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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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February 14, 2010 – Two men, ages 19 and 32, suffered serious personal injuries when they were ejected from their vehicle after it collided with several trees on Wednesday at around 4:50 p.m. The men were traveling east on Tolend Road in Dover, New Hampshire, just past the Barrington town line. Apparently, their car crossed over into the westbound lane before crashing into the tree line on the side of the road.

The identities of the two men have yet to be released, but police believe they both live locally and may be from Barrington. The vehicle was severely damaged and the two men were transported to Boston hospitals.

The Dover Police Department believe that speed and alcohol were factors in the crash but the accident remains under investigation in conjunction with the Stafford County Technical Accident Reconstruction Team.

Source: Fosters.com

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February 11, 2010 – Stanley Vaughn, 49, from Springfield, Massachusetts has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained when his vehicle collided head on with a tractor trailer. Apparently, Vaughn’s car was traveling east on the Massachusetts Turnpike when it crossed the center median and smashed into a tractor trailer heading west. A 52 year old man from Tucker, Georgia was driving the truck.

The accident occurred on February 5, 2010 at around 10:25 p.m. in Blandford. Vaughn was pronounced dead at the scene. The truck driver was not injured and will not be cited for the accident.

Source: TheBostonChannel.com

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February 9, 2010 – Two vehicles collided head on while traveling on Route 152 in Seekonk, Massachusetts at around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday. One car was driven by a 35 year old woman from Pawtucket, Rhode Island and the other was driven by a 56 year old Attleboro, Massachusetts woman. The accident occurred at 804 Newman Street near the intersection of Lowell Street.

According to the Seekonk Police Department, the car traveling south on Route 152 crossed over the center line and crashed into the other car, causing it to roll onto its side. Both victims were taken to Rhode Island Hospital and treated for their injuries. One of the women was listed in critical condition, but her injuries were not considered life threatening.

Neither of the women’s identities have been released and the accident remains under investigation by the Massachusetts State Police.

Source: The Sun Chronicle

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February 4, 2010 – Rachel Dow, 37, from Edgartown, Massachusetts, has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained when her 1988 Acura Legend slammed into a tree and then caught on fire. The accident occurred along Eastville Avenue, near the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, in Oak Bluffs at around 5:45 p.m. on Monday.

According to the Massachusetts State Police, Dow was exiting the parking lot of the hospital when she apparently suffered a medical emergency causing her foot to continue depressing the gas pedal. The Acura traveled across Eastville Avenue and entered the woods, where it collided with a tree. Witnesses claim that the wheels continued to spin after the car was stopped against the tree; this may have caused the car to ignite. The car driver’s side door was apparently pinned against the large cedar tree.

When rescue crews arrived, Dow was still in the vehicle and unresponsive and they were not able to extricate her from the car. Dow was taken to Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

The accident remains under investigation by the Massachusetts State Police.

Source: The Martha’s Vineyard Times

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February 2, 2010 – Makenzie Goode, 17, from Warwick, Massachusetts was killed as a result of serious personal injuries sustained during a single car accident during a snowstorm in Winchester on Friday. Goode’s vehicle hit a fire hydrant after she lost control of her 2000 Pontiac Grand Am. The accident occurred on Route 78 at around 7:30 a.m.

According to the Winchester Police Department, Goode was traveling north on Route 78 when her car drifted into the southbound lanes. When she tried to regain control, her vehicle spun out and eventually collided with a fire hydrant on the northbound side of the street. Apparently, the hydrant made direct impact with the driver’s side door. Goode was reportedly wearing a seat belt.

Goode was taken to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, where she eventually passed away on Sunday.

Police believe the crash was caused by the inclement weather, but the accident remains under investigation.

Source: SentinelSource.com

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February 2, 2010 – Elizabeth Vargas, 37, from Attleboro, Massachusetts, has died as a result of serious personal injuries she sustained when her car collided with a utility pole in Norton. The accident occurred at around 7 a.m. on Sunday morning while Vargas was traveling on West Main Street. Apparently, Vargas was returning home from an overnight shift at her employer in Carver.

Vargas was transported by ambulance to Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, where she was pronounced dead. Vargas’ vehicle was the only car involved in the crash. The utility pole was severely damaged and had to be repaired.

The accident remains under investigation by the Norton Police Department and the Massachusetts State Police.

Source: Wicked Local Easton

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