DORCHESTER, MASS. (WHDH) - A crash involving at least four vehicles in Dorchester Tuesday morning led to a pickup truck driver plowing into part of a house, authorities said.
Massachusetts State Police spokesperson Dave Procopio said the truck driver was taken to a hospital after troopers and emergency crews responded to Gallivan Boulevard around 9 a.m.
According to Procopio, the crash happened by the intersection with Oakridge Street and started after a collision between a Ford F-150 and Jeep Wrangler
“That collision caused the F150 to veer off the road and strike the foundation of the house at 85 Gallivan Blvd., and the Wrangler to strike the two vehicles parked on Oakridge Street,” Procopio stated. “The cause of the crash is under investigation.”
Authorities said the 63-year-old Dorchester man who had been driving the F-150 was taken to a hospital and treated for what were possibly minor injuries. Also inside the pickup truck was a 63-year-old woman from Dorchester, who did not appear to be injured.
Procopio identified the driver of the Jeep Wrangler as a 19-year-old man from Dedham. No details on any possible charges were released.
“The homeowner wasn’t home, thank God,” Boston Fire District Chief Scott Whalen told reporters. “There is a concrete block that went, probably, a good 20 feet inside so thank God nobody was in the basement.”
People who live near the intersection told 7NEWS they see crashes in the area all of the time, including a man who told the news station he was also inside the truck at the time of the crash.
“Mike,” who requested his last name not be used, said he was a passenger in the truck when it careened into the home’s foundation.
“The moment of impact? It was scary – he jumped the curb and I was just like ‘here we go again!'” Mike said at the scene.
Commuters and neighbors said crashes happen by the intersection all too often and are calling for traffic lights to be put up to slow things down.
“Some people are driving super fast here, even though they only allow 30 mph, but most of them are [driving] 50-60,” said Katherine Dao, who lives nearby. “All of our neighborhood – we would love our Governor or whoever’s in charge of this to put a light up.”
“This is just normal, every day – happens every week, just about. A few times a month,” Mike said when asked about crashes in the area.
According to the MSP spokesperson, inspectors with the City of Boston were called to the scene to evaluate the damage to the building struck.
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