yet to be identified, was transported to Boston Medical Center with serious injuries. The bridge was closed for several hours.

The accident remains under investigation.

Sources: MyFoxBoston.com, The Boston Herald

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December 1, 2010 – A 14 year old girl from Andover, Massachusetts has sustained serious personal injuries when she was hit by a car while trying to board a school bus. Melanie Nesteruk, 17, also from Andover was driving the minivan that hit the teenage girl. The accident occurred at around 7:15 a.m. Monday morning near 200 Andover Street.

The teen, whose identity has not been released, was knocked down by the vehicle but remained conscious. She was initially transported to Lawrence General Hospital and then was transferred to Children’s Hospital in Boston. The 14 year old was first listed in serious condition, but has since been upgrade to fair condition.

According to the Andover Police Department, Nesteruk did not see the bus or the pedestrian prior to the accident. The police have cited Nesteruk for passing a school bus while its lights are flashing.

The accident remains under investigation.

Source: The Eagle Tribune

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November 17, 2010 – Norman Holler, 66, from Quincy, Massachusetts has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained when he was struck by a car while trying to cross a street. The accident occurred along the Southern Artery in Quincy on Saturday. According to police, a car in the first lane stopped to let Holler cross, but he dropped his water bottle in the process. Holler then bent down to pick up the bottle and continued crossing the street. As he entered the second lane, the oncoming car did not see Holler and struck him with the vehicle.

Holler was transported to Boston Medical Center where he was treated for severe head trauma. Holler unfortunately passed away at around 6:45 p.m. on Monday.

At this point the driver has not been charged in the crash. The accident remains under investigation by the Quincy Police Department.

Source: Boston.com

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November 15, 2010 – Guilherme Sobral, 21, from Worcester, Massachusetts and Vinicius Martin Pereira, 21, of Framingham have died as a result of serious personal injuries suffered in a single car accident. Raphael Monteiro, 21, from Natick was injured in the crash. The accident occurred at around 12:45 a.m. on Sunday along the Massachusetts Turnpike.

Sobral was driving a Nissan Maxima in the westbound lanes of the Turnpike when he apparently lost control and rolled the car over. Pereira and Monteiro were both passengers in the vehicle.

Sobral was taken by medical helicopter to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, where he was later pronounced dead. Pereira was pronounced dead at the scene. Monteiro, who was ejected from the sedan, was transported by ambulance to UMass Memorial Medical Center, where he is being treated for serious injuries.

The Massachusetts State Police are still investigating the accident.

Source: Telegram.com

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November 1, 2010 – Julio Andrade, 54, from New Bedford, Massachusetts has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained when he was struck by a van while trying to cross an intersection in his wheelchair. The driver’s identity has yet to be released. Apparently, after the van hit Andrade his wheelchair was pinned underneath the vehicle and he was dragged for a distance. The accident occurred on Friday at around 3:45 p.m. while Andrade was attempting to cross the intersection of Route 6 and Pleasant Street in New Bedford.

Andrade was transported from the scene to St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford. Apparently, emergency officials did not consider Andrade’s injuries to be life threatening at the scene. However, Andrade was transferred by a medical helicopter to Boston Medical Center where he unfortunately passed away at around 11:00 p.m. on Friday night.

According to his family members, Andrade was traveling back home after visiting his brother’s home in downtown New Bedford and the route was one he took daily. Andrade was active in his community and very outgoing. Andrade was one of 11 siblings and had four children of his own.

The family has indicated that they will press charges against the driver of the van, if the police do not. The accident remains under investigation.

Source: SouthCoastToday.com

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October 14, 2010 – Marcia Kearney, 54, from Northampton, Massachusetts has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained in an accident involving her motor scooter. Detlev Vagts, 81, from Cambridge and a retired Harvard Law Professor, apparently crashed into Kearney’s Vespa scooter on Ward Street in Newton. The accident occurred on July 8th, but Vagts was charged with motor vehicle homicide on Wednesday.

Apparently, Kearney was thrown approximately 80 feet from the bike after the collision. She later died in a Boston hospital. According to the prosecutor, Vagts was partially in the wrong lane on Ward Street prior to hitting Kearney’s scooter.

Vagts was a law professor at Harvard for more than 40 years before retiring in 2005. No court date has been set.

Source: The Boston Herald

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