TMZ Sports -- and multiple news outlets including the Boston Globe -- spoke with Walpole Police several times today ... and the WPD denied there was an incident that matched Fleming's story.
That is ... until now.
The WPD now says there was a 3-car crash at 4:18 PM on Thursday -- and NECN reporter Kathryn Sotnik says the responding officer confirmed one of the windows was smashed.
However, Sotnik says she spoke with a family member of one of the women involved in the crash -- who said she did not recall ever seeing a Patriots player at the scene.