Cohasset Police Department Responds to Serious Multi-Vehicle Crash on Route 3A

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COHASSET — Police Chief William Quigley reports that the Cohasset Police Department responded to a serious crash on Route 3A Tuesday involving a motorcycle and a motor vehicle.

At approximately 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, Cohasset Police and Cohasset Fire responded to multiple 911 calls for reports of a crash involving a motorcycle and an SUV at the intersection of Route 3A and Sohier Street. Callers were reporting the motorcycle operator was stuck underneath the SUV and had severe injuries.

First arriving officers aided the motorcycle operator while Cohasset Fire members used hydraulic tools to lift the SUV off the operator, who was identified as a 24-year-old Scituate man. He was treated on scene for life-threatening injuries by paramedics from the Cohasset and Hingham Fire departments.

He was transported to an area hospital by ambulance and later transferred to a Boston area hospital.

The driver of the SUV, a 58-year-old man from Dorchester, was transported to an area hospital with injuries that were not believed to be serious. 

The crash is under investigation by Cohasset Police and the Massachusetts State Police Crash and Reconstruction Section (CARS). No charges have been filed, and speed is not believed to be a factor in this crash.

A section of Route 3A between Lower King Street and Stop and Shop was closed for about three hours while police investigated the crash. Police from Hingham assisted with detouring traffic while crews were on scene.

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Cohasset Police Respond to Crash Involving Motor Vehicle, Pedestrian on Jerusalem Road

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COHASSET — Chief William Quigley reports that the Cohasset Police Department responded to a 911 call for a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian last week.

On Thursday, April 8, at approximately 7 p.m., police responded to the area of 400 Jerusalem Road. Upon arrival, officers found a 57-year-old Cohasset woman on the ground in the travel lane. She was alert and conscious but complaining of pain to her lower body.

The victim was treated on scene by members of the Cohasset Fire Department and transported to an area hospital by ambulance with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.

Officers spoke to the driver of a 2012 Toyota Camry that was involved in the crash. He was identified as a 20-year-old-male from Plymouth. Initial investigation reveled that he was within his lane when he was temporarily blinded by the setting sun. As a result of the solar glare, he allegedly did not see two females walking in the northbound lane, and subsequently clipped the female, who was in the roadway.

A witness who was walking with the victim confirmed that the walkers were side-by-side when the crash occurred. Detectives from Cohasset Police responded to the scene and took measurements and photos.

The investigation showed that speed was not a factor in the crash.

The driver of the Toyota was issued a citation for operating a vehicle with an expired inspection sticker.

“We are thankful that the injuries sustained in this crash were not life threatening, and we caution both walkers and bikers to always be alert when traveling along the side of the road,” Chief Quigley said. “Roads here in town can be very narrow and a lot of them do not have sidewalks, and we urge everyone to take extreme care to be situationally aware of how far into the travel lane they are and what obstacles drivers are facing, including approaching traffic and solar glare.”

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Cohasset Police and Fire Departments Respond to Serious Motor Vehicle Crash on Route 3A

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Road Was Closed for 90 Minutes While Crews Were On Scene

COHASSET — Chief William Quigley reports that the Cohasset Police Department responded to a serious motor vehicle crash on Route 3A this afternoon.

At approximately 2:05 p.m. Thursday, members of the Cohasset Police and Fire Departments responded to a report of a crash on Route 3A just south of Stop and Shop Plaza.  

Upon arrival, officers observed a 2016 Lincoln pick-up truck with heavy damage that had been driven off the road and collided with a tree. The operator of the truck, a 51-year-old Acushnet man, was pinned inside the vehicle and unable to move.

Crews from Cohasset Fire, along with an ambulance from Scituate Fire, arrived and began the process of extricating the driver using hydraulic rescue tools, which took more than 40 minutes.

Witnesses on scene stated that the truck was travelling northbound at a normal speed on Route 3A when the driver suddenly veered into the southbound lane, clipping a 2014 Toyota Highlander that was being operated on the southbound side of the road. The truck continued into the woods, striking a large tree.

The driver of the truck was transported to a nearby hospital with injuries that are believed to be serious but non-life-threatening. The driver of the Toyota, a 50-year-old female from Scituate, was uninjured. 

Both vehicles were totaled in the crash.

Route 3A was closed for more than 90 minutes while crews worked the scene. The crash remains under investigation by Cohasset Police, and no charges have been filed at this time.

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