Transportation secretary finds himself in a fender bender

By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff

Fall River Mayor Robert Correia's tour of his city with the top state transportation official was interrupted Friday when the mayor nosed past a stop sign and into the path of an oncoming car, according to the city's police department, which wrote Correia a ticket for $100 for failing to properly stop or yield.

The mayor was chauffeuring state Secretary of Transportation James A. Aloisi Jr., Senator Joan M. Menard, and Representative Michael J. Rodrigues in his 2003 Lexus LS430 when the front of his car was struck by a 1995 Nissan Pathfinder at the intersection of Davol and Central streets.

The driver of the Nissan, Kyra Cabral of Fall River, told police that she hit Correia's car after he ran the stop sign and drove into the intersection. The mayor told police he came to a stop before edging out. Correia, Cabral, and the others traveling with the mayor could not be reached for comment.

No one was hurt in the accident. The Herald News of Fall River reported that the officials were headed to a meeting with a reporter from the paper when the accident occurred; although they arrived late, they did not mention the accident.