Two Car Accident in Stoughton Sends Two Adults and Two Children to Hospital
The accident occurred at the intersection of Washington St. and Kinsley St. Thursday evening, sending a total of four to Good Samaritan with minor injuries.
Two adults and two children were transported to the hospital with minor injuries following a two car crash in Stoughton Thursday evening, according to Captain Scott Breen of the Stoughton Fire Department.
The accident took place at the corner of Washington St. (Route 138) and Kinsley St. at 5:36 p.m. on August 2. A Toyota Avalon (sedan) and Lexus SUV collided, with the Lexus rolling over onto its roof, Breen said.
Three of the patients were able to get out of their respective vehicles on their own, but the female driver of the Lexus had to be helped out by first responders, although luckily she was not entrapped in the vehicle, Breen said.
There were two passengers in each vehicle, a total of one man, one woman and two male children. Two Stoughton Fire Department ambulances transported all four patients to Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton with what Breen said appeared to be non life-threatening injuries.
"I was walking my dog and was at the corner of Kinsley and Washington Streets, ready to cross, when my dog pulled me back. That was when the white SUV landed on its roof right where I [would have been] standing," said 20-year-old Stoughton resident Michelle Harris, who witnessed the crash. Fortunately she was not injured.
Harris said the SUV was in the process of crossing over Route 138 from Brock St. to Kinsley St. and the sedan was traveling northbound on Route 138 towards the downtown when the accident occurred.
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Christine Iacobucci contributed reporting.
Heather
9:12 am on Friday, August 3, 2012
We live next to where this accident happened. My husband had to help the doctor that arrived on scene with one of the victims. He said it was the worse accident we have seen in the 12 years we have lived here. And we have seen MANY accidents here. It is time to do something about this intersection.
Jeffrey Pickette
9:23 am on Friday, August 3, 2012
Hi Heather, I've often wondered if a 4-way stop sign was needed there and how that would impact traffic. Thoughts?
Fiscal Conservative
10:35 am on Friday, August 3, 2012
Yeah right, a 4 way stop??? People will ignore that one, like they ignore most road rules. A State Highway w/a Town Road ain't gonna cut it. Maybe, just maybe a set of traffic lights may help. Only problem I would see from this would be the common Massachusetts driver flooring the gas pedal when the light turns yellow. You know how MA drivers are, worst in the country. Always in a hurry, lack courtesy, exhibit road rage at a high level, etc.
Barbara Harris
11:11 am on Friday, August 3, 2012
I so hope everyone involved is ok and I am very thankful to 'Morgan" for pulling Michelle out of the spot where the suv landed.I travel that intersection many times a day and feel some attention should be given to that area.It might help if they make restrictions at the heavy traffic times such as morning and evening rush hours.,like right turn only from 7-9 AM and 4-7 PM so there would be no crossing over 138 during the busy times of the day.
Longtime Resident
1:46 pm on Friday, August 3, 2012
Since the town instituted so many turn restrictions in the downtown years ago in the interest of traffic flow there are a lot of "small" intersections in the area that had to pick up the slack so to speak, and this is one of them. A four way stop sign might be worth a try, another big intersection in the area that needs "fixing" is Park/Walnut and Park/Sumner. I was in an accident at Washington/Kinsley years ago - sitting stopped on Kinsley waiting to go left, car on Washington hit a car waiting to go left onto Brock, bounced off them and hit me! And had the gall to try and blame the person turning left (who had their blinker on). Back before cell phones were so predominant so classic not paying attention.A little enforcement of the speed limits on Washington and Park St heading into town might help, too.