Man Killed In Crash Outside Blue Hills: Patch PM
MILTON, MA — Today is Thursday, Oct. 15. Here's what Patch has been covering south of Boston today.
A Raynham man was killed in a single-car crash Wednesday in Milton outside the Blue Hills Reservation, Massachusetts State Police said.
Around 10:05 p.m., State Police were called to Chickatawbut Road near the intersection of Forest Street for a report of a man trapped inside a car at the bottom of an embankment.
According to police, Jake Bjork, 29, was driving his Kia Optima on Chickatawbut Road. When he hit a curve after Forest Street, Bjork lost control of the car. State Police said the car rotated and went off the edge of the road, went down an embankment, struck a fence, a wooden structure and then a tree.
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Collins, a 22-year U.S. Marine veteran, went on the attack early by arguing he'd be a better advocate for businesses in Braintree, Holbrook and Randolph. He said he will advocate for federal relief for businesses and accused Cusack of wanting to get "rocking and rolling" on taxes at the expense of local businesses.
"When a small business calls me, I'm going to return their calls," Collins said. "We have to resign in spending."
Cusack disputed Collins' claim saying he wasn't calling for taxes to get "rocking and rolling," but wanted the Legislature's revenue committee to "do its business and hold hearings."
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Massachusetts State Police said the driver of a tri-axle truck was ejected and suffered non-life-threatening injuries. He was taken to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. The truck was hauling asphalt which spilled onto the highway. All lanes except the breakdown lane were closed.
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This article originally appeared on the Braintree Patch
