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Small portion of Fred Mason Road Closed After Minor Car Accident
CHESHIRE, Mass. — A minor accident involving a tractor trailer truck and a car closed a portion of Fred Mason Road on Tuesday.
Cheshire Fire Department, Police Department and Ambulance responded to a car accident around 5 p.m. Tuesday evening when a Toyota RAV 4 collided with a parked tractor trailer truck.
"The truck pulled over for directions, he was going to make a phone call because he wasn’t sure where he was going," Police Officer Mike Alibozek said. "He said a hand full of cars passed him and then he was hit."
Alibozek said the driver looked down and was unable to stop before she could see the truck.
There were no injuries.
"She went to get checked out. She had couple of abrasions on her chest from the seat belt but other than that she was fine," he said.
The front of the car was substantially damaged and the back of the tank connected to the truck was leaking.
Initially this brought immediate concerns, however, the truck was only transporting pool water.
"It was just pool water, which is fortunate," Alibozek said.
The road was closed from where it connects with Route 8 to where it turns onto Reservoir Road.
Nationwide Creepy Clown Hoax Comes To The Berkshires
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The nationwide spree of reported sightings of menacing clowns has reached the Berkshires.
For months police departments across the country have been fielding calls reporting clowns making threats, chasing people, or luring children - most of which have been hoaxes. The reports have caused disruptions in schools, even prompting school closures and lockdowns on college campuses.
On Monday, Pittsfield Police received two calls reporting such instances. According to scanner reports, the first call claimed a clown was chasing a person on Tyler Street. Later, a second call reported clowns on Wahconah Street, possibly with weapons.
On Tuesday, Police said one of those calls was determined to be unfounded while officers were unable to locate the alleged clown in the other.
"We're monitoring the situation locally and nationally, but don’t have anything further to provide at this time," Chief Michael Wynn wrote in an e-mail.
There were also rumors of sightings in other Berkshire towns Monday night as well, including North Adams and Adams. A dispatcher in Adams said there were no clown sightings, and that whatever alleged sightings have been circulating are just rumors.
An outbreak of such reports are nothing new and seemingly arise in various parts of the country every few years - the most recent rash of such reports in 2014.
In August of this year, a growing number of reports were being made, which fueled hysteria in many cities and towns and leading to many copycat callers. That trend has picked up steam and in September, found its way to Massachusetts.
In Greenfield on Sept. 17 police fielded a report of a man in a clown costume "lurking" at the Franklin County Fairground, according to the Greenfield Recorder. Also on Monday, a dormitory at Merrimack College was evacuated after a report on Twitter that an armed clown was inside, according to the Boston Globe. In both of those cases, authorities did not find any suspicious activity.
Witnesses Sought in Williamstown Hit-and-Run
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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Police are seeking witnesses to an apparent hit-and-run accident on Saturday on Route 7.
At about 9:30 p.m., Williamstown Police officers responded to a 911 call for an injured woman in the roadway on Cold Spring Road (Route 7), just south of the ‘6 House Pub.
Officers found Wendy McCarthy, 51, of Cold Spring Road had been struck by a southbound vehicle. Vehicle parts recovered at the scene indicate it was a 2014 Ford Escape, color black.
McCarthy suffered serious, non-life threatening injuries to the right side of her body.
Police are seeking the public’s health in identifying the vehicle involved. It may have damage to the driver’s side front, and it is missing the driver side mirror.
Anyone with information is asked to call 413-458-5733.
