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Monday, October 1, 2012

Top 5 Sept. Stories: Stoneham Man Pleads Not Guilty to Charges in Melrose Hit-and-Run

Check out the top five stories in Melrose in September, according to page views.

According to page views, here are the top 5 September stories in Melrose: 1. Stoneham Man Pleads Not Guilty to Charges in Melrose Hit-and-Run Case: A Stoneham man accused of running over a motorcyclist at a Melrose intersection Sunday morning pleaded not guilty to charges in a Malden court on Tuesday, according to officials. Eugene Ledonne, 76, of Stoneham, pleaded not guilty to charges of leaving the scene of accident after causing personal injury and assault and battery dangerous weapon (motor vehicle) in Malden District Court, according to Stephanie Guyotte of Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone's Office. Judge Matthew Nestor released Ledonne on $300 bail with conditions of no driving and no contact with the victim, Guyotte added.  …

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Report: Police ID Driver Who Allegedly Ran Over Motorcyclist Repeatedly

WCVB reports that the driver allegedly involved in Sunday morning's hit-and-run accident in Franklin Square is a 76-year-old Stoneham man now in custody.

WCVB reports that the driver who allegedly ran over a motorcyclist in Franklin Square in Melrose on Sunday morning is a 76-year-old Stoneham resident now in custody. Melrose Police said in a statement earlier Sunday afternoon that the driver, who WCVB identified as Eugene Ledonne, had stopped behind the motorcyclist at a red light on Main Street northbound at Franklin and Green streets, and when the light turned green, Ledonne hit the motorcyclist from behind and knocked him off the bike. "The sedan then travelled forward over the operator," the police statement said. "The operator of the sedan then placed his vehicle in reverse, and travelled back and forth over the operator several times. This is apparent based on witness accounts at the…

christopher e carr

10:04 pm on Monday, September 3, 2012

Motorcycles are everywhere. check twice save a life.   more ›

Police: Hit-and-Run Suspect Repeatedly Drove Over Motorcyclist

Melrose Police allege that a driver struck a motorcyclist with his car and then backed up and drove over the motorcyclist several times.

UPDATE 7:27 P.M.: WCVB reports that the driver who allegedly ran over a motorcyclist in Franklin Square in Melrose on Sunday morning is a 76-year-old Stoneham resident now in custody. The driver involved in a hit-and-run crash Sunday morning that sent a motorcyclist to the hospital with serious injuries allegedly ran over the victim repeatedly, according to Melrose Police. Police received multiple reports of the crash between a sedan and motorcycle at Franklin Square around 8:15 a.m., according to a Melrose Police statement. The man riding the motorcycle was stopped at a red traffic signal on Main Street northbound at the intersection of Franklin and Green streets, according to the statement, with the sedan directly behind the motorcycle …

mark sexton

7:15 am on Sunday, September 9, 2012

Why is he not charged w / attempted murder?   more ›

Hit-and-Run in Franklin Square Sends Motorcyclist to Mass. General

A car reportedly struck a motorcycle at Main and Franklin streets on Sunday morning, with the motorcycle rider suffering trauma and taken by advanced life support ambulance to the hospital.

UPDATE: Melrose Police allege that the driver struck the motorcyclist with his car and then backed up and drove over the motorcyclist several times. A hit-and-run accident at Franklin Square on Sunday morning sent a motorcyclist to Mass. General Hospital in an advanced life support (ALS) ambulance, according to the Melrose Fire Department. Melrose firefighters reported a motorcycle rider down in the roadway at Main Street and Franklin Street at approximately 9:45 a.m., according to alerts from the Breaking News Network service. Firefighters requested a Cataldo ALS ambulance to take the rider to Mass. General with trauma. Melrose Fire Capt. Rich Fink said he believed the accident was a hit-and-run, with a car striking the motorcycle and …

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Daniel DeMaina

3:15 pm on Monday, September 3, 2012

Additional charges are a possibility.   more ›

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