Cohasset—At 10:26 a.m., on Friday, November 3, 2023, an on-duty Cohasset Police officer witnessed a three-car chain reaction crash in front of 135 King Street (Route 3A) involving a 1995 Mack dump truck, a 2019 Toyota 4Runner, and a 2021 Land Rover.
The 4Runner and Land Rover were stopped in the northbound lane, waiting for a vehicle to turn into a driveway, when the Mack truck, also headed northbound, rear-ended the 4Runner at a high rate of speed, crushing the cargo area of the SUV. The impact force pushed the 4Runner into the Land Rover and sent the Mack truck careening off the road.
Minor injuries were reported at the scene, except for a German Shepherd dog, which was inside a travel crate in the rear of the 4Runner. Part of the steel travel crate the dog was in got crushed on impact, and the dog sustained cuts and bruises. Cohasset Firefighters and Paramedics freed the dog from the wreckage, and he was subsequently transported to a local veterinarian by Hull Animal Control. The dog is expected to recover fully.
The driver of the Mack truck, a 65-year-old man from Weymouth, received a criminal citation for negligent operation of a motor vehicle, failure to drive within marked lanes, failure to wear a seatbelt, and failure to have flares in a commercial vehicle. The owner of the truck, a Cohasset landscaping contractor, received a citation for allowing an uninspected commercial vehicle on a public way.
All vehicles got towed, and Route 3A was closed northbound for about 45 minutes.
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