Concrete Smashes Cars On Route 495
(WBZ) LOWELL Chunks of concrete hit as many as four cars on Route 495 North in Lowell late Wednesday night.
It happened near the Boylston Street overpass between Exits 37 and 38 around 11 p.m. State and Lowell police say they don't know if it was construction debris falling from the bridge or an act of vandalism.
A family from Maine was in the area at that time when concrete shattered the window of their SUV. The driver had to have shattered glass washed out of his eyes.
Other cars were hit on the hood and doors by debris. There were no serious injuries.
Police looked at the overpass, but saw no signs of crumbling.
A double high chain link fence is already on the bridge to make it difficult for people to launch debris on the highway.
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In this article is said that four cars were effected by this. If cars coming the other way had seen this happen then they should of flicked there headlights to warn other drivers. This could of prevented the other 3 cars from getting smashed with the debris. The driver (s) that had the debris hit them could of put on their 4 way flasher as well to warn vehicles that are coming behind them.
Teresa Geib, 43, had to be extracted from her 2007 Honda Civic using the Jaws of Life. Both the front and back driver's side door had to be removed, according to Chesterfield Police Lt. Duane Chickering. Geib was transported to Cheshire Medical Center in Keene with injuries that were not life-threatening, Chickering said. According to Chickering, Geib was driving west on Route 9 with her husband Eric, when the car of George Idelkope, 54, of Chesterfield, heading north on Route 63 across Route 9, hit the driver's side of the Geib car, and eventually came to a stop down a bank 30 feet from the roadway. Neither Idelkope nor Eric Geib were hurt in the collision. "All parties were wearing seat belts," Chickering said. He also said due to the deployment of air bags in the Geib car, injuries were likely reduced. Responding to the scene were Chesterfield police, fire and rescue, Spofford Rescue and the Keene Fire Department. Traffic was slowed in both lanes of Route 9, but continued to move. Traffic along the end of Route 63 to the south of Route 9 was halted while the scene was cleaned up. Both cars were towed from the scene. The driver that was hit from the side should of made a safe 45 degree check of the intersection. From where she was hit you can tell she didn't check her left side safely. A cause of not checking the intersection properly could of been from the distraction of having another person, her husband, in the car while she was driving.
Wellesley Crash Closes 95, Severely Injures 1
(WBZ) WELLESLEY One person was seriously injured during a crash on Route 95 South in Wellesley Monday afternoon.
According to state police, 53-year-old Ladir Oliveira of Malden lost control of her car, crossed the highway and was hit by a van driving in the left-hand lane. Oliveira's car then slammed into the median, where it came to rest.
Oliveira and her passenger, 41 year-old Maria D. Ferreira of Everett, were both wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash, police say. Oliveira sustained only minor injuries, but Ferreira was seriously hurt and had to be medflighted to Beth Israel Hospital.
The driver of the van, Joseph Antonellis, 60, and his passenger Carol Antonellis, 61, were not injured.
All lanes of Route 95 South were closed immediately following the crash. Forty-five minutes after the accident, two lanes were opened up to traffic, which caused a major backup for Monday evening's commute.
Both sides of the highway were shut down for 20 minutes, so the medical helicopter could land and pick up the seriously injured passenger.
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There are lots of things that could of made the driver lost control. One factor could of been the fact that she is 53 which isn't that old but as you start getting older you start becoming more of a risk. This could of also been caused by the 41 year old in the car who could of been distracting her. If she was distracted then she might of seen something come out in front of her and tried to avoid it and gone into a skid.
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When timing your arrival at an intersection you need to see what color the light in your target area is. If the light is red then you need to treat is like a red front zone. Then you need to check your rear zone to see if it's open or not. If it's closed then you need to alert by tapping your brakes. This is so they know that you are going to stop if necessary. You should then start your constant braking and timing your arrival into the open zone. If the light is green when you reach it then search the intersection. If the light is red when you reach is then stop smoothly by using controlled then trail braking.
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There are many benefits to keeping a 4 second following distance. It opens your view so you can find a process important information. By using this information you will be able to make a plan of what you are going to maneuver. This also reduces surprises and gives you more reaction space. It decreases your chance of rear ending the car in front of you. It also gives you space to move around the car in front of you in case you're going to get rear ended or if the car in front of you stalls.
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