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December 16, 2009 – Stephen Clark, 22 of Tewksbury, Massachusetts, has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained when his car collided head on with a tree. Clark was apparently sending text messages just prior to the accident. Clark was traveling down
Texting.jpgAndover Street in Lowell when his car struck a tree alongside the road at around 11:10 a.m. on Sunday.

Clark’s cell phone was found on the floor of the passenger’s side of his vehicle with its keyboard exposed. His cell phone records confirmed that he had sent and received text messages immediately before the accident occurred. According to the Lowell Police, Clark was traveling at 50 mph when he hit the tree and was not wearing a seatbelt. Lt. Timothy Crowley remarked that “Texting while driving caused the accident to occur. Speed and not wearing a seat belt made it a fatality.”

Clark was rescued from his vehicle at the scene and transported to Saints Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. This accident is a tragic reminder of the dangers of using cell phones while driving and has many people pushing for legislation banning texting while driving.

Source: TMCnet.com

 

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December 2, 2009 – Anderson Cadell, Jr., 33, an environmental cleanup worker from Seabrook, New Hampshire, has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained when he was struck by a car on Route 3 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Salvatore Pintone, 30 of Lynnfield, was working alongside Cadell and was seriously injured. Juanita McKenzie, 33 of Lowell, was driving her 2001 Acura MDX partially in the break down lane when she struck the two men, pinning them between her SUV and their truck. The accident occurred at around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

Soon after the initial collision, a Chevrolet Cavalier driven by George Patterson, 61 of Chelmsford, smashed into the back of the Acura and slid across the highway. Patterson and his dog were treated for minor injuries.

Cadell and Pintone were part of an environmental cleanup crew directed by United Oil Recovery Inc., which was cleaning an oil spill from an accident on Route 3 last week. Cadell was an employee of United Oil for the past seven years, but Pintone did not work for the company.

 

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November 23, 2009 – Sharlene O. Bauptista, 34 from Roslindale, Massachusetts, has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained in a single vehicle car accident in the Sumner Tunnel on Sunday morning. Passengers Amaurys E. Objio and Jose Danny Baez, both 25 and from Roslindale, were ejected from the vehicle and were seriously injured.

Sumner Tunnel.jpgApparently, Bauptista’s car collided with the median barrier as she was traveling towards the Storrow Drive exit ramp from the Sumner Tunnel at approximately 1:23 a.m. The exit ramp was closed for three hours. Police indicated that no one in the car was wearing seat belts.

Bauptista was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Objio was also taken to MGH and Baez was taken to Boston Medical Center. Both are being treated for serious injuries.

The accident remains under investigation by the Massachusetts State Police in conjunction with the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.

Source: Boston Herald

 

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November 20, 2009 – Jose Funez, 35 from Revere, Massachusetts, has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained when he involved in a car accident on Saturday night. Jonathan Spano, 29 from Winthrop, was driving a black 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt northbound on Revere Beach Parkway while Funez was crossing the street at the intersection of Winthrop Avenue. Apparently, Spano did not see Funez and unfortunately struck him with the Cobalt.

The accident occurred at around 7:30 p.m. in a poorly lit area during rainy weather. Funez was reportedly dressed in dark clothing. The poor visibility and weather conditions, coupled with Funez’ dark clothing and the dark color of the Cobalt were the likely factors that contributed to the accident.

Funez was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Police say criminal charges against Spano are unlikely.

The accident remains under investigation by the Massachusetts State Police.

Source: The Daily Item

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November 19, 2009 – Kelvin Savanhmixay, 12 years old, suffered serious personal injuries when he was hit by a car that was apparently drag racing in Lowell, Massachusetts on Wednesday. Two cars were allegedly racing on the VFW Parkway near the University of Massachusetts-Lowell campus. One of the cars struck Savanhmixay as he was standing in the crosswalk at Mammoth Road at around 2 p.m.

Thursday, the Lowell Police have found a dark blue Acura RSX, one of the cars they believe was involved in the accident. The Acura was found in Methuen and had visible damage to the front bumper and a broken windshield on the driver’s side.

According to witnesses, a black car and blue car were racing eastbound on the VFW Parkway on Wednesday afternoon. The blue car struck Savanhmixay as it was allegedly trying to pass the black car on the left. The police stated that the driver of the blue car drove off. The driver of the black car stopped, exited the car and spoke with someone briefly at the scene before fleeing as well.

Savanhmixay was taken to Children’s Hospital in Boston and was treated for serious injuries. He remains in intensive care but is expected to survive. The accident is still under investigation by the Lowell Police Department.

