WESTFIELD
Major incident and incident log
Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016
3:05 a.m.: Accident, Pontoosic Road. Police received a report of a car that struck a house. Police did not specify what caused the crash and did not report how significant the damage to the home was. One person, the driver of the vehicle, was injured and transported to the hospital by Westfield Fire paramedics.
3:08 a.m.: Accident, Elm Street and Union Street. Police received a report of a hit-and-run accident involving a street sign. According to police, one vehicle was involved and had fled prior to police arriving. However, the vehicle that was involved had their license plate fall off at some point during the accident, which was left behind. Police tracked the vehicle to a home in Chicopee, and according to police the person who was reportedly driving said that they had been drinking before driving, but declined to specify how much. A criminal complaint was filed but no arrest was made.
8:14 p.m.: Accident, Meadow Street. Police received a report of a car versus a fire hydrant on Meadow Street. The vehicle reportedly struck the fire hydrant, knocked it over and then spun out in a yard. The driver, according to a witness, then reportedly got out of the vehicle, threw the fire hydrant onto the lawn and left the scene. While police were on scene, the driver reportedly came back with their father. No charges were filed.
