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North Adams Rollover Sends Driver to Hospital
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A sport-utility vehicle rolled over at the bottom of Massachusetts Avenue on Tuesday morning, sending the driver to North Adams Regional Hospital.
The black Chevy Tracker ZR-2 apparently veered out of the lane, hitting the banking on the westbound lane and rolling over. It came to rest rightside up across the eastbound lane.
The only occupant was the woman driving the vehicle. The road was briefly closed to remove the vehicle.
No other information is immediately available.
Police Searching For Suspected Bank Robber
UPDATE: March 11, 2014 at 11:25 a.m.
Police located the vehicle and suspect in New York Monday night.
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Police are searching for an older model blue Chevrolet truck in connection to a robbery of Lee Bank on Monday afternoon.
According to the police scanner, state Police, Stockbridge, Egremont, Lenox, Sheffield, West Stockbridge and Great Barrington are among the law enforcement agencies searching for the New York-registered vehicle. It was described as having a green cap with missing windows in the rear and on one side.
The suspect was described on the scanner as a while man in his 30s and about 6-foot 3-inches tall.
At about 4 p.m. police spread out across South County and into New York, including that of a K-9, to track the suspect. He was seen heading toward Great Barrington immediately following the robbery.
North Adams Collision Sends One to Hospital
The driver of a pickup involved in a collision on Monday looks over the damage with a police officer. |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Police are investigating a two-vehicle accident on East Main Street that occurred around midday on Monday.
The pickup trunk and small sedan collided head-on the curve near the intersection of East Main Street and Summit Avenue.
The driver of the westbound car, heading down the steep street, left the scene fairly quickly but police were reported to be looking to speak to him again.
The driver of the Dodge pickup truck was not injured. The passenger, his wife, was taken away by ambulance but was conscious and talking on the phone.
Neighbors and police said this part of East Main Street has been problematic in the past because it is steep and curvy.
"Bad spot," Officer Ivan Cardeno said at the scene. "It's a bad corner."
Motor Vehicle Crash Closes Route 7 For Two Hours
Lanesborough Police closed the road at the intersection of Brodie Mountain Road. |
NEW ASHFORD, Mass. — A two-car motor vehicle accident led Police to close a section of Route 7 for nearly two hours Monday morning.
The accident occurred 4 miles south of the Five Corners at about 7 a.m.
State police said both drivers of the vehicles were transported to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield with "nonlifethreatening injuries."
Names were not available, but the crash involved a 22-year-old man from Agawam driving a 1997 Saturn coupe and a 59-year-old Williamstown driving a BMW sedan. Both drivers were entrapped in their vehicles and had to be removed using the Jaws of Life, according to state police.
There no other passengers in either car.
Williamstown and Lanesborough police assisted with traffic; New Ashford and Williamstown fire departments responded to the scene.
The state police Collision Analysis & Reconstruction Section (CARS) was called to assist with the investigation.
Traffic was being rerouted to Route 43 from Lanesborough to Williamstown from about 7:30 a.m. until about 9:30 a.m.
Lanesborough Police were redirecting traffic at the intersection of Route 7 and Brodie Mountain Road. Emergency responders from Lanesborough and Cheshire also were reportedly on scene.
No further information was available but the investigation is continuing by state police from the Cheshire barracks. Any charges would be filed after the investigation is complete, said police.
North Adams Woman Killed in Single-Car Accident
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at 7 a.m. on Friday morning on West Main Street.
A local woman was killed when she apparently lost control of her Chrysler minivan and crashed into the guard rail, then sheared off a utility pole. The van hit a second pole and came to rest facing north not far from the entrance of Hillside Cemetery.
The name of the driver is being withheld pending notification of kin. She was the only occupant in the vehicle.
The victim has been identified as Deborah Pierce, 56, of Cleveland Avenue.
"She was heading west at a high rate of speed when she lost control," said Police Director Michael Cozzaglio. "Speed was a factor, absolutely, a high rate of speed."
The van's engine was resting next to the second utility; the driver was ejected and found about 10 feet away.
The highway was closed since the accident and traffic has been rerouted over Protection Avenue and Roberts Drive on the west side and Brown Street on the east.
The state police accident reconstruction unit was at the scene along with North Adams Police and Fire, and North Adams Ambulance Service. At the time of posting, the wreck was being cleared by Dean's Quality Auto but the road was going to be closed for awhile longer for National Grid to replace the pole.