On Sunday morning, snow piling up on the highway forced traffic into a single lane. An estimated 59 vehicles, including 46 cars, eight lightweight trucks, three buses, and two tractor trailer trucks, collided on Interstate 93 in Derry, New Hampshire, but fortunately no one was killed. Of the one hundred…
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Nissan Recalls Several Truck Models Due to an Airbag Issue
NBC reports that as a safety precaution Nissan is recalling trucks sold in several states as the result of an airbag issue. Nissan explains that a crash zone sensor, which triggers the front airbags, can be negatively impacted by snow or road salt, causing the trigger to malfunction in the…
Truck Rollover Closes Roads Connecting Ludlow and Granby
In Massachusetts, a two vehicle accident forced road closures in between Ludlow and Granby. In Ludlow, West Street at Brook Street were closed to through traffic, and in Granby, East Street at Truby Street was also closed as a result of the accident, which sent a dump truck and its…
5 Injured In Sunday Evening Car Crash
On Sunday evening around 5pm, a car crash left five people injured and caused significant structural damage to a home, which was later condemned as a result of the car accident. Crystal S. Chaney, 28, was driving a 1993 Chevrolet Lumina when she ran a stop sign and was hit…
Chelmsford Man Injured in Truck Accident
A Massachusetts man driving a 2003 GMC Sierra in Derry, New Hampshire is in critical condition after suffering serious injuries in an early morning truck accident a few days after Christmas. Police say Travis Cook, 20, of Chelmsford, Massachusetts was driving on Island Pond Road toward Route 111 when his…
In Needham, Truck Hits Route 9 Overpass, Driver Not Injured
Last Tuesday morning, a truck driver with Calex Trucking was turning onto Route 9 when the top of his truck grazed the underside of a bridge, pulling several pieces of granite with it. Two pieces still rested on top of the truck when four Newton Police cars and one state…
Boston Celtics Player Back in the Game After Car Accident
Boston Celtics forward Glen (Big Baby) missed a recent game against the Knicks after his SUV spun out of control on the snowy Massachusetts turnpike. Davis suffered whiplash and a concussion after he shattered the driver’s side window with his head. He was wearing a seatbelt when the turnpike accident…
Snow and Ice Cause Car Accidents Throughout Massachusetts
The Boston Globe reports that on Christmas eve morning, weather conditions throughout Massachusetts made for a slippery commute as several drivers lost control of their vehicles. A state police spokesman said there were numerous car accidents reported between 7:30am and 9:30am. In Shrewsbury, one driver died on Interstate 290 after…
Boston College Student Improving After MBTA Accident
A 21-year-old Boston College student who was hit by an MBTA trolley in November is improving, according to a spokesperson for Boston College. BC junior Michael Cordo, of Sudbury, was treated for head trauma at Brigham and Women’s Hospital after the trolley accident. The MBTA has confirmed that the driver…
Driver Crashes, Seriously Injures a Bystander
An allegedly stolen SUV fleeing the police crashed head-on into a CDTA bus shelter and seriously injured a person in the bus shelter. Jonathan Carpenter, who sustained broken legs, arms, internal injuries, and severe head injuries in the car crash, was transported to a local hospital. Robert A. Holcomb, 47,…