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Highway nightmares

By adamg on Sat, 08/13/2011 - 10:00am

Backhoe falls off trailer, kills woman on 495.

Wood and debris hit Haverhill man on I-95 South:

Tom O'Brien, of Haverhill, was on his way to work in Wakefield, when a giant piece of wood came crashing through his windshield.

Neighborhoods: 
North Shore
Topics: 
Driving
Free tagging: 
I-95
Rte. 495


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Comments

By Gradon Tripp on Sat, 08/13/2011 - 3:22pm.

95S just past Rt. 9 was pretty horrible about an hour ago. Not sure if it was construction, an accident, or just general 95-ness.

By BostonUrbEx on Sat, 08/13/2011 - 10:39pm.

Another highway nightmare: Route 1 in Saugus went pitch black for a solid half hour+ tonight. Roughly 9:30 to 10:15. I didn't see the lights go out, but while sitting outside one of my jobs I saw the lights come back on all at once. It was kinda intense, it was pitch black if it weren't for headlights, and suddenly the whole area is like a Christmas tree. People were then hitting the brakes, must have been surprised by the sudden flood of light. No accidents caused though.

By anon on Sun, 08/14/2011 - 1:13pm.

It sounds as if this horrible accident and the resulting fatality and injuries could well have been prevented. The driver of the truck didn't have it loaded securely enough, obviously.