Articles Posted in Car Accidents

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May 3, 2010 – Ashley Keohan, 25, from North Andover, Massachusetts apparently lost control of her vehicle and collided with a guardrail causing serious personal injuries to a male front seat passenger and her 15 month old son.  The male passenger, whose identity has not been released, was thrown from the vehicle.  Keohan was traveling northbound near 415 Ocean Boulevard in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire at around 6:30 p.m.
The child was strapped into a car seat and was transported by ambulance to Exeter Hospital and treated for non-life threatening injuries.  The male passenger was taken by a medical helicopter to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.  He was apparently not wearing a seatbelt.  Keohan was not injured in the crash.
According to the Hampton Police Department, Keohan was arrested and charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated.  The accident remains under investigation by the Hampton Police.
Source: Union Leader

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April 20, 2010 – Ryan Smith, 21, from Amesbury, Massachusetts, has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained when he was ejected from a car on Sunday. Corey Nason, 22, from Sanford, Maine, was driving the car, which rolled over on the ramp from Route 1 North to Route 128 in Peabody. The accident occurred around 1:30 a.m.
Apparently, Nason lost control of the 2005 Saturn Ion causing it to roll over several times before coming to a stop on the median. During the rollover, Smith was ejected from the vehicle and was unfortunately pronounced dead at the scene. Nason was trapped in the car and had to be extricated by the responding firefighters. Nason was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he is being treated for serious injuries.
According to the Massachusetts State Police, Nason was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident, while Smith was not. The cause of the accident is uncertain at this time and it remains under investigation.

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April 15, 2010 – A Tufts University student suffered serious personal injuries when he was struck by a vehicle as he was attempting to cross an intersection in Medford, Massachusetts. The accident occurred when the driver was trying to make a right turn from Boston Avenue onto College Avenue at around 3:45 p.m. on Saturday. The Medford Police Department and Tufts University Police Department responded to the scene.

 

The student was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital where he was treated for a broken jaw and ankle. The driver was apparently not injured during the accident.
According to the Tufts Police, the driver was a resident of Medford and was not affiliated with the school. Neither police department has released the identities of the driver or the student.
The busyness of the intersection is the likely cause of the collision, but police have not stated an official reason. The accident remains under investigation.
Source: Tufts Daily

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March 22, 2010 – Julia Gauthier, 19, from Salem, Massachusetts has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained when she was ejected from a vehicle driven by Christopher Maxson, 19, from Marblehead. According to the Lynn Police Department, Maxson failed to stop at two stop signs before his Toyota 4 Runner collided with a vehicle on Eastern Avenue in Lynn at around 1:00 a.m. on Sunday. The 4 Runner then hit two other cars on Glenwood Street causing it to rollover.

As the 4 Runner rolled over, Gauthier was ejected from the SUV through the sunroof and was dragged for approximately 30 feet. Unfortunately, Gauthier was pronounced dead at the scene. Maxson and two other passengers suffered non-life threatening injuries. The group was apparently coming from a party on Eastern Avenue.

Maxson has been charged motor vehicle homicide, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, and failure to stop at a stop sign. He is expected to be arraigned on Monday.

 

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March 18, 2010 – Claudia Berry, 54, and Bryce Brackett, 64, both from Holliston, Massachusetts, were involved in separate rollover accidents on Tuesday. Apparently, black ice caused both crashes. Berry’s accident occurred at around 6:40 a.m. when her Ford Explorer slipped on ice at the intersection of Washington Street and Balancing Rock Drive. At around 7:05 p.m., Brackett’s Chevy pickup truck rolled over on Highland Street after skidding on black ice.

Berry suffered serious personal injuries and firefighters had to use the Jaws of Life to extricate her from the vehicle. She was transported by medical helicopter to Massachusetts General Hospital. According to the Holliston Police Department, Berry was not wearing a seatbelt.

Brackett was not injured in his accident. The Holliston Police have not issued citations to Berry or Brackett and continue to investigate the crashes.

Source: Wicked Local

 

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March 15, 2010 – Ashley Derochea, 20, from Brockton, Massachusetts and Michael Cornell, 21, suffered serious personal injuries in a car accident that left their infant passenger dead. According to the Massachusetts State Police, Derochea lost control of her 1998 Honda Accord and it careened into the right side guardrail. The car then rolled over and eventually collided with the left side guardrail. The accident occurred at approximately 10 p.m. on Saturday just north of exit 2 on Route 95 South in Attleboro.

