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Intoxicated Driver Kills 10-Year-Old Boys, Sends 6 Others To Hospital In Plainville Crash: DA
A 42-year-old man is accused of crashing a stolen car into a family, killing a 10-year-old boy, and sending several others to the hospital in Norfolk County this weekend, authorities said. Michael Escolas, of Oxford, is expected to be charged with motor vehicular manslaughter — OUI, theft of a vehicle, and others, the Norfolk County District Attorney said. He was being held on a $25,000 bail. Escola is accused of stealing a Jeep Cherokee parked at the Kenny Chesney concert at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 24, and crashing into a family of six stopped at a traffic light on R…
Obituaries
Western Mass Father Of 2 ID'd As Man Killed By Train Strike
A Berkshire County father of two young children was identified as the victim of a fatal train strike Tuesday morning, July 30, authorities said. Douglas Hawley, age 40, of North Adams, was killed just before 11:30 a.m. after being hit by the train in North Adams, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. Investigators said he was hit between the American Legion and the Brien Center, both on American Legion Drive in North Adams. The train was traveling at a slow speed when it struck Hawley, the prosecutor said. It's unclear what led to the crash, but pol…
Police & Fire
Driver In Fatal Chicopee Crash Under Influence At Time Of Wreck: Police
A Hampshire County man was drunk when he crashed into a vehicle in Chicopee, killing the driver and injuring the passenger, authorities said in an update. Andrew Wilkins, 37, of South Hadley, was charged with operating under the influence of alcohol, Chicopee police said on Tuesday, July 30. Police were called to a two-car crash on Memorial Drive Thursday night, July 25. Wilkins was attempting to leave the scene when they arrived, authorities said. An officer stopped him while another helped the driver of the second vehicle, who was trapped inside the wreckage. Firefight…
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash: 20-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After Car Crashes Into Tree On CT Roadway
A 20-year-old was killed after a car crashed into a tree in Connecticut. It happened around 9:50 a.m. Sunday, April 28 in Tolland County. A 2019 Ford Mustang was traveling in a southerly direction on West Street in the town of Hebron at a high rate of speed, Connecticut State Police say. For an unknown reason, it went off the right shoulder of the roadway and struck a large tree. After the collision the car caught on fire and the sole occupant was pronounced dead at the scene. He's been identified as Anthony Michael Cardello of West Hartford, police announced. Next-…
Obituaries
Woman, 65, Killed In Western Mass House Fire ID'd
State fire officials have identified the woman who was killed in a Franklin County fire as a 65-year-old Orange woman, authorities said. Debra Marini died several hours after she was seriously burned last week in a blaze at 99 West River Street in Orange, the State Fire Marshal's Office said on Tuesday. The homeowner, Vicki Kennedy, was also seriously hurt in the fire, but authorities said she is expected to recover. Related: Woman Dies From Injuries In Orange Fire, Second Woman Remains In Burn Ward The fire began just after 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 13, and tore thr…
Police & Fire
21-Year-Old ID'd As Man Killed After Falling From Truck In Central Mass
Authorities have identified the 21-year-old man who died after he fell from a pick-up truck in Worcester County over the weekend, authorities said. Dan Cleary, of Charlton, fell from a Ford truck around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 17, on Stafford Street, the Worcester County District Attorney said. He was a passenger. Paramedics rushed Cleary to UMass Medical Center, where doctors pronounced him dead. The driver of the truck called police and remained at the scene, officials said. His name was not released. It's unclear why Cleary fell from the truck. Charlton police and M…
News
Worcester Man, 31, Killed In Fiery Oxford Crash On Route 395
A 31-year-old man was killed Friday night, Sept. 29, after his car veered off the road and crashed into a tree, authorities said. Shawn Marengo, 31, of Worcester, was driving his Jeeps south on Route 395 in Oxford near Exit 4 around 10 p.m. when he left the roadway, Massachusetts State Police say. The Jeep slammed into a tree and caught fire. Marengo was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. It's unclear what caused his car to leave the road. State police are investigating the circumstances that led up to the fatal incident. Police closed the left lane of Route 395 near the cras…
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Police Asking For Witnesses To Fatal Crash In Litchfield County
State police are asking witnesses to a single-car crash that killed a Terryville man on Route 8 in Watertown to come forward. The crash took place in Litchfield County around 1 p.m., Monday, Jan. 23 on Route 8 south of the Exit 38 on-ramp in Watertown. According to state police, John Wujcik, age 50, of Terryville, was driving a Jeep Wrangler southbound on Route 8 when it veered off the right side of the roadway and crashed into the rock ledge embankment. The Jeep rolled onto its left side before coming to a final rest. Wujik sustained serious injuries and was treated on scene, th…
Police & Fire
One Person Killed In Early Morning Springfield Fire: Officials
A woman who was injured in an early morning fire in Springfield has died from her injuries, state fire officials said. Crews responded to the fire at 68 Federal Street just after 4 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 13, according to the Springfield Fire Department on Twitter. Investigators determined that the fire started in the living room. Paramedics rushed a woman in her 60s to the hospital for treatment, where she later succumbed to her injuries, officials said Friday afternoon. They did not release her name. SFD “ On Scene “ 68 Federal St. Working fire. Fire has been extinguished. One occupa…
