This past week there were four motor vehicle accidents, one involving a collision with a deer. Police stopped 40 motor vehicles and issued 10 tickets. No arrests were made and no summonses issued. The ambulance responded to seven 911 calls for help.
Tuesday, Jan. 21
At 7:05 a.m. police asked DPW to plow and sand Prospect Hill Road, which had become covered with blown snow in spots. A Finn Road resident called police at 11 a.m. to report that an unknown person had approached her home. When she asked the intruder if he needed help, the individual departed. He was gone by the time police arrived. Police stopped and issued a written warning to a Harvard resident at 4:28 p.m. for speeding near the intersection of Mass. Ave. and Slough Road. At 5:13 p.m. as snow began to fall, police notified DPW that the roads were becoming covered. DPW said it would begin treating them shortly. Slippery roads were the likely cause of a single-vehicle accident on Old Shirley Road about 9:30 p.m. The driver had been headed west at less than 30 mph and was unable to negotiate a curve in the road, sliding first into a guard rail and then striking a utility pole. The Clinton man behind the wheel was uninjured, but the car sustained heavy front-end damage. The car was towed. No citation was issued.
Wednesday, Jan. 22
Responding to a 6:50 a.m. 911 call, the ambulance transported a Blanchard Road man to Nashoba Valley Medical Center with advanced life support (ALS) personnel on board. That afternoon, at 1:57 p.m., the ambulance transported a female patient from the Bromfield School to Emerson Hospital.
Thursday, Jan. 23
Police stopped and ticketed two vehicles for speeding on Still River Road, the first at 5:34 a.m. and the second at 6:46 a.m. Both drivers were reportedly traveling at 51 mph in a 35-mph zone. A Chelmsford man was ticketed for speeding near the Hildreth School at 2:20 p.m. He was clocked at 35 mph in the 20-mph school zone. At 2:28 p.m. the ambulance transported a male patient from Harvard Family Medicine on Ayer Road to Nashoba Valley Medical Center.
Friday, Jan. 24:
A Camp Green Eyrie employee called at 12:17 p.m. to complain that people were trespassing on camp property. An officer advised him how to deal with the situation. At 2:56 p.m. police responded to a report of an accident on Ayer Road. The accident occurred when a northbound car driven by a Harvard resident slowed to make a left turn onto Gebo Lane, which runs behind the Post Office. The car was struck from behind by a second vehicle headed the same direction. There were no injuries and neither car had to be towed. The Cambridge driver of the second car was ticketed for failing to slow at an intersection. About 5:55 p.m. police, animal control, and fire personnel helped a West Bare Hill resident recover a horse that had fallen against a fence on the property and was unable to get to its feet (see Letters, “Thanking police, fire and neighbors for saving a life”). With the assistance of neighbors, they were able to pull the horse upright and return it to its barn. Later that night, at 9:15 p.m., the ambulance transported a Littleton Road man to Nashoba Valley Medical Center.
Saturday, Jan. 25
The on-duty fire officer responded to an 11:41 a.m. report of smoke coming from one or more locations on Old Littleton Road. When the officer investigated, he found three sources, all of which had permission to burn brush that day. At 2:14 p.m. Boxborough asked Harvard to help them control traffic at the scene of an accident at the Interstate 495 bridge. Assistance was rendered. At 3:26 p.m. police ticketed a Needham man for speeding on Ayer Road. His car had been traveling at 60 mph in a 40-mph zone. A car struck a deer near Ayer and Poor Farm roads at 5:06 p.m. The officer who responded had to put down the animal. The Lunenberg driver was uninjured and there was minor damage to the car. No citation was issued. At 5:34 p.m. the ambulance responded to a 911 call and transported an Ayer Road resident to a nearby hospital. Police ticketed a Stow driver who had failed to stop at a stop sign on a Route 2 exit ramp about 10:05 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 26
The ambulance crew answered a 911 call at 3:34 p.m., but the caller refused treatment when they arrived. At 7:31 p.m. police ticketed a vehicle near Gebo Lane on Ayer Road. The driver was operating with an expired license, and the car had several defective lights.
Monday, Jan. 27
The Littleton police called for the Harvard ambulance to assist at the scene of an accident on Route 2 at 11:42 a.m., but the request was cancelled once it was clear that the Littleton squad was available. A 911 call brought police to the Bowers Brook apartments at 5:14 p.m. Two neighbors had been arguing, but peace was restored. An ambulance crew responded to a 7:27 p.m. 911 call and transported a Littleton Road man to Emerson Hospital with ALS personnel on board.
