"Wilmington man killed in Peabody industrial accident" by Kiera Blessing and Melissa Hanson, Globe Correspondents November 28, 2014
A 26-year-old Wilmington man was killed Friday in an industrial accident in Peabody, officials said.
Joshua Black was run over by a front-end loader at Waste Support Services at 300 Forest St. just before 11:30 a.m, said police Captain Dennis Bonaiuto....
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"District attorney investigating industrial accident in Peabody
The Essex District Attorney’s office is investigating an industrial accident in Peabody that killed a 26-year-old Wilmington man Friday, officials said. The incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. at Waste Support Services at 300 Forest St. “It appears to be a tragic accident,” said Carrie Kimball Monahan, spokeswoman for District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett’s office. Joshua Black was killed when he was run over by a front-end loader, Peabody Police Lieutenant Arthur Yeo said Friday. Black, who was lifting a manhole cover at the time he was struck, was employed by Wayne’s Drains, a company that was working at the Waste Support Services site. No charges have been brought against anyone as a result of the incident, said Kimball Monahan. The district attorney’s office is awaiting a ruling from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on cause of death, said Kimball Monahan."
Here is another one:
"Athol man killed in Westfield crash
A 65-year-old Athol man was killed in Westfield when his car slammed into a tree off Route 20 Friday night, Westfield police said. John F. Robertson Jr. was driving east on Route 20, also known as Russell Road, when his car traveled off the road and hit the tree at 9:48 p.m., according to a police statement. Robertson was taken to Noble Hospital where he was pronounced dead, the statement said. The cause of the crash is under investigation, police said. No further information was available Saturday afternoon."
"3 killed, 2 hurt in shooting at home
ATLANTA — Three men were killed and two others were wounded in a shooting at a southeast Atlanta home early Saturday morning, police said. Two victims were taken to a hospital, where they were in stable condition. Investigators said they were uncertain of the motive but do not think the shooting was a random act. All of the people are believed to have known each other, and there was no indication of a home invasion. (AP)
Five are arrested after teen is found
JONESBORO — Police found a 13-year-old boy hidden behind a false wall inside a home and arrested the boy’s father and four other people who denied knowing anything about the teen, authorities said. The boy was visiting his father in 2010 when the father refused to return him to his mother, WSB-TV reported. Officers showed up at the house late Friday night but didn’t see any sign of the boy. They returned early Saturday and found the boy when he called his mother. (AP)
Death-row inmate called delusional
HUNTSVILLE — Scott Panetti, who was convicted of fatally shooting his in-laws at their home in the state’s Hill Country, is scheduled to die Wednesday in the Texas death chamber. But his attorneys said Panetti, who was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic, is delusional, and they want him to undergo additional psychological testing to determine whether he is mentally competent. They believe his case raises questions about the legality of executing the mentally ill. (AP)
Related: Federal appeals court halts execution in Texas murder case
Son held in deaths of doctor, wife
SAN DIEGO — A San Diego doctor and his wife were fatally shot in their home by their 22-year-old son, who was arrested after he tried to slip past police tape near the scene, police said Saturday. David Ellis Haynes, 61, and his wife, Lissa Danielle Haynes, 62, were shot multiple times in their home just after 3 a.m. Friday, but the doctor was able to call 911. When police arrived, the two were barely alive, but they later died at a hospital. (AP)
Former prep QB sues over concussions
CHICAGO — A former high school quarterback followed in the steps of one-time pro and college players Saturday by suing a sports governing body — in this case the Illinois High School Association — saying it didn’t do enough to protect him from concussions when he played and still doesn’t protect current players. The lawsuit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court, is among the first instances in which legal action has been taken for former high school football players as a whole against a group responsible for overseeing prep sports in a state. (AP)
Don't you guys realize such things could mean the end of football (and this brief on a Sunday of all days)?
Couple marries on subway train
NEW YORK — A young couple in New York City decided they spent so much time on the subway they might as well get married there. So Hector Irakliotis and Tatyana Sandler exchanged vows Friday on the N train as it crossed from Brooklyn into Manhattan. The groom, 26, boarded first with his groomsmen, who decorated the poles and seats with white ribbons. The 25-year-old bride and her maid of honor got on several stops later. An interfaith chaplain officiated. (AP)
I had to read the brief twice to realize it was a heterosexual wedding. How sad is that?
