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August 30, 2009 - Sandra Guillermo, 24, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, is in critical condition as the result of personal injuries suffered in a one car accident early Friday morning. She was driving a 1995 Nissan Maxima, which crashed into a tree after jumping the curb on Canal Street in Lawrence. 

Guillermo was attended to at the scene of the accident by EMTs who then took her to Lawrence General Hospital. She was later airlifted to Massachusetts General Hospital and listed in critical condition as of Friday afternoon.

When police arrived at the scene, the car was surrounded by a group who were trying to assist the woman and her passenger. One of the group, Mikaila Sinclair, is a medical assistant and was rendering aid to the driver when the police arrived. 

According to several motorcyclists, who were riding behind Guillermo, she was traveling west on Canal Street, when the car had stopped at the stop sign at Canal and Jackson streets just prior to the accident. She then accelerated normally when Guillermo apparently lost control, fishtailed and jumped the curb. They saw no brake lights come on prior to the crash. Police are investigating the cause of the accident.

Source: Eagle Tribune

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August 30, 2009 - Daoyin Fang, 83, a resident of Watertown, Massachusetts was struck by a van and killed while crossing Mt. Auburn Street at the intersection of Adams Street on Thursday morning. According to Watertown police, the Honda Odyssey van was being driven by a 51-year old woman, a resident of Belmont, Massachusetts, who has not been charged as of this date, and whose name has not been released.

Fang, who had suffered head injuries from the accident, was taken to Mt. Auburn Hospital and thereafter pronounced dead. Watertown Police and the Massachusetts State Police are investigating the accident, Information has not been released disclosing whether Fang was in a crosswalk at the time of the accident.

Source: Wicked Local

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August 27, 2009 - Alessandra Castner, 15 from Marblehead, Massachusetts, has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained when she was struck by a car. A Volvo, driven by an unidentified man, hit Castner when she was at the intersection of Pleasant Street and Mohawk Road in Marblehead on Monday.

Castner was first taken to Salem Hospital and then later transferred by a medical helicopter to Boston Medical Center, where she unfortunately died. 

Castner would have been a sophomore at Marblehead High School.  Naturally, the entire community is devastated.  A memorial has been set up near the crash site and a vigil was held on Tuesday. 

The exact cause of the crash is unclear at this time and the accident remains under investigation by the Marblehead Police Department, Massachusetts State Police, and the Essex County District Attorney's Office. 

Source: The Daily Item of Lynn

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August 25, 2009 - John-James Venner, 7, from Chester, New Hampshire, died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained when he was hit by a pick up truck while walking down a road. The driver of the truck was Brian Medico, 49, from Brockton, Massachusetts. The accident occurred on Saturday along Route 102, a two lane state highway.

Venner, his 10 year old brother and an 11 year old friend were walking in the breakdown lane of Route 102 when Venner was hit. Venner was thrown approximately 25 feet from the roadway onto a neighbor's lawn. The boy's shoe and backpack were thrown even farther up the road.

Many neighbors and bystanders rushed to the boy's aid and rescue crews tried to revive the boy. Venner was taken by ambulance to Parkland Medical Center in Derry, NH, where he was pronounced dead.

No charges have been filed against Medico. The accident remains under investigation by New Hampshire State Police.

Source: The Union Leader

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August 25, 2009 - A 6 year old boy from Cumberland, Rhode Island died as a result of serious personal injuries suffered in an auto accident that occurred in Charlton, Massachusetts in the westbound lanes of the Massachusetts Turnpike. Joseph E. Tollier, 30 also from Cumberland, was the boy's father and was driving the car. The accident happened on Thursday, August 20th.

Apparently, the 1995 Chevrolet Lumina, driven by Tollier, blew a tire while traveling in the left lane causing the vehicle to swerve to the right. While trying to maintain control of the car, Tollier pulled the Lumina back into the left lane. At that point, the Lumina was struck in the left rear quarter panel by a Ford Escape, driven by Ronald Fleury, 67 of Peabody, Massachusetts.

Tollier was partially ejected from the vehicle and was seriously injured. Both Tollier and his son were taken to the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester. Tollier was taken by ambulance and his son was taken by a medical helicopter.

The crash remains under investigation by police.

