News Notes: CPD officer unhurt in motor vehicle crash

A Canton police officer was transported to Norwood Hospital for a precautionary evaluation but was not injured in a two-car motor vehicle crash on Wednesday, May 15, just before 5 p.m. Police Lt. Charles Rae said the officer was traveling southbound on Washington Street in his cruiser when another vehicle, driven by a Canton resident, attempted a right on red from Sherman onto Washington Street. The other driver reported no injuries and received a citation for failure to yield at a red light. The police cruiser sustained significant front-end damage and was towed from the scene.

A second major accident occurred the next morning at around 6:45 a.m. near the intersection of Pleasant and Angela streets. Lt. Rae said a vehicle driven by a Kingston man crossed the double yellow line in the vicinity of 627 Pleasant Street and crashed into an oncoming commercial truck driven by a North Attleboro man. Rae said the crash caused the truck operator to lose control of his vehicle and swerve into a yard, damaging a fence and a tree. The driver of the first vehicle received a citation for a marked lanes violation. The truck sustained significant damage and needed to be towed from the scene, causing significant traffic and school bus delays on Thursday morning.

CFD assists Franklin, Sharon on mutual aid calls

Canton firefighters responded to two mutual aid calls in Franklin and Sharon last week. On Friday, May 17, around 1 a.m., the Franklin Fire Department requested a Canton tanker to assist with a house fire in a remote area of Franklin. Firefighters assisted with water shuttles from the tanker and returned to Canton at 3:30 a.m. The following day, Canton firefighters brought water to a brush fire in Sharon and assisted in extinguishing the fire. For the week of May 13-20, the Canton Fire Department responded to 76 calls for service, none of which were opioid related …

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