Massachusetts
When High Beam Usage Is Illegal In Massachusetts
With the regular usage of LED lights in vehicles these days, it seems that everyone has their high beams on all the time.
car in blurred motion in city street with switched on headlights in autumn
Sometime in my late 20’s, I really started to notice how much light affected my night time driving, never mind driving at night in the rain! It just feels like everyone has their high beams on all the time, although that can’t possibly be true.
I assume that as the technology gets better and better, headlamps just get brighter and brighter.
You’ll Get a Fine When You Fail To Do This…
Bright headlights of a car driving on foggy winter road
The good news is that if you are fortunate enough to drive a newer car, truck, or SUV, you probably have one of those auto dimming features that will turn off your high beams when a vehicle is approaching from the opposite direction.
If you don’t have that feature on your vehicle, however, here’s the deal…
The Code of Massachusetts Regulations, Chapter 540, Section 22, “Failure to Dim,” says you must flick off your high beams when you’re within 500 feet of a car approaching in the opposite direction — a considerable distance.
You’re also supposed to kill your high beams whenever “substantial” objects, such as other cars or people, are visible within a distance of 350 feet, or whenever you’re in a Massachusetts Turnpike Authority tunnel. -boston.com
I mean, let’s be honest, the real reason for having high beams on a vehicle is to flash an oncoming vehicle to warn them of police stopping speeders ahead, which IS legal. Freedom of speech, it’s considered. Just don’t do it in front of an officer? Haha.
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4-year-old Massachusetts girl saved after 911 dispatcher instructs parents how to perform CPR
The East Bridgewater, Massachusetts police and fire departments are giving thanks to a Holbrook dispatcher who they say helped save a 4-year-old girl’s life Monday night.
While working at the Holbrook Regional Emergency Communications Center at 5:32 p.m., authorities say Sophia Zervos answered a 911 call from two parents at a West Street home in East Bridgewater, reporting their daughter stopped breathing.
“We’re going to do CPR, OK?” asked dispatcher Sophia Zervos. “Are you with your child right now?”
The caller answered, “Yes.”
According to the callers, the child had no previous history of serious illness but recently experienced a fever.
In a calm manner, dispatcher Zervos began to give them clear and concise instructions:
“I want you to put the heel of your hand in the center of their chest, right between the nipples, and you’re going to push down hard and fast, two inches in depth,” dispatcher Zervos told the caller. “Ok? We’re going to start now. I’m going to count with you.”
As they waited for paramedics to arrive, Dispatcher Zervos counted for the caller as they performed CPR.
After two rounds of compressions, the parents said they saw a change in the child’s stomach. They say she threw up and started to breathe again.
A statement from East Bridgewater police said, the child is “doing much better,” according to the family.
WBZ went to the family’s home for comment but were unable to reach them.
Over a year later, several members of the Massachusetts State Police are now facing charges in the death of trooper Enrique Delgado-Garcia — the result of a lengthy independent investigation into the tragedy at the Massachusetts State Police Academy.
It was revealed during a news conference on Monday that a state police academy supervisor and three instructors have been indicted following a nine-month independent investigation into the trooper’s death.
Delgado-Garcia showed concussion-like symptoms after unauthorized and unsupervised boxing matches during training, according to investigators.
The death of a trainee from injuries suffered at the Massachusetts State Police Academy in New Braintree in September of 2024 have prompted charges against three staff members.
A special statewide grand jury heard from more than 150 witnesses and reviewed hundreds of pieces of evidence before handing down the indictments.
Lt. Jennifer Penton and Troopers Edwin Rodriguez, David Montanez and Casey Lamonte are charged with involuntary manslaughter and causing serious bodily injury, with Penton also facing a perjury charge.
Read the indictments below:
“The evidence gathered by the grand jury compels criminal prosecution of certain members of the academy’s Defensive Tactics Unit,” independent investigator David Meier said.
Meier noted that there was no evidence that Delgado-Garcia was targeted or “that anyone — academy staff, fellow trainees or any others — harbored any personal animosity toward” him.
The death of the trooper from injuries he suffered during a training exercise last year has prompted an in-depth look into the academy.
NBC10 Boston has reached out to the troopers; Edwin Rodriguez did not want to comment, while the rest were not reachable Monday night.
They will be summoned to court for arraignment and it is not clear if they will remain on duty.
The other recruit involved in the sparring will not face consequences, according to the attorney general. Mass. State Police said that since Delgado-Garcia’s death, the academy has suspended boxing training, installed new leadership and reviewed all training practices.
Firefighters are battling a fire in a hotel in Salem, Massachusetts, on Monday morning.
The fire broke out around 9:30 a.m. at The Cove Hotel at 40 Bridge St. According to its website, the Cove Hotel is a 57-room boutique hotel.
Aerial footage showed numerous fire engines at the scene.
Salem police said in a Facebook post around 10:15 a.m. that the Fire Deparmtnet is working at an active fire at The Cove Hotel.
“Please avoid the area to allow firefighters to work the scene,” they said. “Anticipate road closures and detours.”
No further details were immediately available.
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