Monday, August 27, 2012
The driver of the tractor trailer was uninjured when his 18-wheeler carrying stainless steel rolled over just before getting on Route 24 northbound in Stoughton Monday afternoon.
A tractor trailer rolled over on the on-ramp to Route 24 northbound from the Route 139 overpass in Stoughton Monday around 3:30 p.m., Captain James Hurley of the Randolph Fire Department said. The 18-wheeler was coming from Stoughton, traveling on Route 139, and then got on the on-ramp to Route 24 north. The vehicle rolled over onto its side about 20-30 feet before the end of the on-ramp, Hurley said. The driver, a male from Pennsylvania, was not injured. With the driver's side of the tractor trailer facing the ground after it rolled over, the driver exited the vehicle by climbing out of the passenger's side door, Hurley said. The tractor trailer was carrying stainless steel. The 18-wheeler had an open roof so when it rolled over its …
Massachusetts State Police Troopers also made eight other arrests, including three for unlicensed operation and one for operating a stolen Cadillac.
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Monday, August 27, 2012
The following is adapted from a press release from the Massachusetts State Police: Massachusetts State Police troopers arrested 10 drunk drivers during the overnight hours between Friday and Saturday and Saturday and Sunday this past weekend as part of the ongoing Routes 24 and 195 patrol surge initiative. Troopers also made eight arrests for non-OUI offenses, including three motorists who were driving with suspended licenses and another who was driving a stolen 2011 Cadillac Deville. Troopers issued 12 criminal summons, and wrote 283 citations for motor vehicle offenses. Additionally, the State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Section conducted a targeted patrol on Route 24 early Friday morning and stopped eight tractor-trailers, …
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Massachusetts State Police Troopers also made 12 other arrests and issued five criminal summons in week 4 of the patrol surge on Routes 24/195.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
The following is adapted from a press release from the Massachusetts State Police: Massachusetts State Police from Troop D arrested six more drunk drivers this past Friday and Saturday night on the fourth weekend of the Routes 24/195 patrol surge. Troopers made 12 other arrests and issued five criminal summons. Additionally, troopers wrote 338 citations for motor vehicle violations on those highways during the targeted times this past weekend. The State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Section also stopped 16 speeding trucks on Route 24 last week and conducted 23 commercial vehicle inspections. The truck team took two trucks out of service, one for faulty brakes and another because the driver had a suspended license. Truck team …
Monday, August 13, 2012
Eight drunk drivers and two drug traffickers were arrested in week 3 of the Patrol Surge, according to a press release from the Massachusetts State Police.
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Monday, August 13, 2012
The following is from a Massachusetts State Police press release: Massachusetts State Police patrols assigned to saturate Routes 24 and 195 during the overnight hours this past weekend arrested eight drunk drivers, and apprehended two other motorists who had 530 bags of heroin in their car. Another highlight of week 3 of the Patrol Surge was an arrest for operating under the influence (3rd offense) on Route 24 in Berkley. Two other arrests were for OUI 2nd offense. Troopers also issued seven criminal summons and wrote 272 motor vehicle citations. In addition to the OUI arrests and the two above mentioned drug arrests, troopers made two other arrests. None of those arrested for OUI were from Stoughton. The drug trafficking arrests were made…
Monday, August 6, 2012
Massachusetts State Police Troopers also issued 262 citations and a MSP commercial vehicle team ticketed 47 truckers for speeding.
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Monday, August 6, 2012
The following is a press release from the Massachusetts State Police: Massachusetts State Police troopers deployed as part of the Routes 24 and 195 patrol surge made 10 drunk driving arrests on or in the vicinity of those two highways this past weekend, the second week of the initiative. Among those arrested were an impaired driver who was going the wrong way, against traffic, on Route 195 in Fairhaven, a driver who struck a cruiser on a detail on Route 195 in Fall River, and a driver who struck another vehicle on Route 24 and tried to flee. Troopers who were assigned to the additional patrols arrested six impaired drivers during the overnight from Friday into Saturday, and arrested four more impaired drivers on the overnight from Saturday…
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Luckily there were no reports of injuries for either car accident.
