Automobile Accidents

• Massachusetts Woman Killed in Car Accident

  Chrissie Cole | August 18, 2007 10:29 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  A head-on collision with a semi-truck claimed the life of a Massachusetts woman, Friday morning, on Interstate 80.A Plymouth was heading east on I-80 when the driver lost control of the vehicle, going through the center median and into the westbound lanes where it crashed head-on into the semi-truck, according to state police.The semi-tanker truck was transporting non-hazardous materials and...

• Man Killed in Three-Car Accident

  Chrissie Cole | July 06, 2007 4:29 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  A 43-year-old man was killed in a three-car accident on Route 6 yesterday. According to public safety officials, the accident occurred when one driver veered into oncoming traffic.The man was driving south on Route 6, at 9 a.m., when his vehicle was hit head-on by a Toyota Tundra pickup, which had crossed the center lane. A third vehicle traveling south also struck the car from behind, police...

• Couple Left for Dead After Hit & Run Accident

  Chrissie Cole | June 06, 2007 1:36 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  A man and women were left for dead after being struck by a speeding car in a hit and run car accident. The couple was walking along the side of the highway after their vehicle ran out of gas when a speeding car struck them and then sped off.The man, 28, was thrown to a ditch on the side of the road, while his friend was left immobile along the guardrail as cars passed on by."She was against the...

• Teen Critically Injured in Car Crash

  Christina Cole | May 06, 2007 12:21 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  A teenager was transported to Boston hospital after suffering serious injuries in a car accident last night, at 9:30 pm, on a road known by surrounding neighbors for its high speed and many accidents.The 18-year-old was driving a Saturn on Route 114 when he struck a telephone pole. The driver was unconscious when firefighters and police arrived on the scene.The unidentified driver had to be...

• Car Crashes into Home, Injuring Driver

  Christina Cole | April 26, 2007 8:08 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  A Massachusetts man was injured in a car accident, when he crashed his car into a home on U.S. Route 201 just before 1 a.m. on Thursday, police said.The man, 48, of Gloucester, was transported by helicopter to Bangor hospital following the crash. Early accident reports say, "The vehicle left the road and went airborne." There were no injuries to the occupants of the home. Anytime an accident...

• "Good Samaritan" Responsible for Hit-and-Run Accident

  Christina Cole | April 05, 2007 3:27 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  A "good Samaritan" who called 911 after stopping to help a 7-year-old girl in a hit-and-run accident last week, was actually the driver that struck her, police said.The man, 24, was arrested on felony charges for being a habitual offender, his conduct following the accident and for filing a false accident report.The girl was riding her toy scooter last Friday across the street from her house...

• Woman Killed after being Struck by Three Vehicles

  Christina Cole | March 14, 2007 2:40 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  A woman was killed in a fatal car accident yesterday when she was struck by three vehicles on Interstate 495 in Bellingham, report state police. The woman was traveling north of exit 18 in her Honda when she broke down in the acceleration lane as she was attempting to get on the highway. She exited the car and was hit by a Ford F150 pickup. The impact of being hit knocked her into the left lane...

• Crash Kills Man; Injures Woman

  Christina Cole | March 01, 2007 2:10 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  A woman suffered serious injuries and a man has died following a car crash on southbound Interstate 495, report State Police. Preliminary investigations show that speed may have been a factor in the crash and that neither occupants of the car were wearing a seat belt.The 2000 Volkswagen was traveling south at 2am when it swerved off the road, crashed with a highway sign and bounced back across...

• Trash in Car Caused Crash

  Christina Cole | February 12, 2007 11:27 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  West Yarmouth Police report there was so much trash in the driver's car that some fell onto the gas and brake petals, causing her to lose control of her Ford Focus.While in the midst of losing control of the vehicle, the driver went through a post office parking space, up over the curb and across the freeway before hitting a Ford Explorer and backing over the sidewalk and then hitting a flower...

• Man Runs Red Light, One Dead

  Christina Cole | February 01, 2007 7:26 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  A 42-year old man was killed early Thursday when his car was hit by another driver suspected of running a red light.The impact of the car crash, just after 1am, pushed the vehicle driven by the victim into a police cruiser that was stopped at the light.John Converse of Massachusetts, the man that died, leaving Route 8 southbound at exit 7 when his car was broadsided by a car driven east by...