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Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Yahoo
Arrest after car involved in two crashes and driven away both times
A Swindon driver crashed into another vehicle and then left the scene before ending up becoming involved in another crash. Police are appealing for information about a road traffic collision involving a Fiat 500 which happened at around 6.45pm on Alexandra Road on Sunday, June 22. A spokesperson said: 'The driver then reportedly reversed away from the scene and was involved in another collision before driving away, the wrong way down a one-way street.' Be the first to know with the Swindon Advertiser! 📱 💡 Our flash sale brings the latest local happenings directly to you. Save over 50% on an annual subscription now. 🔗 #SpecialOffer — Swindon Advertiser (@swindonadver) July 4, 2025 Officers investigating the circumstances of these incidents later arrested a 42-year-old man on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to provide a specimen for analysis and driving without insurance The Wiltshire Police spokesperson said: 'We would like to hear from anyone who may have recorded footage of either incident on a dashcam. 'If you can help, please contact us on 101 quoting log 54250076204.'
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Yahoo
Man stole two cars, got into several hit-and-run crashes in Boston, DA says
A Boston man is facing charges after he stole two cars and got into several hit-and-run crashes across the city in January 2024, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office announced Monday. Carmen Polito, 42, is charged with several counts of leaving the scene of a car crash involving property damage, two counts of receiving a stolen motor vehicle and one count of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, the district attorney's office said in a press release. On Jan. 20, 2024, Boston police responded to a 911 call reporting that a person was trying to open car doors on Commonwealth Avenue shortly after 10:30 p.m., the district attorney's office said. Witnesses told police they saw the suspect — who was later identified as Polito — trying to open car doors while holding a knife and trying to get into a car while it was stopped at a red light. Shortly after, a 911 call reported a hit-and-run crash at the intersection of Massachusetts and Commonwealth Avenues in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood, the district attorney's office said. The caller said he was parked on the street when a black Mercedes sideswiped his truck, causing minor damage. The caller reported that he then saw the Mercedes — which was later determined to have been stolen and driven by Polito — 'plow' into a Nissan Rogue, causing it to crash into another car, the district attorney's office said. Witnesses told police they saw the Mercedes reverse and drive forward multiple times while crashing into the Nissan. A third 911 call then reported a hit-and-run crash in which they were sideswiped by a Nissan SUV near the intersection of Belvidere Street and Massachusetts Avenue, the district attorney's office said. A fourth 911 call reported seeing an SUV driving in loops and crashing into vehicles on Westland Avenue. Soon after, a Massachusetts State Police trooper spotted the stolen Nissan on Frontage Road, the district attorney's office said. He pursued the SUV into Quincy where he pulled it over. Polito was soon identified as the driver, the district attorney's office said. He was taken to a local hospital for a mental health evaluation and was admitted for 'extended treatment.' 'This hectic and dangerous incident left drivers frightened, cars damaged and the safety of motorists and pedestrians along its extended route seriously threatened,' Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said in the release. 'Given all the havoc that transpired in such a short span, it's very fortunate that no one was injured.' Polito has a 13-page criminal record and has been convicted on various assault charges including assault and battery on a police officer, the district attorney's office said. In January 2023, he was sentenced to two years in prison in connection with leading police on a foot chase near Northeastern University before being subdued with a beanbag round. A judge held Polito on $2,000 during his arraignment in Roxbury District Court on Thursday, the district attorney's office said. He is set to return to court on July 17. Tewksbury man photographed woman under business' bathroom stall door, police say 7 Haverhill police officers on leave days after man's death in altercation Mass. man indicted after feds say he had sexual abuse videos of children aged 4 to 10 Milford teen crashed car into West Bridgewater building while drunk, police say Springfield double shooting Friday results in 2nd homicide in 2 days Read the original article on MassLive.
