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A Driver Has Injured Another Cyclist at Mass. Ave. and Appleton in Arlington
Barely a month after a driver killed one bicyclist and sent another to the hospital on Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington, another driver has injured a cyclist at the same intersection.
June 17, 2020
Driver Kills Bicyclist on Cummins Highway in Mattapan
A motorist struck and killed a person riding a bicycle early this morning in Mattapan.
June 9, 2020
Driver Kills Two Pedestrians In Lowell
A driver struck and killed two pedestrians on Lowell's riverfront on Thursday evening, according to reports from the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.
May 21, 2020
Driver Hits Two Bicyclists, Killing One, on Mass. Ave. in Arlington
The driver is facing charges – but they have nothing to do with his role in ending someone's life.
May 7, 2020
MassDOT Data Show Less Traffic, but Higher Odds of Dying on Streets
MassDOT data show that while traffic is down by half on major state highways, drivers still killed more people in crashes in April 2020 than in April 2019.
May 4, 2020
Driver Kills Bicyclist on Mass. Ave. in South End
Police report that the crash happened around 9:10 a.m. in the intersection of Massachusetts and Harrison Avenues in the South End.
April 22, 2020
Prosecutors File Homicide Charges Against Driver in Fatal Ipswich Crash
Prosecutors from the Essex District Attorney's office have accused a driver involved in a fatal crash in Ipswich last month of being distracted by her phone when she drove her vehicle into a family of three, killing the father.
April 17, 2020
Pandemic’s Silver Lining: Less Bloodshed on Commonwealth’s Roads
Here's a silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic: with widespread "stay at home" orders in place, motor vehicle operators have fewer opportunities to maim and kill their victims on the Commonwealth's streets.
April 6, 2020
Woman Drives SUV Into Family of 3 in Ipswich, Killing the Father
Police reported that the suspect in the vehicular assault, a 43-year-old Ipswich woman, remained on the scene and has so far been cooperating with the investigation.
March 28, 2020
Another Brockton Cop Has Seriously Injured a Pedestrian
A Brockton Police officer has seriously injured a woman by striking her with his police cruiser late Tuesday afternoon.
December 11, 2019
