Saturday, July 21, 2007

Find 3 news articles and responed to how they relate to what we've done in class

Mass Pike Crash Kills 1, Causes Serious Delays(WBZ) Westboro An accident on the Mass. Pike in Westboro has left one person dead, according to police. The crash happened on the highway's eastbound lanes shortly after 3 p.m. Friday afternoon. According to state police, 33-year-old Elizabeth Bakanansa of Worcester lost control of her car, rolled over and sustained serious injuries and was taken to UMass Medical Center. The passenger of the car, 45-year-old Ronald Ziridamu of Worcester, was pronounced dead at the scene. The right and middle lanes of the Mass. Pike eastbound were closed for three hours while crews cleaned up the crash. That closure caused terrible traffic delays for the evening commute.

The driver was probably speeding and had to swerve to avoid something.

Commuter Train Hits Truck In Braintree(WBZ) BRAINTREE An MBTA commuter train hit a delivery truck in Braintree Wednesday afternoon.70 passengers were on board when the train hit the rear end of a Stop & Shop Peapod truck at Hancock and Plain Streets.MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo said no one was hurt. The train was heading for North Station.Pesaturo said the truck's rear end was in the crossing when the crash occurred. Officials say the gates, lights and other safety equipment at the intersection were working properly when tested after the collision.A section of track was closed while authorities investigated, Pesaturo said. He could not say when it would reopen.Passengers on the train, traveling from Middleborough to South Station in Boston, were taken by bus to the Braintree station, where they could take the subway into Boston.

I think that the truck driver should have been paying attention and he should have mad sure that there was no train headed towards them.

NEW BRITAIN - -- A 19-year-old city man was killed Thursday night when his car crashed off McClintock Street.Gregory Jurczyk of 409 Francis St. was declared dead at the scene. Police gave the following account:Jurczyk was driving a 2003 Subaru north on McClintock Street, approaching Magnolia Street, shortly after 11 p.m., when he lost control of the car. The car traveled through front yards on McClintock Street and went airborne, hitting two trees. It then ricocheted off a parked Ford Taurus, rolled through a yard and came to rest, upright, in the backyard of 416 Eddy Glover Blvd. New Britain police are investigating.

Like most collisions the driver probably was speeding or not paying attention to his surroundings.

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