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A before image of the latest house whacked in Quincy. A Google Maps image
– News about Quincy Massachusetts covered by Quincy Quarry News with commentary added
Asleep at the wheel …
An Apatow Productions image via The Hickman Law Office
While June the thirteenth may have been on a Tuesday this year, it was still a rough one in Quincy nonetheless.
First up, Quincy Quarry News’ media brethren WBZ 1030 reported that a driver apparently fell asleep behind the wheel and then crashed his ride into a pole late in the afternoon.
Such in turn caused the closing of a major local thoroughfare even if 1030 mistaken noted that the incident occurred on Wollaston Boulevard rather than where it did occur along Quincy Shore Drive.
State and Quincy police reopen Wollaston Boulevard after a driver "fell asleep at the wheel" and crunched his sedan into a pole. All okay, otherwise. @quincymapolice pic.twitter.com/uqvbpslxP6
— Laurie Kirby (@LaurieWBZ) June 13, 2023
A whacked utilities pole
A San Pablo Sun file photo
Fortunately, only the pole suffered fatal damage..
Next up, at roughly 1:30 AM but surely but coincidentally shortly after last call, WBZ Channel 4 reported this morning on the second of a twofer.
This second motor vehicle accident took first out a utilities pole and then whacked a house at 33 Lafayette Street, a quiet and but one block long residential street at its intersection with Furnace Brook Parkway as well as near Southern Artery.
Additionally, Boston 25 has posted dramatic video of this accident scene.
While particulars on this latest house whacking are also scarce, one can only assume that the pick-up was likely traveling at a relatively high rate of speed to first take out a utilities pole and then continue on to whack a house.
Quincy, like all municipalities, is suffering an increase in the rate of impairment to drive due to marijuana use.
IMMAD is a very small bioscience company located in Quincy Center doing research specific to marijuana impaired driving. IMMAD is federally funded, in the past through National Institutes of Health and currently through National Institute of Justice.
IMMAD is developing forensic technology for use by law enforcement to determine impairment to drive with marijuana use.
IMMAD is owned by a Massachusetts Cannabis Control certified social equity business owner in its application for a research license.
Prohibition has ended. Or, is it going to be brought back for the sake of Equity. Let’s have a contest, see how many people can out drive the cops while smoking a big fatty.