Critical injuries in Bourne head-on crash
BOURNE - A horrific head-on crash snarled the evening commute along the Cape Cod Canal. The crash happened about 5:45 p.m. on Sandwich Road near Atuumn Road not far from the Sagamore Bridge. A Toyota Tacoma pickup colllided head-on with a Toyota Corolla. Two elderly women were in the Corolla. Both had to be extricated using the Jaws of Life. The driver rushed to the State Police Barracks and MedFlighted to Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. The passenger, who had to be revived by CPR was rushed to Tobey Hospital in Wareham. The pickup driver was also taken to Tobey Hospital. Ambulances from Bourne and Wareham responded to the scene. Sandwich Road, a one lane each direction roadway, was completely closed down during the crash and reconstruction investigation, forcing commuters to use the Scenic Highway which quickly became heavy but was still moving. Bourne Police are investigating the cause of the crash.
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Man picked up on warrants
SOUTH YARMOUTH - Eric Charles Lewis, 23, of 31 Winslow Gray Road, West Yarmouth, was arrested at 6:07 a.m. Friday on two outstanding warrants.
Yarmouth Police Patrol Officers Sean Geary, Nicholas Giammarco and Justin Haire encountered Lewis as he was walking in front of a closed business on Route 28 in South Yarmouth with two other males.
Lewis is currently being held at Yarmouth Police Headquarters and will be arraigned in the Barnstable District Court later Friday morning on warrants for Resisting Arrest and Disorderly Conduct.
Media release and mugshot provided by Yarmouth Police Department
BOURNE - A horrific head-on crash snarled the evening commute along the Cape Cod Canal. The crash happened about 5:45 p.m. on Sandwich Road near Atuumn Road not far from the Sagamore Bridge. A Toyota Tacoma pickup colllided head-on with a Toyota Corolla. Two elderly women were in the Corolla. Both had to be extricated using the Jaws of Life. The driver rushed to the State Police Barracks and MedFlighted to Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. The passenger, who had to be revived by CPR was rushed to Tobey Hospital in Wareham. The pickup driver was also taken to Tobey Hospital. Ambulances from Bourne and Wareham responded to the scene. Sandwich Road, a one lane each direction roadway, was completely closed down during the crash and reconstruction investigation, forcing commuters to use the Scenic Highway which quickly became heavy but was still moving. Bourne Police are investigating the cause of the crash.
Aerial courtesy of Google Earth
Man picked up on warrants
SOUTH YARMOUTH - Eric Charles Lewis, 23, of 31 Winslow Gray Road, West Yarmouth, was arrested at 6:07 a.m. Friday on two outstanding warrants.Yarmouth Police Patrol Officers Sean Geary, Nicholas Giammarco and Justin Haire encountered Lewis as he was walking in front of a closed business on Route 28 in South Yarmouth with two other males.
Lewis is currently being held at Yarmouth Police Headquarters and will be arraigned in the Barnstable District Court later Friday morning on warrants for Resisting Arrest and Disorderly Conduct.
Media release and mugshot provided by Yarmouth Police Department
Sandwich officer faces assault with intent to murder charge
SANDWICH - (WXTK) A Sandwich police officer is facing assault with intent to murder charges following an alleged incident on Route 6 Thursday night.
A statement from the Sandwich police department says Michael Hoadley, 46, of East Sandwich was taken into custody just before midnight.
The officer, who was off-duty at the time, allegedly drove his car into the rear of a family member’s vehicle multiple times on Route 6 eastbound just past exit 2.
Sandwich police say the contact caused the family member’s car to veer into the median. The unidentified driver was not injured.
Hoadley was arrested and charged with assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, domestic assault and battery, operating to endanger and leaving the scene of an accident.
Chief Peter Wack’s statement says Hoadley’s police powers have been suspended and he’s been placed on paid leave pending the investigation.
State Police will conduct the probe.
In Barnstable District court this afternoon, Hoadley pled not guilty and will return on March 11th for a pre-trial conference. Hoadley was released on personal recognizance with the stipulation that he wear a GPS monitoring device.