CTV News
08-07-2025
- CTV News
Chester Grant man charged with impaired driving after hit-and-run involving child: N.S. RCMP
An RCMP vehicle is seen in this file photo. A Chester Grant, N.S., man is facing charges, including impaired driving, after he allegedly hit a child with a truck in a beach parking lot and left the scene Saturday evening. Lunenburg District RCMP responded to a report of a hit-and-run involving a pedestrian on Huckleberry Lane in New Ross around 7:20 p.m. The RCMP says officers learned a Ford F250 hit the child and then 'took off at a high rate of speed.' A family member took the child to the New Ross Volunteer Fire Department for immediate medical treatment. They were later transported to hospital by ambulance with what police say were non-life-threatening injuries. Just before 9 p.m., an RCMP officer located the truck believed to be involved in the hit-and-run parked along New Russell Road. 'The male driver displayed signs of impairment and was arrested. He was transported to the Chester Detachment where he provided breath samples of 210 mg% and 200 mg%,' reads a news release from the Nova Scotia RCMP. Jacob Thomas Walker, 35, has been charged with failure to stop after an accident and impaired operation causing bodily harm. Walker was remanded into custody and appeared in Bridgewater provincial court on Monday. The investigation is ongoing. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Yahoo
2 pedestrians killed in separate crashes on Hwy 21
BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WSAV) Two crashes in Beaufort County this weekend left two pedestrians dead. Both fatal collisions happened on Highway 21, going southbound towards Beaufort. Officials responded to both incidents in the early morning hours on Sunday. Just after midnight, two vehicles traveling south on Boundary Street near Broad River Boulevard, struck Rhonda Randall, a 35-year-old female from Beaufort in the roadway. The Beaufort County Coroner's office confirmed that Randall died on scene from blunt force injuries sustained from the automobile collision. Beaufort County Council to host Q&A meeting on ICE program Both drivers remained on scene and were reported uninjured. Just miles up the highway, Vick Smalls, a 50-year-old from Beaufort, was riding his bike southbound near Bruce K. Smalls drive. A vehicle traveling the same direction struck him. The Beaufort County Coroner's office confirmed that Smalls died on scene from blunt force injuries sustained from the automobile collision. The driver fled the scene, labeling the incident a hit and run. The South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP) said it is unclear of what time Smalls was hit. They released the information and images below of what vehicle could have hit Smalls. Dan Byrne with Burton Fire, the responding fire agency on both scenes, said it was dark on arrival for both incidents. He said that it is a dangerous time for folks to be out and about walking or riding on the busy highway. 'Don't walk along the side. Don't try to cross the road, don't ride a bicycle, try to find another way to move if that's what you need to do,' said Byrne. 'People are traveling at a high rate of speed without being able to see what's in front of them. Those aren't roads you need to be walking on or trying to cross or walk in the median. Avoid those areas at night.' Man wanted for sex offender registry violation Byrne said if your only option is to walk or ride a bike, make sure to have reflective gear to avoid a possible collision. 'If you have to ride your bike on these major roads at night, or if you have to cross the roadway, wear bright clothing or carry a flashlight so people will see you,' said Byrne. 'Look left, right, left, right one more time just to make sure before you cross, because that seems to be the biggest issue…major roadways at night.' There was a second hit and run involving two vehicles in Bluffton this weekend as well. SCHP is investigating all three incidents. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
RNZ News
04-07-2025
- RNZ News
Driver Callum Anderson, who left an injured cyclist, blames the victim in a court outburst
By Tracy Neal, Open Justice reporter of Callum Anderson drove off without checking on a cyclist knocked to the ground and injured after a minor collision with his vehicle. Photo: Akhararat _Wathanasing A driver who left a cyclist injured on the roadside after the pair had a minor collision said it would not have happened if the cyclist could "ride a bike properly". The volunteer worker, who the police said rode a bike as his only means of transport, was left with a broken hand and a concussion after he fell on to the road. But Callum Oliver Anderson drove off without stopping to check on him. The 23-year-old subcontractor said, before tossing a bundle of papers he held and storming out of court, that the cyclist was "reckless" for having "nicked the end of my wing mirror". "It's not like I physically hit him," he argued. "If he could ride a bike properly, this wouldn't be a problem," he said before asking if the cyclist could be prosecuted as well. Anderson sacked his lawyer before sentencing in the Nelson District Court this week, saying he preferred to represent himself. He had earlier admitted a charge of failing to stop to ascertain injury after the incident in Richmond, south of Nelson, on 6 January this year. "I've got a voice and I intend to use it," Anderson said, which prompted Judge Garry Barkle to reply that so far, it had "not done him a lot of good". Anderson was last in court in 2023, when he appeared on a wilful damage charge after he smashed the front window of a Work and Income service centre with his fist after he couldn't get help. He was frustrated by not being able to use the social welfare agency's online app, the court heard. On the afternoon of 6 January this year, Anderson and the cyclist were travelling in the same direction down a busy side street, near the centre of town. As they approached an intersection, the cyclist indicated with his right arm that he planned to turn, at which point the left front of Anderson's car made contact with the cyclist's right side, the police summary of facts said. The cyclist fell on to the road and received a concussion, a broken hand and grazes on his face. Anderson stopped momentarily before he drove off, and left the victim "bleeding and concussed", police said. Police prosecutor Sergeant Daryl Fenemor said the victim, who volunteered at a local conservation organisation, was angry that Anderson had driven off. "He was really p****d off that he just drove away. If he had stopped and checked, then things might have been fine," Fenemor said. Judge Barkle reminded an increasingly frustrated Anderson that he was not facing charges linked to his driving, but only that he had failed to stop to check on the victim. He said that was an obligation "any reasonable human" had. "You are required as soon as possible to stop and check if a person is injured, as a road user. That's the obligation. "No one is saying your driving is at fault. The problem arose for you, in that you were knowingly involved and you didn't find out if the person was injured." Judge Barkle said the summary of facts suggested that the action taken by the cyclist was in enough time for Anderson to take the appropriate action. Anderson complained he was being blamed when in fact he was the victim, and that he had ended up in court because he was "white" and the "system was corrupt". Judge Barkle said that was an "unfortunate attitude to have", before sentencing him to 100 hours of community work and disqualifying him from driving for a year. The cyclist has not responded to NZME's request for comment. * This story originally appeared in the New Zealand Herald .
