Weston Road Hit-and-Run Victim's Family Seek Civil Suit

Civil suit filed on Jan. 30 against driver of truck involved in hit-and-run crash in Wellesley last August.

Weston Road Hit-and-Run Victim's Family Seek Civil Suit

Civil suit filed on Jan. 30 against driver of truck involved in hit-and-run crash in Wellesley last August.

  There were no indictments, but there may be a civil suit against the truck driver involved in last summer's Weston Road hit-and-run crash. The grand jury came in yesterday on last August’s fatal crash on Weston Road, and police are closing the case, saying there are no further options to pursue criminal charges against the driver after the grand jury elected not to indict.  Cyclist Alexander Motsenigos' family, however, is not giving up yet. The Globe reports that his family has filed a wrongful death suit against the driver of the truck.  In a statement posted on the Swellesley Report yesterday, the Motsenigos family thanked the Wellesley Police Department for their work on the case, and that "if the truck driver had used even basic …

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No Indictments in Weston Road Hit-and-Run

Police closing case against driver of vehicle involved in hit-and-run which killed a Wellesley cyclist last year.

  The grand jury is in on last August’s fatal crash on Weston Road, and police are closing the case.  A statement from the Wellesley Police Department indicates that the case is now closed, and there are no further options to pursue criminal charges against the driver after the grand jury elected not to indict.  Police say they have spent three months investigating the crash, including a systematic reconstruction with trucking experts. Wellesley and State police, as well as the District Attorney's office believed there was probably cause to seek charges against the driver of the 18-wheeler.  A press release from the police department indicates police and the DA had brought forth charges motor vehicle homicide, precautions for the safety of…

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Grahame Turner

10:31 am on Wednesday, February 6, 2013

The only thing I could glean from the police reports is that the driver did not seem to know the crash had occurred until police were knocking on his door. I would not say it excuses him, but that may be related to why none of the charges stuck. The family is seeking a civil suit, so there may yet be another chapter in the story. http://patch.com/A-1DDZ   more ›

Ghost Bike Appears, Fades Out on Linden Street

An all-white bike was locked to the tree where a local biker was killed in a summertime crash, and disappeared about as quickly.

If you have seen a white bike locked to a post or tree in your travels, you have seen a ghost bike. They are memorials to cyclists who have been killed, and intended to raise awareness about bike safety. One of these memorials briefly appeared at the intersection of Linden Street and Weston Street, where where cyclist Alexander Motsenigos lost his life after he was struck by a passing truck one afternoon this summer. According to the Swellesley Report, it was there on Sunday, and gone on Monday.  A memorial was set up at the site during the week following the crash, and passing cyclists and fellow Pan-Mass Challenge riders stopped to pay their respects to Motsenigos. He was hit by a truck as both were traveling northbound on Weston Road …

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Vineyard Worker

12:27 pm on Saturday, November 17, 2012

LOOK at my display, oh and make sure to pay attention to the road at the same time! If ghost bikes are so effective, we should make a law to have one on every road to insure there will be no accidents. Or would we need a ghost bike every 1/4 mile? What is the ratio of effectiveness for ghost bikes? Trust God, not ghost bikes.   more ›