Thursday, August 2, 2012
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 …
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The accident occurred shortly before 7 a.m. on July 17. There were no injuries.
An SUV collided with a utility pole on Morton St., causing power outages in a Stoughton neighborhood Tuesday morning. There were no injuries in the single car accident, which occurred at 6:54 a.m. on July 17, according to the Stoughton Fire Department. A car driving on Morton St. hit a pole, situated between the street's intersections with Plain St. and Columbus Ave. The Stoughton Police and Fire Departments responded to the scene, as did utility crews. "We were awakened by the "BOOM" of the power going out when the fuse on the pole blew and then moments later by the sirens of the Stoughton PD and FD responding," Jeff Weitzenkorn, who lives near where the crash took place, wrote in an email. "Power was restored within about an hour and …
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Three people were ejected in a single car crash on Route 24. The accident on the northbound side of the highway Thursday afternoon created heavy traffic during the evening commute.
Article updated on 7/12 at 9:20 p.m. Massachusetts State Police say a 12-year-old girl from Norton has died following a single car rollover crash on Route 24 in Stoughton late Thursday afternoon. Three people, all from Norton, were involved in the rollover on Route 24 northbound in Stoughton, according to Stoughton Fire Department dispatcher Joe Sbardella. The driver and the front seat passenger were both ejected, while the backseat passenger was pulled from the car by a Good Samaritan, according to State Police. The Boston Herald reports State Police responded to the scene and found all three people lying on the highway. The young girl was pronounced deceased at the scene. One woman was transported to Boston Medical Center and another …
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
The Stoughton Police charged a Canton woman for her role in a hit-and-run car crash at the intersection of Central and Washington Streets July 8 in Stoughton.
The driver who took off in the hit and run car crash Sunday evening in Stoughton has been identified and charged, the Stoughton Police Department announced Wednesday on the Department's Facebook page. Melissa Degrande, 38, of 3213 Windsor Woods in Canton has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident with personal injury; leaving the scene of an accident with property damage; negligent operation of a motor vehicle; and failure to stop at a red light. The July 8 hit-and-run accident at the intersection of Central and Washington Streets sent three to the hospital, including one who was transported to Boston via MedFlight. Degrande's truck, traveling north on Washington St., went through a red light and hit the driver's side of a …
Monday, July 9, 2012
Sunday's hit-and-run crash is the latest accident at Stoughton's Central St. and Washington St. intersection, which has been named one of the most hazardous intersections in the state.
A hit-and-run accident Sunday, July 8 at 8 p.m. at the intersection of Central and Washington Streets in Stoughton sent three to the hospital, including one who was transported to Boston via MedFlight with serious injuries. The crash once again brings attention to one of the most dangerous and congested intersections in town. A truck traveling north on Washington St. Sunday evening went through a red light and hit the driver's side of a sedan traveling on Central St., which was making its way through the intersection at the time, the Brockton Enterprise reports. The Old Colony Planning Council [OCPC] has been studying the Route 138 corridor in Stoughton, from Brock St. to the Canton town line, with the main goal of the study to "reduce …
The car crash occurred shortly after 8 p.m. on July 8 at the intersection of Central and Washington Streets in Stoughton.
An apparent hit-and-run accident Sunday night in Stoughton sent three to the hospital, including one who was transported to Boston via MedFlight with serious injuries, according to fire and police officials. The Stoughton Fire and Police Departments responded to the intersection of Washington and Central Streets in Stoughton shortly after 8 p.m. on July 8 for a hit-and-run accident. A vehicle took off after hitting a four-door Honda sedan at the intersection, Captain Scott Breen of the SFD said. The incident remains an ongoing investigation, SPD Officer Joseph DeSousa said. There were three people in the Honda, Breen said. A male passenger and female passenger were able to self-extricate from the vehicle and were transported to Good …
Monday, July 2, 2012
The two car accident occurred on Park St. in Stoughton shortly before 4 p.m. on July 2.
The Stoughton Fire Department and Police Department responded to a two car crash on Park St. Monday afternoon, which sent four to the hospital, according to Lt. Brad Newbury of the SFD. Two Stoughton ambulances and an Avon ambulance transported the patients to Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton with minor injuries, according to Newbury. The accident occurred at 3:50 p.m. on Monday, July 2 near the intersection of Park St. and Jones Terrace, near the Stoughton Public Library. One vehicle rear-ended another, while both were traveling towards Brockton on Route 27 South, Newbury said. Newbury said three patients were transported from one vehicle, while one patient was transported from the other (the car that was rear-ended).
Saturday, April 14, 2012
The accident occurred Friday, April 13 at 10:50 p.m. on Page St. in Stoughton.
The driver of a car was transported to the hospital via MedFlight late Friday evening, after a rollover car crash on Page St. in Stoughton. A car left the roadway and rolled over several times at 10:50 p.m. on April 13. The crash occurred at 391 Page St., Captain Doug Campbell of the Stoughton Fire Department said. The vehicle was found on its side so stabilizing rescue jacks needed to be used to prevent the car from tipping over. Then the Jaws of Life were used to extract the driver from the car. The driver was the lone occupant in the vehicle. The extraction process took about 30 minutes, Campbell said. The patient was said to be alert and oriented, according to Campbell. After the extraction, the patient was then transported to St. …
Thursday, March 22, 2012
The two-car crash occurred late Wednesday night in Stoughton.
A head-on collision between two vehicles late Wednesday night in Stoughton sent two women to the hospital with life threatening injuries, Captain Don Jasmin of the Stoughton Fire Department said. The crash occurred on March 21 at 11:03 p.m. at the intersection of Park and Turnpike Streets. A MedFlight was requested but was unavailable due to foggy weather conditions where the helicopter was stationed, Jasmin said. Instead, the two patients were transported to the hospital via ambulance, one to Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, and the other to Boston Medical Center. Stoughton's Engine 1 and 4 and Ambulance 1 and 2 responded to the scene. Also making headlines...
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
A truck and a car collided shortly before midnight on Monday near the Stoughton Target on Route 139. The operator of the truck was charged with operating under the influence.
A box truck collided with a small sedan late Monday night on Route 139 in Stoughton, sending two to the hospital, multiple media outlets have reported. The crash occurred just before midnight at the intersection of Turnpike St. and Hawes Way, at the entrance to the Stoughton Target. As the box truck was turning onto Hawes Way, the truck collided with a Honda traveling in the opposite direction, WCVB-TV (Channel 5) reports. The driver of the truck, Edward Sweeney, 44, of Avon, was charged with operating under the influence; failure to yield at an intersection; failure to stop; and failure to stay in marked lanes, according to the Stoughton Police Facebook page. FOX 25-TV reports the truck tipped on its side as a result of the crash, and its…
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/… more ›