Female driver hits flower pot in rotary, no impairment, Quincy MA

Traffic

Reported: 11/2/2025 07:44 PM

Near Taffrail Rd, Quincy, MA 02169

Officers responded to reports of a female driver hitting objects in a rotary near Taffrail Rd. The driver admitted to hitting a flower pot but there was no damage or sign of impairment. She was found to be sober and cleared with no problems.

Audio|Source: Quincy Police & Fire Dispatch

02:57

Transcript:

00:00

780, you want to check the area near Taffrail Rd.

00:04

That's where she lives out of now.

00:07

I'm getting calls now. She's down there hitting things in the rotary.

00:19

This caller says that the rotary heading out, now,

00:24

with the rotary heading out, with comma.

00:26

Who's calling this in?

00:32

Seeing a guy that lives in the neighborhood right there, watching this car.

00:41

Is it the same call-up from Don?

00:46

Correct.

00:48

I can't see both, so I don't see any of the rotary, but I'm heading out so they can't track it back.

00:58

He put me out with that vehicle, um,

01:02

behind the library on Utica, a hundred factory.

01:08

All right.

01:14

Okay.

01:15

Great.

01:16

Great.

01:18

I'm down with the 80, the library,

01:21

with that vehicle behind the library.

01:29

Kelo is false. I'm around the station. I can head down there.

01:34

23 canceled?

01:40

01:46

Redskill on a file-up.

01:51

I'm answering us going.

01:57

Patients with EMS, rescue one's clear. Um,

02:02

that patient with EMS, Rescue 1, you're clear.

02:06

You'll invite, this is Alex.

02:10

212, you can cancel.

02:14

Cancel. Cancel.

02:16

Cance. Do you're open for a minute.

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Just let me know.

02:33

All right. I talked with her. She said she did hit the flower pot. She got out in her videotaped it.

02:41

And then she took off. No damage to the flower park off the sprays on her car. But she checks out fine. She is sober and no problems with her.

02:55

She is on her way.

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Near Taffrail Rd, Quincy, MA 02169

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