Minor collision in Moonstruck Cafe parking lot, Charlton MA

Traffic

Reported: 10/31/2025 09:19 AM

Charlton, MA 01507

Two vehicles collided in the parking lot near the Moonstruck Cafe on Route 20 in Charlton. No one was injured and both vehicles can be driven.

Audio|Source: Charlton Police Dispatch

02:45

Transcript:

00:00

736-611. What's your location?

00:03

I'm on 20 at the Moonstruck Cafe. We're off the road in the parking lot.

00:07

Thank you.

00:19

611-296, I have the VIN and operator.

00:23

Go ahead.

00:25

The VIN is 3, Victor, Victor, 8, Bravo,

00:31

7, Alpha, X-ray, Oscar, November, Mike,

00:36

1-2-26-6 -4-2. It should be a BWT1, copy.

00:47

Okay.

00:50

And the operator is Connecticut driver's license.

00:53

Two, three,

00:54

eight, three,

00:55

five,

00:57

three, eight, five, eight,

00:58

one. Copy.

01:00

Okay, I got you off. I'm you again.

01:03

The operator's Connecticut driver's license.

01:06

Two, three, eight, three, five, three,

01:09

eight, five, eight,

01:10

five, eight, one.

01:11

First name of (name withheld), and the vehicle is covered by Continental Insurance, copy.

01:16

2.96.

01:28

Go ahead.

01:31

You log in checkery area, ferry-corner road, Ayer Road.

01:35

to be established low-love.

01:47

The 6-11-296.

01:53

Go ahead.

01:59

Vehicle 2, Mass Ridge,

02:02

Romeo Alpha,

02:04

Sierra Echo, Victor,

02:06

November. Repeating Romeo Alpha, Sierra Echo Victor, November, Operator, Mass.

02:11

Sierra 54-28-9376. Sierra 548-98-9376, first name (name withheld).

02:32

611, 296. 296.

02:36

No reported injuries, both vehicles are drivable. Code 5[1], I'll take a crash number, please.

02:44

Thank you.

Police codes explained

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[1]

Code 5: Surveillance or stakeout in progress; maintain discretion or unit cleared and available (agency-dependent).

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