Source: TheBostonChannel.com

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August 20, 2009 - Aaron B. Shickman, 41 of Lowell, Massachusetts died after sustaining serious personal injuries when his bicycle was hit by an sport utility vehicle. The accident occurred on Wednesday near the intersection of Middlesex and Pawtucket Streets at 1:35 p.m.

Shickman was not wearing a helmet when his bike was hit by a 1999 Ford Explorer driven by an 18 year old Lowell woman. The man was transported by a medical helicopter to Beth Israel Hospital in Boston.

This accident occurred just hours after Richard L. Campbell, 69, was hit by a car while riding his bike through Marshfield. Unfortunately, Campbell did not survive either.

The accident remains under investigation.

Source: Boston.com

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August 20, 2009 - Richard L. Campbell, 69 of Marshfield, Massachusetts, has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained when he was hit by a car while riding his bike. The accident occurred at around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday on Dyke Road in Marshfield near the Green Harbor Yacht Club. The driver, who's name has yet to be released, has been identified as a woman in her 20s.

Campbell was rushed from the scene to Massachusetts General Hospital on a medical helicopter. He was pronounced dead after arriving at the hospital.

Police have confirmed that Campbell was not wearing a helmet and that he was struck in the middle of the road

The driver stopped and was talking to police after the accident. The car's windshield was shattered and the bike was badly damaged.

The cause of the accident is unclear at this time and no criminal charges have been filed against the driver. The accident remains under investigation.

Source: The Patriot Ledger

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August 17, 2009 - Christopher Leonard, 17, of South Dennis, Massachusetts, has died as the result of injuries suffered in a roll-over car accident on Route 6 in West Barnstable, Massachusetts Saturday afternoon. Leonard was killed instantly when a Jeep Wrangler driven by his friend, Savannah Szwarc of Sandwich, Massachusetts, crashed in the westbound lane between Exit 5 and Exit 6.

The single car accident backed up traffic in both directions of Route 6 for miles. Leonard played football and baseball for Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School. The accident is still under investigation. It is not known at this time whether either of the occupants was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident.

Source: Cape Cod Today

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The above information is provided by Boston Accident and Personal Injury Lawyer, Keith L. Miller, a Boston, Massachusetts civil trial lawyer, specializing in the legal representation of individuals who believe that they have been injured as the result of the negligence of others and have been involved in all types of accidents causing personal injury. If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident where you believe someone else is at fault, contact Keith L. Miller to arrange a free consultation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week either by telephone at (617) 523-5803, or click here to send him an email. You will be contacted within 24 hours.

August 17, 2009 - Sylvester "El" Gethers, 64, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, has died as the result of  personal injuries suffered in a pedestrian car accident early Saturday morning. Gethers was  walking on Morton Street in the Mattapan section of the city around 6 a.m. when a 1998 Honda Prelude driven by Paul Edouard, age 20, jumped a curb up onto the sidewalk and struck Gethers, according to Massachusetts State Police.

Gethers a construction worker, who was going to meet his brother at the Dunkin Donuts just steps from where the accident occured, suffered serious injuries and was transported to Carney Hospital in Dorchester for treatment. He was later pronounced dead. There was no information as to whether Edouard was injured in the accident or whether he will face criminal charges as the result of the accident, which remains under investigation by State Police.

Source: Herald.com

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The above information is provided by Boston Accident and Personal Injury Lawyer, Keith L. Miller, a Boston, Massachusetts civil trial lawyer, specializing in the legal representation of individuals who believe that they have been injured as the result of the negligence of others and have been involved in all types of accidents causing personal injury. If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident where you believe someone else is at fault, contact Keith L. Miller to arrange a free consultation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week either by telephone at (617) 523-5803, or click here to send him an email. You will be contacted within 24 hours.

August 13, 2009 - Jonathan VanAllen, 24 from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and Colm Higgans, 22 from Monterey, died from serious personal injuries sustained in an auto accident early this morning. Apparently at around 4 a.m. a 2006 BMW ran off of the road and collided with a tree. The accident occurred near the intersection of routes 7 and 20 in Lenox.

Both VanAllen and Higgans were pronounced dead at the scene. It is unclear who was driving the vehicle and what caused the crash. The Lenox Police are investigating the accident.

