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Kenny Rivera-Lopez, Martinsville, Virginia, was a passenger in a Honda Civic that crossed the center line along River Lodge Road around 8 a.m., the Northwestern District Attorney said. The driver, a 19-year-old Chicopee man, remained at Baystate Medical Center with serious injuries.
The driver pulled himself out of the wreckage, but South Hadley firefighters had to cut Rivera-Lopez from the car. Both were taken to Baystate, where Rivera-Lopez later died, the prosecutor's office said.
Police are investigating what caused the car to veer off the road, but officers believe speed may have been a factor, Massachusetts State Police announced Friday. Though, no official determination has been finalized.
South Hadley police and state troopers are still investigating the cause of the crash.
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