Commuters, Shoppers Combine for Three 128 Crashes in an Hour
There were no major injuries but significant traffic backups when three car crashes happened during the period of about 50 minutes along a section of Route 128 in Danvers on Wednesday.
Three car crashes along less than a mile stretch of Route 128 during rush hour on Wednesday night caused significant congestion during one of the final shopping days before Christmas. It all started at just about 5 p.m. when one car smashed into the back of another car on Route 128 southbound just north of exit 22. Nobody was injured in that crash, but it was the first of three crashes that culminated in a five-mile long backup of traffic on the northbound side of the road, stretching from near the Beverly line back to the I-95/Route 128 split in Peabody. State Police said there was no single thing that contributed to all the crashes, which were reported during a 50 minute period along a mile stretch of Route 128 roughly between Endicott …
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Les Moore
11:23 am on Friday, December 21, 2012
Dear Sean, Apparently the evening rush hour is a dangerous time to be out on the roads. Perhaps you should follow my lead and enjoy a delicious dinner during the evening rush! You'll never get in a wreck while you are seated in a comfortable chair at home! Les........:) more ›