Area fire departments responded to two separate, yet simultaneous accidents on the northbound side of Route 24 Saturday evening, August 4, in the Stoughton area. July saw a number of serious and even fatal accidents on this stretch of Route 24, but luckily there were no injuries in either accident Saturday night. Fire departments received calls for both accidents at 8:03 p.m. Both accidents took place between exits 19 and 20 on the northbound side, about 3/4 of a mile apart from one another. The Stoughton Fire Department responded to a single car rollover in Stoughton, adjacent to Boston Interiors, just shy of exit 20. SFD Captain Doug Campbell said a private ambulance company was already on scene when the Stoughton FD arrived. The …
Monday, July 30, 2012
Additionally, Massachusetts State Police troopers made seven other arrests and issued 222 motor vehicle citations.
The Massachusetts State Police announced in a press release on Monday that they arrested nine drunk drivers on Routes 24 and 195 this past Friday and Saturday, the first weekend of a new patrol initiative aimed at cracking down on impaired, distracted, and aggressive drivers. State Police patrols Friday and Saturday also made one other felony arrest and six misdemeanor arrests and issued criminal summons to nine drivers. Additionally, troopers wrote 222 motor vehicle citations on those roads on those days, according to the release. State Police announced on July 26 that they would be beefing up patrols on the highway in the overnight hours during the weekend for the remainder of the summer in response to the slew of recent fatal and near-…
Sunday, July 29, 2012
A 20-year old Norton man is cited for leaving the scene of Sunday's fatal on Route 24 where a Needham pedestrian was struck and killed. The accident took place in Randolph on the northbound side of the highway, not far from Stoughton.
Massachusetts State Police have issued a citation to the man who was allegedly operating the vehicle that struck and killed a pedestrian on Route 24 northbound in Randolph early Sunday morning. Shane Wilson, 20, of Norton was issued a citation with a single charge of leaving the scene after causing personal injury resulting in death, David Traub, Spokesman for Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey, said in a press release. 29-year-old Adam T. Trudeau of Needham was said to have been standing in the roadway on the northbound side of Route 24 when he was struck by Wilson's vehicle. The accident happened around 1:15 a.m. on July 29, not far from the Stoughton stretch of the highway. The "initial investigation indicates that the …
A 29-year-old Needham man may have been standing in the roadway when he was hit, according to a report from the Norfolk County DA. The accident took place early Sunday morning in Randolph, not far from Stoughton.
Updated at 7 p.m. on July 29: A Needham man died early Sunday morning after he was struck by a vehicle on Route 24 northbound in Randolph, not far from the Stoughton stretch of the highway. The 29-year-old man, identified as Adam T. Trudeau, may have been standing in the roadway on the northbound side of Route 24 when he was struck by a vehicle, according to a press release from the Office of Norfolk County District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey. The accident happened around 1:15 a.m. on July 29. The "initial investigation indicates that the deceased may have been stationary and facing oncoming traffic in the center lane of Rte. 24 northbound at the time that he was struck by a red car, driven by a male party, which initially stopped, but …
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Eleven extra troopers will patrol Route 24 and Interstate 195 overnight on Fridays and Saturdays in response to a slew of recent fatal and near-fatal accidents.
In response to a slew of fatal and near-fatal accidents on Route 24 in recent weeks, Massachusetts State Police are beefing up patrols in the area. State Police announced Thursday morning that 11 additional patrols will be on Route 24 and Interstate 195 from 8 p.m. until 4 a.m. on Friday into Saturday and again on Saturday into Sunday for the remainder of the summer. The extra patrols will be in addition to regular patrols out of the Middleboro and Dartmouth barracks. Police hope the additional patrols will crack down on unsafe drivers. "If you will not drive safely for your own sake, please remember you have no right to put anyone else's life in danger," Superintendent Colonel Timothy Alben said during a press conference at the Route 24 …
Connie
4:10 pm on Tuesday, July 31, 2012
I work at 330a at logan sat thru tues and the traffic at 230a is heavier than if u were to leave at 400a...I have also seen 4 sets of deer on different occasion cross 24 at different times....kudos to the police for recognizing the dangers at that hour....I hate to say it but lights wouldn't be a bad thing either...you wouldn't believe how dark it is....they only issue I have is they close the … more ›