Week in Review: March 18-March 22

Upon arriving at the scene of the crash, officers observed one adult and two children trapped inside the overturned vehicle, and it was necessary for Bedford firefighters to use the jaws of life to extricate the mother and her two children from the vehicle, according to the release. 

Marathon Monday is fast approaching, and we're working to compile a list of all those Bedford residents running on Patriot's Day. We started with the list of Bedford entrants to the marathon provided on the Boston Athletic Association's website. If you know a Bedford resident running the marathon this year not included above, leave their name in the comments section below and we'll add it to our list. We also want to know the story behind your training, your inspiration and your fundraising efforts. 

Bedford was hit by another snow storm this week, and we took a video of snow falling on the municipal complex shortly after noon on March 19. Do you have photos from the winter storm? Upload them to our pics and clips gallery!

This week marked the beginning of the Iraq War, and Bedford Patch took a moment to remember Bedford residents who lost their lives serving our country in the war:

• Lance Cpl. Travis Reid Desiato, 19. Died as a result of enemy action in Falluja, Anbar province, Iraq on November 15, 2004. 
• John Daniel Hart, 20. One of two soldiers killed when their patrol was ambushed with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Qutash, south of Kirkuk, Iraq on October 18, 2003. 

On Friday, we took a look at how the emergency room services at Lahey Clinic in Burlington stack up in comparison to that in other hospitals across the state and on the national level as well. In terms of being admitted as an inpatient, patients wait an average of 353 minutes at Lahey before they are admitted to the hospital as an inpatient, compared to the state average of 311 minutes and the national average of 277 minutes.