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Friday, November 30, 2012

Pedestrian was in Crosswalk, Driver Issued Ticket

The investigation continues into a crash that seriously injured a pedestrian that was crossing Maple Street on Thursday morning.

The driver who struck a pedestrian that was crossing Route 62 on Thursday morning has been issued a traffic ticket. Danvers police said on Thursday afternoon that Gailute Urbonaite-Narkeviciene, 44, of 281 Maple St. was issued a citation for failure to yield in a crosswalk, according to Danvers Police Capt. Patrick Ambrose. Urbonaite-Narkeviciene was driving east on Route 62 in a Lexus sport utility vehicle at the time of the crash with a passenger in the vehicle. Neither of them were injured. The crash happened at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday on a section of Maple Street that is also Route 62, near the intersection with Burley Avenue. The victim, whom police have yet to identify, was a 32-year-old Danvers woman who suffered life-threatening …

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10:20 am on Wednesday, December 5, 2012

J Farrell "So are you saying if you drive down that particular road, hands at 10 & 2, at 20 mph, with solar glare and hit a pedestrian you should lose your license and see moronic comments from someone just like you?" NO - what I'm saying is that if you cannot operate your vehicle safely - don't operate it. If the sun blinds your vision, pull over. TRANSLATION: If road conditions or sun glare …   more ›

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Pedestrian Struck on Thursday is 32-Year-Old Danvers Woman

A 32-year-old Danvers was woman seriously injured when she was struck by a vehicle on Thursday morning along Route 62.

A 32-year-old Danvers woman was seriously injured when a vehicle struck her on Thursday morning, Danvers Police said in a post on its Facebook page at 10:15 a.m. The crash occurred on Maple Street, in an area that is also Route 62, near the intersection with Burley Avenue at the foot of Lindall Hill at 7:30 a.m. No charges have been filed in connection with the crash. It was not immediately clear if the pedestrian was trying to cross the street at the time of the crash or whether she was in a crosswalk. The vehicle that struck the pedestrian was driven by a 44-year-old woman from Danvers. She remained at the scene and was cooperating with investigators, police said. Police did not say the make or model of the car she was driving. When the …

Elise Stephens

3:08 pm on Wednesday, February 13, 2013

The teenager who was hit a couple years ago is the son of a good friend of mine. I was on my way to work the morning that this woman was hit. The glare is certainly an issue. But the biggest issue here is the use (or lack there of) of common sense. I have lived in Danvers practically all my life and know that part of Rt62 to have ALWAYS been an issue. People need to stop thinking their time is …   more ›

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