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August 6, 2009 – Angela Champ. 19,  from Harwich, Massachusetts, died yesrday from serious personal injuries sustained in a car accident on a notoriously dangerous stretch of Route 6 near the Orleans town line.  Champ’s 1996 Toyota Camry crossed the center line and collided with a 2004 Chrysler minivan driven by Warren Hayes, 79 also from Harwich.  Hayes’ wife Barbara was a passenger in the minivan.

The Massachusetts State Police originally thought that this was a head on collision but there was a lot of damage to the side of the Camry.  Apparently the minivan flipped on its side as a result of the accident.

Hayes and his wife were taken to Cape Cod Hospital and treated for their injuries.  Initially, a medical helicopter was called to transport Champ and the Hayes’ but it was cancelled after Champ was pronounced dead at the scene and the Hayes’ injuries were ruled as non-life threatening.The crash is still under investigation

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September 2, 2009 – Robert G. Farner, 81, and Chloe K. Farner, 77, both of Cottonwood Shores, Texas, have died as the result of personal injuries suffered when they were struck by a car in the breakdown lane on I-395 on Saturday morning. The elderly Texas couple had stopped to change a tire on their camper trailer. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, according to Massachusetts State Police.

Geoffrey K. Wahome, a 21-year-old from Lowell, Massachusetts man was driving his sedan, a Nissan Altima, driving northbound at about 6:40 a.m. when he veered off the road and slammed into the couple’s truck and trailer, state police said.

Wahome was seriously injured when his car flipped from the impact and landed upside down in the breakdown lane. He was taken by ambulance to University of Mass. Memorial Medical Center for treatment and was listed in serious condition Saturday evening. It is unknown at this time whether alcohol or speed were a factor in the crash. The crash remains under investigation at this time.

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July 31, 2009 – Damian Meneses, Edward Lantz Ferguson, Joel S. Ley, Jr. and their four business entities were charged with securities fraud on Monday by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The SEC claims they were& operating a Ponzi scheme primarily based on foreign currency trading. The alleged scheme was mostly operated out of Southern California and involved investors from both the U.S. and Mexico. The SEC claims that Meneses, Ferguson, and Ley raised at least $14 million on their promises of guaranteed returns on investment in foreign currency trading.


SEC.pngThe SEC’s complaint alleges that Meneses, 37, guaranteed a 4% monthly return to investors in his company Diversity Capital. Diversity Capital was allegedly affiliated with Diversity Capital Bancorp de Mexico, Ltd., located in New Zealand. Meneses claimed that Diversity Capital invested clients’ money in foreign currency trading. He encouraged investors to refinance their mortgages and invest the earnings in his company. According to Diversity Capital’s website, the company manages over $1.7 billion. The SEC claims that the funds invested in Diversity Capital were not used for currency trading, but instead for personal bills of Meneses and to pay earlier investors in a Ponzi-like fashion.

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July 31, 2009 – Colleen Ingemanson, 35 from Taunton, Massachusetts, was involved in a car crash this morning that left one man dead and two others injured.  Ingemanson was driving a car that rear-ended another vehicle on Route 140 in Taunton.

A passenger in the vehicle that was hit was flown to a Boston hospital but unfortuntaley passed away sometime thereafter. The driver of the vehicle and another passenger were taken to a nearby hospital. Their conditions are unknown at this time.

Imgemanson fled the scene on foot. Police were able to apprehend her about one mile from the crash site. She was placed in custody by the Massachusetts State Police.

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July 31, 2009 – An elderly Massachusetts couple was involved in a fatal car crash yesterday in Cumberland, Rhode Island. The accident happened at around 4 pm on Thursday afternoon. Apparently, a minivan, driven by an 87 year old Massachusetts man, was hit by a box truck as the minivan was pulling out of an ice cream stand and attempting to turn left on Diamond Hill Road.

The man and his passenger, a 77 year old woman from Massachusetts, were pronounced dead at the scene. The box truck was owned by a home remodeling business in Cumberland. The driver of the truck was treated at a local hospital and released.

