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Suspended Driver Kills MA Woman, 20, In Thanksgiving Crash In NY: Police

A Massachusetts woman was killed in a crash in a vehicle operated by a man with a suspended license on Route 295 in the Capital Region on Thanksgiving, authorities said.

Sierra Tassone

Sierra Tassone

Photo Credit: Sierra Tassone Facebook photo

Shawn A. Barnwell, 25, of the Bronx, NY, lost control of the vehicle in slippery conditions, causing the vehicle to overturn and leave the roadway in Columbia County in Canaan, on Thursday evening, Nov. 28, Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police.

The vehicle then left the roadway before striking a utility pole, killing the backseat passenger, Sierra Tassone, 20, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, who was ejected during the crash.

Initially, Sarah M. Kucka, age 27, of Adams, MA, claimed to have been the driver. Hicks said a further investigation revealed Barnwell had been driving the car at the time of the crash with a suspended license. 

Barnwell was later charged and released on an appearance ticket.  The investigation remains ongoing.

Condolences poured in for Tassone on Facebook, one person promising "justice will be served."

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