Traffic & Transit

Ice Flies Through Windshield On Route 3, Injures Family: Patch PM

Also: Limpy, beloved Reading turkey, dies after getting hit by car | Palm reader bilks woman out of a fortune: Police | More.

Ice went through the windshield of this pickup truck on Route 3, sending the driver, a Newton man, to the hospital with serious injuries.
Ice went through the windshield of this pickup truck on Route 3, sending the driver, a Newton man, to the hospital with serious injuries. (State Police)

Welcome to Thursday's Patch PM. Here are today's top headlines:

Driver Seriously Injured By Ice Through Windshield On Route 3

Police believe the ice came off a commercial truck on Route 3 north, south of Exit 26 in Burlington.

Limpy, Beloved Reading Turkey, Dies After Getting Hit By Car

Several people tried coaxing Limpy away from traffic before he was hit New Year's Day.

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Somerset Palm Reader Bilks Woman Out Of A Fortune: Police

Tracey Milanovich, 37, is accused of taking more than $70,000 from a client to rid her daughter of an "evil spirit."

Cement Spill Closes Route 1 In Peabody

Traffic is being detoured as crews work to clean a load of cement that spilled across the highway.

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Flu Hitting MetroWest Harder Than Other Parts Of MA: DPH

The highest flu activity in Massachusetts right now is in the MetroWest area, according to state health officials.

Quincy Man Charged With Attempted Murder Using Pellet Gun: Police

Quincy police said a city man was charged with armed assault with attempt to murder after a man was found shot in the eye on Nelson Street.

Lynnfield Woman Comes Face-To-Face With Rabid Coyote

The animal wandered into her driveway and had been seen lurking around neighborhoods in Lynn.

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