Source: WNYT

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The above information is provided by Boston Accident and Personal Injury Lawyer, Keith L. Miller, a Boston, Massachusetts civil trial lawyer, specializing in the legal representation of individuals who believe that they have been injured as the result of the negligence of others and have been involved in all types of accidents causing personal injury. If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident where you believe someone else is at fault, contact Keith L. Miller to arrange a free consultation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week either by telephone at (617) 523-5803, or click here to send him an email. You will be contacted within 24 hours.

August 8, 2009 - Jason Foster, 17, of Ipswich, Massachusetts, and Erin Leary, 16, of Norwell, Massachusetts, have died from personal injuries suffered in a car accident early Wednesday morning on Route 1 in Revere.

Three others, all teenagers, were also seriously injured, including Kelly Ann Barber, 19, of Weymouth, Massachusetts, who was driving the 2000 Mitsubishi Montero. The three were taken to Massachusetts General Hospital for treatment and all are expected to recover.

The group was traveling northbound near Copeland Circle in Revere when Barber lost control of the vehicle, which rolled over, struck the guard rail, and traveled across Route 1 before hitting a concrete barrier. Foster was the only occupant who was not wearing a seatbelt. It is not known at this time whether speed or alcohol were involved. The accident remains under investigation.

Source: Boston.com

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The above information is provided by Boston Accident and Personal Injury Lawyer, Keith L. Miller, a Boston, Massachusetts civil trial lawyer, specializing in the legal representation of individuals who believe that they have been injured as the result of the negligence of others and have been involved in all types of accidents causing personal injury. If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident where you believe someone else is at fault, contact Keith L. Miller to arrange a free consultation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week either by telephone at (617) 523-5803, or click here to send him an email. You will be contacted within 24 hours.

August 7, 2009 - Cynthia Bergeron, 38, of Hudson, is hospitalized as the result of personal injuries injuries suffered in a single car accident in Londonderry, NH yesterday. She was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center after she crashed her jeep into the woods and hit trees around 2:30 p.m. She was flown from the accident scene by helicopter to the hospital, and treated for a head wound.

She was listed in stable condition last night, according to the hospital.
The accident is still under investigation. However, preliminary statements, including those from witnesses at the scene, indicate that Bergeron may have been speeding and also impaired at the time of the accident.

Firefighters from Londoderry responded to the scene. They found a 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee laying on its side Bergeron alone and trapped inside the vehicle. Emergency personnel raised up the car, cut off its roof to free the driver, who was then taken by ambulance to a nearby school where the a helicpopter met and removed her to Boston.

The Londonderry police technical accident reconstruction team was called in to assist in the investigation. There were no other vehicles involved in the accident, which is still being investigated, according to police.

Source: EagleTribune.com

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The above information is provided by Boston Accident and Personal Injury Lawyer, Keith L. Miller, a Boston, Massachusetts civil trial lawyer, specializing in the legal representation of individuals who believe that they have been injured as the result of the negligence of others and have been involved in all types of accidents causing personal injury. If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident where you believe someone else is at fault, contact Keith L. Miller to arrange a free consultation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week either by telephone at (617) 523-5803, or click here to send him an email. You will be contacted within 24 hours.

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

Champ was a 2008 graduate of Cape Cod Regional Technical High School where she majored in graphic arts.  She planned on continuing her studies at Cape Cod Community College. 

Source: Cape Cod Times

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The above information is provided by Boston Accident and Personal Injury Lawyer, Keith L. Miller, a Boston, Massachusetts civil trial lawyer, specializing in the legal representation of individuals who believe that they have been injured as the result of the negligence of others and have been involved in all types of accidents causing personal injury. If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident where you believe someone else is at fault, contact Keith L. Miller to arrange a free consultation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week either by telephone at (617) 523-5803, or click here to send him an email. You will be contacted within 24 hours.

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.

Source: Worcester Telegram

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The above information is provided by Boston Accident and Personal Injury Lawyer, Keith L. Miller, a Boston, Massachusetts civil trial lawyer, specializing in the legal representation of individuals who believe that they have been injured as the result of the negligence of others and have been involved in all types of accidents causing personal injury. If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident where you believe someone else is at fault, contact Keith L. Miller to arrange a free consultation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week either by telephone at (617) 523-5803, or click here to send him an email. You will be contacted within 24 hours.