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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 26, 2010 – Joshua Stimson, 22, from Brighton, Massachusetts and a Boston University graduate has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained when anMBTA Logo.jpg MBTA trolley struck him early Sunday morning in Boston. Apparently, an inbound D line trolley hit Stimson while he was standing inside a fenced in area of the track between the Longwood and Fenway stations. The accident occurred at around 12:19 a.m. on Sunday.

The MBTA Transit police, Brookline Police and Fire departments, and Boston Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene where they unfortunately pronounced Stimson dead. It is unclear why Stimson was inside the fenced in area.

The accident remains under investigation by the MBTA.

Source: JusticeNewsFlash.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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October 8, 2010 – Emmanuel Dusape, 32, of Hyde Park, Massachusetts has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained when his car collided with a toll booth in Hampton, New Hampshire. Apparently Dusape was entering the toll plaza when his vehicle careened into an empty toll booth causing the car to flip over. The accident occurred at around 11:09 a.m. on Thursday on Interstate 95.

Dusape was transported to Exeter Hospital where he later passed away. Police are unsure what caused the accident, but believe speed was a contributing factor.

The Hampton Police and Fire Departments responded to the scene. The accident remains under investigation by the New Hampshire State Police.

Source: Fosters.com

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September 28, 2010 – Cheryl White, 49, from Rockport, Massachusetts, has sustained serious personal injuries resulting from a car crash involving Leon Bishop, 23, from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Apparently, Bishop was headed north on Interstate 95 in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire when his pickup truck traveled into the southbound lanes and collided head on with White’s sedan. The accident happened just north of the Route 84 overpass at around 5:15 p.m. on Monday.

Bishop was allegedly thrown 25 feet from his vehicle after the collision. He was pronounced dead at the scene. White was transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and treated for her injuries.

Authorities, including the New Hampshire State Police, the Hampton Falls Police and Fire Departments, and the Seabrook Police Department, immediately responded to the crash site. The southbound lanes of Route 95 were closed for nearly an hour.

The accident remains under investigation by the state police.

Source: The Union Leader

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September 21, 2010 – Fritz Daleus, 36, from Milford, Massachusetts has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained after being thrown from a vehicle during a two car accident. James Manning, 37, from Woonsocket, Rhode Island had Daleus as a passenger in his Ford SUV. Jennifer Graves, 40, from Worcester, Massachusetts was driving the other vehicle, a Nissan SUV. Apparently, Manning ran a red light at Mineral Spring Avenue before colliding with Graves’ truck on Power Road in Pawtucket at around midnight on Saturday.

Daleus was transported to Rhode Island Hospital, where he later passed away. Manning was taken to Memorial Hospital and treated for his injuries. Graves was not injured in the accident.

Manning has been charged with driving on a suspended license and failing to stop at a red light. According to the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicle Operator Control, Manning never had a driver’s license in Rhode Island, but had 18 outstanding traffic tickets, including several for reckless driving and operating without a license.

Apparently, Manning was released from an Adult Correctional Institution on June 22, 2010 and is on probation for drug related crimes. Allegedly, Manning has been in and out of ACIs for the last 17 years.

Pawtucket Police are investigating the accident and are unsure if speed and alcohol were causes.

Source: Providence Journal

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September 14, 2010 – Patrick Johnson, 31, a Lowell, Massachusetts police officer, has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident that occurred while he was off-duty. Lowell Police Patch.JPG Theary Chan, 26, from Lowell, allegedly ran a stop sign and collided with Johnson’s motorcycle sending the officer about 50 feet. The accident happened at the intersection of Princeton Boulevard and Foster Street in Lowell on Saturday morning.

Neighbors and witnesses began performing CPR on Johnson before he was taken to Lowell General Hospital, where he later passed away. Johnson served six years with the Lowell Police Department and was a former U.S. Marine. He leaves behind a wife and a young son and daughter.

Chan was arrested and charged with motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence, an open container violation and failure to stop at a stop sign. Chan was arraigned on Monday in Lowell District Court where he plead not guilty. A status hearing is scheduled for October 13th.

The accident remains under investigation.

Source: NECN, The Boston Globe

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September 2, 2010 – Khith Kheav, 75, from Fall River, Massachusetts has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained in a two car accident in Westport. Constance Bancroft, 61, from Somerset, was driving the other vehicle involved in the collision. The accident occurred along Route 195 at around 4:25 p.m. on Tuesday.

According to the Massachusetts State Police, Kheav’s 1995 Nissan Quest was traveling east and then crossed the grass median into the westbound lanes prior to colliding with Bancroft’s 2007 Chevrolet Equinox. Kheav was pronounced dead at the scene. Bancroft was transported by helicopter to Rhode Island Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at around 9:00 p.m. Tuesday night.

This accident remains under investigation by the State Police.

Source: The Providence Journal

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August 9, 2010 – Jose Domingues, 39, from Boston, Massachusetts was involved in a car accident when he allegedly ran a red light and collided with another vehicle. Domingues’ van rolled over after smashing into the other car. The accident occurred on Sunday in Roxbury at the intersection of Dudley Street and Harrison Avenue.

Neither driver was injured in the crash. Domingues was arrested and charged with running a red light and driving with a revoked license.

The accident remains under investigation.

Source: WCVB

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August 4, 2010 – William Nichols, 48, from Blackstone, Massachusetts died as a result of serious personal injuries he sustained during an explosion at a construction site in Norfolk. David Bethel, 72, from Foxboro, Robert Dena, 43, of https://www.bostonaccidentinjurylawyer.com/wrentham-massachusetts-persona.html, Thomas DiPlacido, 17, from Wrentham were also injured while working on the condominium construction site at The Village at River’s Edge, a housing development for people 55 and older. Mary Jackson, 58, who lived in the adjacent condominium, was also taken to the hospital. The accident occurred last Friday afternoon.

According to State Fire Marshall Stephen Coan, the explosion was accidental and construction being done in the basement resulted in the release of propane, which ignited. Coan has not yet determined the ultimate cause of the fire or why the gas caught on fire.

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