Both Derochea and Cornell were transported to Rhode Island Hospital and treated for serious injuries. The baby, who was ejected from the vehicle, was taken to Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, where it was pronounced dead.

It is unclear at this time if the baby was buckled into an approved car seat. The accident remains under investigation by the state police.

Source: The Providence Journal

 

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March 9, 2010 – Michael Gallant, 51, from Somerville, Massachusetts suffered serious personal injuries when his vehicle crashed into a guardrail on Route 128 South, triggering a five car pileup. Vicki Pardallis, 39, from Medford, and Celia Cohen, 52, from Randolph, were also injured in the crash. The accident happened just past midnight on Saturday near Winter Street in Waltham.

According to the Massachusetts State Police, Gallant’s 1999 Toyota Camry careened into the left guardrail and then spun out of control. Pardallis’ 2003 Ford Crown Victoria and Cohen’s 2004 Nissan Maxima crashed into the Camry. A 2005 Ford Focus and a 1993 Toyota Corrolla were also involved in the accident, but their drivers were not injured.

Gallant was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, where he was listed as in intensive care on Sunday evening. Pardallis and Cohen were both taken to Newton-Wellesley Hospital and treated for minor injuries.

Gallant is expected to be charged criminally for driving with a suspended license and driving without proper authority. The accident remains under investigation and the state police are looking into whether or not alcohol was a factor.

Source: The Daily News Tribune

 

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March 3, 2010 – Larry Armstrong, 47, from Attleboro, Massachusetts, has suffered serious personal injuries as a passenger in a 1997 Chevrolet Geo Prizm, which was involved in a crash with a tractor trailer. Varry Ramos, 33, from Worcester, who was driving the tractor trailer, and the driver of the Prizm were also injured in the crash. The driver of the Prizm was an unidentified 17 year old male from Attleboro. The accident occurred on Route 495 South in Andover at around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

According to the Massachusetts State Police, the driver of the Prizm lost control of his vehicle shortly after merging onto Route 495 South from Route 95 North. The car careened into a guard rail and was then hit by the truck.

Armstrong and the driver of the Prizm were taken to Lawrence General Hospital, where their injuries were described as serious. Ramos was transported by a medical helicopter to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

The accident remains under investigation by the State Police.

Source: The Providence Journal

 

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March 2, 2010 – Paul Hanley, 17, from Westwood, Massachusetts and a senior at Westwood High School, has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained in a single car crash in Norwood. According to the Norwood Police Department, black ice caused Hanley to lose control of his 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Hanley’s passengers, a 17 year old male and a 19 year old male, were both injured in the crash. The accident occurred near Winter Street at around 12:17 a.m. on Sunday.

Apparently, after the Jeep slid on the ice, it collided with a utility pole and then a stone wall. Hanley and the passenger in the back seat had to be extricated from the vehicle. Hanley was pronounced dead at the scene. One passenger was taken by ambulance to Caritas Norwood Hospital and the other was transported by ambulance to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

Police are unsure if there were other factors involved in the accident besides the ice. The crash remains under investigation by the Norwood Police Department and the Massachusetts State Police.

Source: TheBostonChannel.com

 

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February 23, 2010 – Monique Forster, 22, from Tewksbury, Massachusetts has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained in a two car accident on Route 93 in Wilmington. Miguel Ortiz-Calderon, 35, from North Andover, was driving the other vehicle, which struck Forster’s car head-on. The accident occurred at around 1:20 a.m. on Tuesday on Route 93 North near the Route 129 exit.

According to police, Forster lost control her 2006 Nissan Altima and careened into the guardrail on the left side of the highway. Her vehicle then traveled across the highway and came to rest in the right travel lane. Soon thereafter, Ortiz-Calderon’s 2006 Honda Accord collided head-on with Forster’s vehicle.

Forster was transported to the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, where she was pronounced dead. Ortiz-Calderon was also taken to the Lahey Clinic and was listed in fair condition as of Tuesday morning.

This crash remains under investigation by the Massachusetts State Police.

Source: The Eagle Tribune

 

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