The names of the victims and their hometowns have not been released.  The accident remains under investigation by the Rhode Island State Police and Cumberland detectives.

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July 28, 2009 – Kimberly McGinley, 32 years old from Dedham, Massachusetts, has died as a result serious personal injuries sustained when she was hit by a car in Somerville. The car was driven by Zeggai S. Malu, 71 from Somerville. The accident occurred at approximately 3:30 PM on Sunday.

McGinley was walking on the sidewalk with a two year old Roslindale child when Malu’s Nissan Pathfinder jumped the curb and struck them. McGinley and the child were headed to a party for McGinley’s 6 year old daughter on Munroe Street in Somerville. According to witnesses, McGinley saw the car coming and courageously pushed several children out of harm’s way.

McGinley was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital and passed away late Monday night. The child has yet to be indentified and remains hospitalized but is in stable condition. It appears that McGinley and the child knew one another but were not related.

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July 26, 2009 – Herbert Whitaker, 7 years old, has died as the result of a car accident in Halifax, Massachusetts around noon time yesterday. He was riding his bicycle with his father and located in a marked crosswalk when he was struck by a car driven by a 76-year-old Plympton woman, Marcia Chadborne.

Onlookers unsuccessfully attempted to revive the boy before police arrived, at which time he was taken to Brockton Hospital Brockton hospital. He was pronounced dead there at 12:44 p.m. Chadbourne has been charged with motor vehicle homicide and failure to yield at a crosswalk, according to Halifax police. There was no indication whether or not she was speeding at the time of the accident. The speed limit in the area is 35 miles per hour.

Herbert Whitaker and his father were both wearing helmets at the time of the accident. A second younger child of Whitakers was riding on his father’s bicycle at the time of the accident. Neither the father, nor this child were struck or injured, according to police. This was the first fatal pedestrian accident in Halifax in several years.

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July 24, 2009 – David Bunker, 61, of Marlborough, Massachusetts suffered serious personal injuries in a motorcycle accident yesterday morning while driving in Nashua, New Hampshire. Bunker was traveling southbound on Depot Road as a car pulled out of a driveway. Bunker swerved to avoid the car and lost control of the motorcyle. He then went off the road, stuck a sign and a wooden fence.

Bunker suffered injury to his legs and was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua where he remains in stable condition. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. Bunker was unable to identify the car, which caused him to lose control, and it appears that the driver of the car never stopped and may not have even been aware of the accident. Nashua Police say the case remains under investigation.

Source: Nashua Telegraph

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July 21, 2009 – Alexander Santiago and his girlfriend Indiana Rivera, 32 and 22 respectively, both from Salem, Massachusetts, suffered serious personal injuries when their blue Pontiac was struck by a red 2000 BMW traveling the wrong way on an off ramp on Route 93 North. The accident occurred around 2:30 a.m. on Monday. Rubin Sanchez, 25 of Cambridge, was driving the BMW. Sanchez’s passenger, Joseph Dioguardi, 28 from Medford, was also seriously injured in the crash.

Dioguardi was first taken to Lawrence General Hospital and then transferred to a hospital in Boston. Santiago, Rivera, and Sanchez were all taken to local hospitals for their injuries.

Sanchez was arrested and charged with Felony Driving While Intoxicated and was to be arraigned yesterday at Salem District Court. The accident remains under investigation by the Massachusetts State Police.

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July 20, 2009 – Patrick Devlin, 21, is dead as the result of a car accident early yesterday morning after he was ejected from a Jeep driven by a friend, Patrick, J. Joyce, 19, of South Boston. Joyce has been charged with motor vehicle homicide and operating under the influence of alcohol and will be arraigned this morning in Stoughton District Court.

Joyce was driving in the passing lane on Route 24, hit the guard lane in the center and caused the Jeep to roll over just before 1 a.m., according to the Massachusetts State Police. Devlin was taken to Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, and was thereafter pronounced dead, according to police reports. Joyce was taken to Milton Hospital for minor injuries and arrested shortly thereafter. State Police are still investigating the crash.

Source: Boston.com

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