An Uber driver and his two passengers suffered apparently minor injuries after their vehicle crashed into a Citizens Bank branch on Somerville Avenue at Massachusetts Avenue around 11:10 p.m. on Friday, Cambridge Police report.
The driver was traveling south on Massachusetts Avenue and took a left turn onto Somerville Avenue. As the driver turned onto Somerville Avenue, the car accelerated and crashed into the Citizen’s Bank, causing significant damage to the building. The 2022 Toyota Highlander also sustained significant damage and was towed from the scene.
There is no indication that the driver was impaired or distracted at the time of the crash. The incident remains under investigation.
Police say the driver of the brand new Toyota Highlander remained on the scene and cooperated with investigators - at least until he was taken to Mass. General, along with his passengers, for treatment.
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Wear your seat belt and pay attention in
By MC Slim JB
Sun, 07/17/2022 - 12:07pm
an Uber or Lyft. A lot of drivers have no idea where they're going, really struggle to follow navigation, and are watching their phones more closely than the road. I had one poor soul miss five turns the other night before I took over, had to coach him like a teen with a brand-new learner's permit to get where I was going. "Take this right. This right. TURN NOW!!!" Over and over and over.
That could have turned out much worse
By Ron Newman
Sun, 07/17/2022 - 12:32pm
At least he crashed into the bank, which was closed and empty on a Friday night, and not into the busy Target store a few feet further west in the same building.
Is the Target busy at 11pm?
By cinnamngrl
Sun, 07/17/2022 - 1:04pm
Is the Target busy at 11pm?
Closes at 10 pm now
By Ron Newman
Sun, 07/17/2022 - 3:07pm
so I guess not. I think it used to be open until midnight. Even so, there could have been employees inside, so I'm glad the driver did not hit it.
Maybe not target
By BostonDog
Sun, 07/17/2022 - 7:53pm
But that area often has high pedestrian traffic from people going to and from Porter Redline stop. It’s extremely lucky no one was hit.
Worse
By cybah
Sun, 07/17/2022 - 3:29pm
If it was still an Uno's. They would have ran right into a very full patio since it was so warm...
I miss the porter sq uno's... its not the same drinking a beer in the ATM vestibule...
That UNO’s
By TiminSOuthie
Sun, 07/17/2022 - 7:14pm
Was a sneaky great neighborhood bar. Miss it.
Calling bullshit
By Kaz
Sun, 07/17/2022 - 4:37pm
It was an Uber driver. If they're not fiddling with the app, calling someone, trying to hand you a bottle of water or some mints, ask you about the place they picked you up from...then they're not going to make any money.
"The Car Then Accelerated and Crashed"
By Pete X
Sun, 07/17/2022 - 8:23pm
Was this a self-driving car? Unless we got some kind of Maximum Overdrive situation, or someone's trying to start up a new round of bogus lawsuits against Toyota, it seems pretty self evident that the driver was either impaired, distracted, or suicidal.
Nah, the car was being driven perfectly
By fungwah
Mon, 07/18/2022 - 7:14am
Obviously the issue is that the bank just leaped out of nowhere, probably wearing dark colors and no lights, and the driver had no time to react.
There seems to be a lot of
By redheadedjen
Mon, 07/18/2022 - 9:40am
There seems to be a lot of "drive into a building" accidents. There was a school bus that hit The Chateau in Norwood recently too.
Is he the owner?
By Denizen
Mon, 07/18/2022 - 9:56am
Because I'd think someone driving a brand new $50k car would be more careful.
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