Pittsfield Police Cruiser Hits, Flips Jeep

08:41PM / Sunday, October 15, 2023Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A Jeep Wrangler flipped over in the Coltsville intersection on Sunday after being struck by a police cruiser. The Jeep's occupants and an officer were taken to Berkshire Medical Center with minor injuries.

Officer Matthew Ahern was trying to maneuver through the intersection on his way to a reported disturbance on Cheshire Road when the accident occurred, according to Lt. Marc Maddalena.

Ahern was using lights and intermittent sirens as he drove north from Merrill Road into the intersection, Maddalena wrote in a press release.

The 2023 Jeep, driven by Kimberly Gaylord, 57, of Peru, was spun around and flipped on its side. Gaylord and her two grandchildren who were in the vehicle were take to BMC for minor injuries and released.

Ahern was also taken to BMC and later released. Officer Edward Pezze, a passenger in the cruiser, did not go to the hospital.

Part of the intersection was closed for about an hour for the vehicles to be removed and the roadway cleared of debris.

Maddalena is in charge of the investigation. Any witnesses are asked to contact him at the Traffic Unit at 413-448-9700, Ext. 575.

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BVNA Nurses Raise Funds for Berkshire Bounty

06:38AM / Wednesday, December 24, 2025

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Massachusetts Nursing Association members of the Berkshire Visiting Nurses Association raised $650 to help with food insecurity in Berkshire County.

The nurses and health-care professionals of BVNA have given back to the community every holiday season for the last three years. The first year, they adopted a large family, raised money, bought, wrapped and delivered the gifts for the family. Last year, they sold raffle tickets and the money raised went to the charitable cause of the winner.

This year, with food insecurity as a rising issue, they chose to give to Berkshire Bounty in Great Barrington.

They sold raffle tickets for a drawing to win one of two items: A lottery ticket tree or a gift certificate tree, each worth $100. They will be giving the organization the donation this month.

Berkshire Bounty seeks to improve food security in the county through food donations from retailers and local farms; supplemental purchases of healthy foods; distribution to food sites and home deliveries; and collaborating with partners to address emergencies and improve the food system.

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