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Police Identify 19-Year-Old Killed In Fiery CT Crash
Authorities have identified a 19-year-old driver who was killed in a fiery crash on I-91 in Connecticut. Hartford County resident Owen Contreras, of Granby, was identified on Tuesday, Aug. 16, as the driver who died in the crash in East Windsor on Sunday, Aug. 14, according to Connecticut State Police. Police said the crash happened at about 11:20 p.m. near Exit 44 when a southbound 2017 Kenworth truck and another southbound vehicle driven by Contreras collided in the right lane, causing a fire to engulf both vehicles. State Police have not identified the make and model of the ve…
Police & Fire
Teen Dies After House Fire Breaks Out In Hampden County
A teen was killed and an adult seriously injured during a raging house fire in Western Massachusetts, authorities announced. It happened in Hampden County around 9 a.m., Wednesday, March 9 at a home in Agawam. Agawam firefighters responded to the area of Squire Lane following a 911 call, said Agawam Fire Chief Alan Sirois. On arrival, firefighters found heavy smoke and flames on all sides of the two-story structure, and a second alarm was ordered a short time later, Sirois said. Sections of the roof collapsed over the main house, as well as the attached garage during the fire, offi…
Police & Fire
Man Dies After Being Run Over By His Own Vehicle In Connecticut, Police Say
A Connecticut man was killed when his pickup truck rolled over him as he was trying to see why it would not go into reverse, according to authorities. The accident took place around 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 5, when the Hartford man had pulled over on Ledyard St. and was trying to turn around, but the vehicle would not reverse, Lt. Aaron Boisvert, of the Hartford Police, said. According to Boisvert, the unidentified victim got out, went behind the truck, and started looking under the truck when it rolled backward. The man was knocked to the ground and the front tires of the truck ro…
Police & Fire
25-Year-Old Woman Killed In I-84 Crash, CT State Police Say
The 25-year-old passenger of a vehicle that crashed in Connecticut died from injuries sustained after her driver lost control on I-84 and crashed, state police investigators announced. Shortly after 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 12, police said New York resident Ronald Boire, age 60, of Warwick in Orange County, was driving west on I-84 in Hartford County, when 25-year-old Christine Shadajai Collins, of New Britain lost control and sideswiped him near exit 39 in Farmington. According to police, the Collins lost control of the vehicle, struck and traveled through the metal guardrail next to the roa…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian On Highway Killed By Being Struck By Two Cars In Region, Police Say
Police are investigating after a man was fatally struck by two cars while walking on a highway in Western Massachusetts. Massachusetts State Police said troopers responded at about 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 5, to I-291 westbound, near the 1.5-mile marker in Springfield. Investigators found that a 42-year-old Hampden County man from Ludlow was driving a 2009 Toyota Matrix west on I-291 when the Toyota struck a man who was in the left travel lane/center median, police said. The pedestrian was then struck by a 2015 Chevrolet Sonic, driven by a 29-year-old Springfield man, police s…
Police & Fire
24-Year-Old From Western Mass Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash
One man from Berkshire County was killed and two others hospitalized in Western Massachusetts following a late-night single-vehicle crash, State Police announced. State Police troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash in the Sumner Tunnel on the ramp to Storrow Drive Boston at approximately 3:20 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 21. Upon arrival, troopers reported that they found three occupants of the vehicle inside, each with serious injuries. According to police, the 24-year-old driver from Northampton died at the scene, and his 18-year-old and 22-year-old passengers were transported by paramedic…
Police & Fire
One Dead After House Fire Breaks Out In Western Mass
One person was killed during an early house fire in Western Mass that also destroyed the home. The fire started around 5:40 a.m., Monday, May 24, in Hampden County, on Maple Street in Bondsville, according to fire officials. The victim is believed to a be resident of the home, said the Hampden County DA's Office. The Palmer Fire Department, which battled the blaze along with the Bondsville Fire Department, said on Facebook that it worked as hard as possible to save the resident. "Condolences to the family who lost their loved one today at the structure fire in Bondsville," the depar…
Police & Fire
One Dead After Head-On CT Crash
One person is dead following a head-on two-vehicle crash in Connecticut. It happened around 11:25 p.m., Saturday, April 10, in the area of Derby Avenue and Central Avenue in West Haven. Officers were dispatched to a report of a motor vehicle accident with an unconscious occupant, said West Haven Police Sgt. Patrick Buturla. When officers arrived on the scene, it was apparent that the two vehicles had hit each other head-on, and the operator of one of the vehicles was pronounced dead on the scene by paramedics. "Our major accident investigation squad arrived and took over the investigatio…
Police & Fire
Motorist Killed After Crashing Into Utility Pole In Springfield
One person is dead following an early morning crash in Hampden County. The crash took place around 2;10 a.m., Friday, March 19 in the 1300 block of Allen Street in Springfield. The lone occupant of the vehicle, an adult male, struck a utility pole, and the truck he was driving flipped, said Springfield Police spokesman Ryan Walsh. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not yet been released. The crash is under investigation.
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