10 years after Station Nightclub fire, Mass clubs are safer
STOW, MA - Next Wednesday will mark the 10th anniversary of the deadly Rhode Island nightclub fire at “The Station” that killed 100 people, many of whom were from Massachusetts. “In Massachusetts, we were determined to learn the lessons of the Station nightclub and make our clubs safer for the public and to prevent such a tragedy from occurring in our own state,” said State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan. Fire officials estimate that over 770 venues, not including those in Boston, have been sprinklered as a result of sweeping changes that were enacted in August 2004 as the result of the landmark legislation referred to as the Massachusetts Fire Safety Act.
In response to the tragic fire, the administration convened the Secretary’s Task Force on Building and Fire Safety, made up of fire and building officials, club owners, parents who lost children in the fire, and other important stakeholders. They produced a report in September 2003 making 34 recommendations in seven categories including: sprinklers, egress, pyrotechnics, interior finishes, training and education, laws and regulations, and funding and resources. All of the recommendations were considered by the appropriate regulatory agencies or governing bodies and nearly all were implemented.
Some of the most important accomplishments are:
· sprinklering existing nightclubs with a capacity of 100 or more;
· sprinklering new nightclubs with a capacity of 50 or more;
· requiring trained crowd managers when clubs are open;
· completion of daily safety checks;
· banning the use of indoor pyrotechnics except under limited circumstances;
· tying liquor license renewal to safety inspections by fire and building officials;
· creating enhanced penalties for violating building and fire codes and for knowingly putting the public at risk, and
· creating a streamlined ticketing system for enforcing fire and building codes.
Trained Crowd Managers
To date, nearly 17,000 people have completed and passed the on-line crowd manager training program. Nightclubs must have at least one trained crowd manager on duty, for every 100 people, whenever the club is open to the public. Crowd managers are required to conduct a daily safety inspection using a checklist in addition to directing patrons to safety during an emergency.
Ban of Pyrotechnics
Use of pyrotechnics in bars and nightclubs is banned. Limited use of pyrotechnics is allowed in certain sprinklered theaters and large venues (such as the TD Garden). A permit from the fire department has always been required.
Inspections Tied to Liquor Licenses
Safety inspections by fire and building officials are now required in order to obtain or renew liquor licenses. This includes ensuring no building or fire code violations exist and in addition, where required, there are trained crowd managers on staff and that the daily safety checklists are completed.
Enhanced Criminal Penalties
Enhanced criminal penalties were enacted for those who cause death or injury by violating certain fire and building codes. In 2012, three Quincy landlords were convicted of man-slaughter in the first application of the new law, MGL C 148, S 34B. They had rented an illegal basement apartment with only one means of egress, which violated the building code, and contributed to the death of a man and his two young children, and also left his wife badly burned as she tried to escape the fire.
In addition, substantial criminal penalties were created for allowing dangerous conditions in public assembly buildings, including blocked ingress or egress, shutting off or failing to maintain fire protection systems, storing flammables or explosives, using fireworks or pyrotechnics without a permit, and exceeding occupancy limits. The first violation results in a fine of not more than $5,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 2½ years. Subsequent violations may result in a fine of up to $25,000 and/or imprisonment of up to five years (MGL C 148, S 34A).
Overcrowding
A two-strike rule was created for bars, nightclubs, discotheques, etc. with occupancies of less than 100 that exceed capacity. If a club is cited for an occupancy violation twice in a year, or exceeds its capacity by more than 50%, automatic sprinklers must be installed within 90 days or the business will be shut down (MGL C 148, S 26 G1/2). Brockton’s Emu Safari club was the first nightclub required to install sprinklers due to overcrowding.
Ticketing System of Code Enforcement
A statewide non-criminal ticketing system was implemented that streamlines enforcement of fire and building codes. This program has been adopted in 189 communities to date. Communities are required to select and train a hearings officer in order to participate in this method of code enforcement (MGL C 148A). Violations are subject to $100, $500, and $1,000 fines for a respective 1st, 2nd, or 3rd violation of the applicable code requirements.
In recalling the 10th anniversary of the deadly Rhode Island nightclub fire, Coan said “The recent nightclub fire in Brazil, which killed over 230 brought back memories of the tragic Station nightclub fire and once again served to remind us all of the need for and importance of the strong fire prevention laws, which are now in place in Massachusetts.”
Media release furnished by Mass Department of Fire Services
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