June 17, 2018

Driver Identified in Chelsea Bicycle Hit and Run

The driver in a hit and run crash with a bicyclist has been identified by authorities. Previously, we reported that a bicyclist was hit on Saturday night on Revere Beach Parkway. The bicyclist was injured in the crash and transported to a local hospital. The driver fled his vehicle and left the vehicle at the collision scene with the bicycle still lodged underneath. Later, police apprehended the driver about a mile away in Chelsea, Massachusetts.

Police in Revere have now identified the driver as 27 year old Josue Flores-Ochoa. Ochoa has been arrested and charged with several offenses, including leaving the scene of a crash, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and OUI-Liquor. The remainder of the accident remains under investigation. Massachusetts State Police are assisting local authorities in the investigation.

Massachusetts OUI

April 18, 2018

String of Accidents in Revere

by Jeffrey S. Glassman

Wednesday’s Revere police logs were released and showed no less than six car accidents on Monday.

There was a report of a car accident on Brown Circle at 2:15 p.m. Monday.

The Target on Furlong Drive saw a car collision at 2:40 p.m. Monday.

There was a vehicle accident on Squire Road at 3:15 p.m. Monday

Ray’s Sunoco Service on Broadway reported another car accident at 3:38 p.m. Monday

The evening saw two car accidents, one at Bianco Inc. at 6:48 p.m., and one on Malden Street at 9:53 p.m..

April 16, 2018

Police Identify Man in Fatal Revere Hit-and-Run (Update)

by Jeffrey S. Glassman

The driver behind the fatal hit-and-run crash from April 9th, has been identified as 79-year-old, Paul Graffe. His attorney issued a statement indicating that the man believed he had hit a pothole on Route 145, the scene of the fatal accident. It was not until he was home, and his family assessed the damage on the car that he realized what happened Monday evening. On that Monday evening he also experienced chest pains and was rushed to the hospital. He was released this past Friday, April 13th.

Revere Police Headquarters reports that there was no indication of impairment of the driver by drugs or alcohol. Mr. Gaffe, through his attorney, is fully cooperating with the investigation.

Fatal Hit-and-Run Accidents

April 13, 2018

Police Find Man Behind Fatal Hit and Run

by Jeffrey S. Glassman

On Friday, April 13, 2018, the Massachusetts State Police finally made contact with a man suspected of being the hit-and-run driver that killed Mary Ann Fiandaca, a Revere resident. The incident took place on Monday evening on Revere Beach Parkway. An elderly man ran into Ms. Fiandaca and then sped away. She was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries. She was 44.

Now that the state police have been able to make contact with him, the investigation is in full swing to determine why he ran into Ms. Fiandaca with such force.