J. C. tragedy in north reading, a woman is killed after her car crashes into a home. The accident happened this morning when the weather was very foggy. Newscenter 5 s Reid Lamberty spoke with investigators. Under the cover of dense fog and Early Morning darkness, there was no mistaking what happened. I was in my kitchen and was about to head toward the door. I heard a horrible sound and new it had impacted the house. And right into the front door of her twofamily house. They door out of which she was moments away from walking. When i called 911, they were asking questions. Police say the driver and only person in the car, a 39yearold woman from wilmington, was dead when First Responders arrived. Uncertain of what caused the crash, investigators do know she was traveling east on route 62. Crossed over the double solid line, struck a curve, and careened into a home. Though none was hurt. Damage, one of the walls collapsing into the living room. Winding but well lit. The weather could be
At first grasp, it obviously looks intimidating and looks official. John at fourfeet long, it sure gave officers a scare when they responded to one of the more unusual calls they have ever gotten. Dealerring with. You done know if this is alive round and that at any time could explode. John. Police promptly called the bomb squad which determined the massive weapon was harmst. The man who dropped it off found it while doing renovation work at the home and apparently thought the gun store was he best equipped to handle it. When doubt, bring somebody item. He did. And the next best thing. They contacted the local end fosment agency. John. Now police are trying to find that man who didnt leave his name. Not clear how old the rocket may be. Police sleeved they did not have to response to the deadly power. It was active maybe at one point and had the potential to that was not the case. John. Police working with the military tot get more information about this rocket. Live in pelham, new hamp
With investigator, trying to get to the bottom of this. The reporter well, mark, i asked transportation secretary stephanie pollack about these passengers reports about a cord being wrapped around what they believed was an accelerator in the cab of this operator and she said its all part of a very active investigation. An investigation she says that focuses specifically and primarily on operator error. And we know tonight, that it was a nightmare commute for about 50 passengers on the redline. Take a look at this video. Sources tell me, 28 years, mbta veteran David Vasquez was the operator of this train. Pollack would not confirm his identity, but she told reporters the operator could not start the train this morning. Because of a signal issue. And put it into whats been called bypass mode, what is called bypass mode and then that operator stepped off the train. Both sets of brakes on the train vasquez sustained minor none of the passengers on the train were hurt. Transit police tell f
That cord after breaking into the trains cab. During a News Conference held this afternoon, which we took live on myfoxboston. Com. The t also confirmed the operator also did not secure the brakes. The operator of the train remains on leave, but could face termination. Also new tonight, changes are happening Effective Immediately and those changes could be noticeable to riders. Fox 25s Kerry Kavanaugh is litch livein boston with the reason these changes are going to happen and the safety protocols could mean more delays. The reporter well, the governor said today, many times, this was one person who made multiple mistakes, so the new procedures are designed to prevents them from happening again, but they could come at a cost to riders and specifically, their time. Multiple safety procedures were not followed by one individual, which led to the incident yesterday. Fox 25 was first to report one of those breached safety a passenger on board gave us an exclusive photo of the operators cab
Treacherous conditions on road. Visibility way down this morning. Good morning, everybody. Thank you for joining us for this fox25 morning news on this friday morning, december 11. I am gene lavanchy. Julie good morning, everybody, i am julie grauert. We made it into work. We are going to help you get through to work too through this fog. Where stormtracker meteorologist Sarah Wroblewski joins us to tell us when this fog will lift. Sarah . Sarah we will be dealing with dense fog in areas for the next couple of hours at least and we are reporting less than a quartermile visibility in many locations this morning and you may step out and okay, you will likely bump into the fog. Rhode island, maine, eastern massachusetts, rhode island, Connecticut River valley and western parts of the state until 9 a. M. This morning, and we need that sun to come up shortly after 7 00 and start to burn away at the clouds. Otherwise cloudy and not foggy out there. Mild in spots across southeast. 50s. We wil