The same street that saw this crash was also the site of an earlier fatal one-car crash in Springfield - Carew Street.
Police received a report of an armed carjacking on Joseph Street in Springfield on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 23. The victim said a man approached her car with a gun, police said. She ran from the car and a male suspect got in and drove off. A short time later, he crashed on Carew Street, police said.
This all happened while police were investigating a fatal, one-car crash. The deadly crash happened Wednesday, Sept. 23, around 5 a.m., police said. The car crashed into a tree and utility pole near the intersection of Carew Street and Carew Terrace.
Both incidents are under investigation, police said.
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