Page 2 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, NOVEmbEr 1, 2024 MOTOR VEHICLES | FROM PAGE 1 Here is a look at the 12 accidents involving motor vehicles going into buildings over the past two years, based on a review of the accident reports and summary comments that Saugus Police made to The Saugus Advocate: Jan. 2, 2023, Macy’s parking lot, 1201 Broadway (Route 1 South): A 74-year-old Winthrop man crashed into the glass front doors of Macy’s in his 2009 Lincoln at 2:06 p.m. Summary comment: The driver said the gas pedal got stuck, struck Macy’s door entrance. From the accident report of Officer Nicholas Cardinale: the driver said that while reversing out of his parking space, his vehicle’s gas pedal got stuck. This caused him to lose control of his vehicle, which traveled over two lanes of traffic and a traffic island before colliding into the front entrance. The officer submitted “an immediate threat” report to the Registry of Motor Vehicles. Jan. 18, 2023, Centerless Grinding, 192 Central St.: A 20-year-old Malden woman was in the parking lot when the car she was in crashed into the fence at Centerless Grinding at 8:41 p.m. Summary comment: stolen MV driven into fence of business. From the accident report of Officer Jacob C. Roy: A male exited the vehicle wearing a black ski mask before getting into a gray Charger with a plate that came back stolen. Feb. 19, 2023, Plaster Fun Time, 880 Broadway (Route 1 Lawrence A. Simeone Jr. Attorney-at-Law ~ Since 1989 ~ * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation * Real Estate Law * Construction Litigation * Tax Lien * Personal Injury * Bankruptcy * Wrongful Death * Zoning/Permitting Litigation 300 Broadway, Suite 1, Revere * 781-286-1560 lsimeonejr@simeonelaw.net A BIZARRE ROUTE ONE BUILDING CRASH: These two demolished cars wound up inside the vacant Boston Market on Route North in Saugus when the driver of a Volvo SUV struck a parked car last November. (Courtesy photo of Saugus Police Chief Michael Ricciardelli) North): The unknown driver of a motor vehicle struck the front brick wall of the business and left the scene at 12:17 a.m. Summary comment: MV struck front of building then fled the scene. Officer Tyler DiFlumeri noted that the front brick wall caved in from the collision. April 6, 2023, Ocean State Job Lot, 444 Broadway (Route 1 North): A 76-year-old Peabody man was pulling into a parking spot and crashed into the glass storefront of the building. Summary comment: Driver was parking in the lot and mistook the gas pedal for the brake pedal, striking the front of the building. Officer Thomas Wilson said in his report that he filed a request to the Registry of Motor Vehicles for “an immediate threat.” He noted that the driver drove onto the curb and crashed into the handicapped parking sign before accelerating into the storefront. June 17, 2023, Elder Law Office at 5 Essex St.: A 78-yearold Malden woman was traveling around the rotary when she wound up crashing into the Elder Law Office. Summary comment: The car was struck by another MV, forcing it to sideswipe the side of a commercial building, causing light damage. Nov. 11, 2023, King Motor Cars, Inc., 168 Broadway (Route 1 North): At 7:23 p.m., a 62-year-old Boston man traveling North on Broadway veered off the road at a high rate of speed and struck a parked car, causing both cars to collide with the front entryway of the business. Summary Comment: Driver veered off the roadway at high speed (reason unknown) striking building (heavy damage). Officer Stephen M. Poliskey noted in his report that firefighters and emergency workers freed the driver from his car and transported him to Massachusetts General Hospital. The man was later charged with negligent operation of a motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, operating an unregistered motor vehicle and possession of a Class A substance. MOTOR VEHICLES | SEE PAGE 8
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