Source: Boston.com

 

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November 14, 2009 – An eighteen year old Boston area college student reports that she purchased and used Oxy® Maximum Face Wash, a well known acne treatment product sold in pharmacies throughout the U.S., but eventually the skin on her face became significantly discolored in areas where she had applied the product.

 The young woman first bought the over-the-counter medication in the summer of 2009 at a CVS store. She used it daily as directed for several months, but eventually noticed that she was losing skin color in the areas of her face where she had applied the face wash. She immediately ceased use of the product, but the skin discoloration remained.

Now, several months later, and even though she has not used the product again, she still has significant discolored patches on her face. Recently, she was examined by a dermatologist who was not willing to confirm whether or not the condition was permanent. In his words, “only time will tell”. Meanwhile, this young lady must now apply make-up to her face whenever she goes out, in an attempt to hide what she considers obvious disfigurement as the result of her use of the Oxy®  product.

 

CroppedOxyPictureAfter4.jpg                                  Oxy®  Face Wash, manufactured by the Mantholatum Company, Inc., is prominently advertised to contain ten percent (10%) benzoyl peroxide, a product widely used to fight acne, but which has also been reported to have side effects, causing itchy, dry skin and rashes. The product’s label and other literature give no warning that skin discoloration could occur as a result of use of the Oxy®  Acne Products.

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November 11, 2009 – Mary Sheehan, 69 from Hamden, Connecticut, has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Foxborough, Massachusetts on Monday at 3:30 p.m. Sheehan was a passenger in a car driven by her husband Dominick Sheehan, 75 also from Hamden.

Apparently, Dominick Sheehan lost control of the vehicle causing the car to rollover into the median. The couple was traveling north on Route 495 just before the exit for Route 1 in Wrentham, when the accident occurred.

According to the Massachusetts State Police, Mary Sheehan was pronounced dead at the scene. Dominick Sheehan was taken to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence and treated for his injuries.

The accident remains under investigation.

Source: The Sun Chronicle

 

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November 6, 2009 – Michelle Boehm, 48 from Milford, Massachusetts, has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained in a disastrous automobile accident on Wednesday night in Nashua, New Hampshire. Boehm’s Mitsubishi Eclipse collided with a stopped tractor-trailer driven by Stanley Balcewicz, 57 of Worcester, Massachusetts, and then careened into a Nissan Altima driven by Frank Morales, 21 from Nashua. The accident occurred shortly before 11 p.m. at the intersection of Amherst Street and Celina Avenue.

According to the Nashua Police, Boehm was traveling west on Route 101A when she her Eclipse smashed into the back of Balcewicz’ immobile tractor-trailer, which was stopped in the left lane waiting to turn onto Celina Avenue. Evidently, the Eclipse went underneath the rear of the tractor trailer and hit Morales’ westbound Altima.

The Nashua Fire Department had to use power extraction tools to remove Boehm from the vehicle. Neither Balcewicz nor Morales were injured in the crash. It is unclear what caused the accident and according to one reporter there were no skid marks at the scene that suggested Boehm was able to apply her brakes before crashing into the truck.

Boehm was described as a devoted and loving mother to her two children and will be missed by many.

The accident remains under investigation.

Source: The Nashua Telegraph

 

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October 26, 2009 – George Marcus, 79 from Framingham, Massachusetts, died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained in a single car accident on Saturday. Marcus was driving a 2003 Hyundai Elantra and his passenger Norma Marcus, also 79, was seriously injured. The crash occurred at around 4:10 p.m. on Route 1 South near Fox Hill Drive in Walpole.

According to police, the Hyundai went off the roadway to the right and collided with a telephone pole. Sadly, George Marcus was pronounced dead at the scene. Norma Marcus was transported to Norwood Hospital for treatment.

The crash remains under investigation by the Massachusetts State Police and the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office.

Source: The Sun Chronicle

 

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October 19, 2009 – Marianne Murphy, 47 from Medford, Massachusetts, was pronounced dead after suffering serious personal injuries during a car accident on Route 93. Murphy was riding in the front passenger seat. Gerald Murphy, 48 also from Medford, was driving a 2010 Toyota, in which Mrs. Murphy was riding in the front passenger seat. The accident occurred at around 1:02 a.m. Sunday morning on Route 93 in Medford near Roosevelt Circle.

Apparently Mr. Murphy lost control of the sedan, which hit the guardrail on the right side of the highway and then traveled across all four lanes of traffic and collided with a concrete barrier. The car went back across the highway and eventually stopped in the breakdown lane.

Mrs. Murphy was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital and then transferred to Massachusetts General Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Mr. Murphy was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital and treated for serious injuries. Apparently neither was wearing a seatbelt. Two passengers that were riding in the backseats were wearing seatbelts and suffered only minor injuries.

The accident remains under investigation.

Source: WBZ

 

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