Wicked Local Randolph reports Randolph police chased two stolen cars from a Randolph apartment complex into Boston early this morning: One chase ended with a crash off the Morrissey Boulevard in Dorchester, the other ended when the thief managed to lose the cops in the O'Neill Tunnel.
A roving UHub photographer was surprised this morning to see a Rolls in the Mul's and Amrheins parking lot in South Boston.
Mark Garfinkel photographs the day's most bizarre traffic accident, early this morning at Marginal and Washington streets.
Cissy Huang tries the haggis at the Haven in Jamaica Plain:
Maybe it was the beer or maybe it was the learning curve, but I found myself gaining appreciation for this dark hash and its iron flavor. However, I don’t think it’s something that I would care to eat again.
Mass. judges just love giving alleged drunks a second chance - especially in Suffolk County - the Globe reports.
NorthEndWaterfront.com reports that Mint, the New York-based car-rental service (as opposed to Mint, the personal-finance service or Mint, the coin-making service), has put some rental cars in the North End, to go along with its cars in downtown and Back Bay locations.
The Swellesley Report talks to one of Wellesley's first Volt owners, who uses the recharger installed at the town Whole Foods.
Jeff Cutler got to his car on Broad Street downtown shortly before 8 a.m. today to find a $40 ticket for blocking a street-cleaning route. He shows us the lack of signs on the street, wonders how people are supposed to know not to park there.
Inbound traffic on Rte. 1 over the Tobin Bridge was backed up ten miles this morning when police ordered the bridge shut so they could try to talk down a man threatening to jump. State Police crisis negotiators rushed to the scene and talked him out of it shortly after 7 a.m.
Boston Police report somebody drove into Sewfisticated Fabrics, 735 Morrissey Blvd., around 4:20 p.m.
The driver was taken to Carney Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the store was closed for the rest of the day for safety reasons. Police say the collision remains under investigation.
An Everett man was speeding and sideswiped another driver before crashing into a Jersey barrier and rolling over around 5 a.m. on I-93 northbound by Freeport Street, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.
Edison Correa, 23, will likely face charges now that it looks like he will survive the head trauma he suffered in the crash, the DA's office says. Correa was initially non-responsive when emergency crews arrived on scene, but is now in stable condition at Boston Medical Center, the DA's office reports.
Crushed car. Photo by Brian J. D'Amico.
A Dedham man faces OUI charges related to a fatal rollover at the Riverway and Brookline Avenue that left one of his passengers dead, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports, adding he will likely face additional charges.
According to the DA's office, Robinson Avendano, 38, lost control of his black BMW around 1 a.m. and hit a tree before the car rolled over. A front-seat passenger, a 26-year-old Dorchester woman, was pronounced dead at the scene. Avendano and a passenger in the back seat were taken to Beth Israel Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the DA's office says.
Firefighters inspect tree the car hit. Photo by Brian J. D'Amico
Innocent, etc.
Channel 4 reports police are investigating how a 2-year-old wound up in the street to be hit by the vehicle on Heath Street and suffer a broken leg last night.
Meira Levinson of the Arborway explains the ice problem she and other parkway residents have.
MBTA officials told a City Council committee today they will commit resources this winter to shovel out bus stops in Boston - and the connections to the sidewalks behind them.
At a hearing called by City Councilor Matt O'Malley (West Roxbury, Jamaica Plain), a T official said the authority will have at least 72 people dedicated to keeping bus stops clear during and after storms - with some additional help from more than 200 subway-station workers. The T is not technically responsible for bus-stop clearing, but pitched in this past winter as storm after storm left stops inaccessible to riders.
Meanwhile, the state Department of Conservation and Recreation says it is considering snowplows that push to the left instead of the right for the populated parkways that pass through Boston, such as the Arborway, the Jamaicaway and the VFW Parkway.
Boston Police report two women died after being hit by cars in separate incidents Friday and Saturday.
Red Sox memorial building. Photo by BFD.
Updated Saturday morning.
A crumbling building on Chelsea Street collapsed completely late Friday night, sending pieces of itself flying across the street.
Police ordered Chelsea Street closed late Friday after 47 Chelsea St. finally gave way. The neighboring 45 Chelsea "has some issues" as well, the Boston Fire Department reports:
On October 11th, we evacuated 45 Chelsea St. because we thought 47 was unstable and in danger of collapse. Collapse it did sending brick and concrete flying across Chelsea St. in East Boston. There were no injuries.
Roads in eastern Massachusetts became parking lots this morning. An 18-wheeler ran off the road on 93 south in Dorchester, a bad crash shut Hyde Park Avenue at Metropolitan Avenue and the Jamaicaway ground to a standstill.
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