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Man, 25, Woman, 58, ID'd As 2 Killed In Central Mass Crash
Police have identified the two people killed in a motorcycle versus car crash in Worcester County on Thursday morning, Sept. 7, that closed a road for several hours.
The crash happened on Route 20 (Southbridge Street) in Charlton around 11 a.m. when a 2008 motorcycle hit a 2015 Subaru Legacy as it turned onto the road, the Worcester District Attorney's Office said.
Joseph Tomlin Jr., 25, of Sturbridge, was identified as the man driving the motorcycle.
Diane Dwyer, 58, of Webster, was a passenger in the Subaru Legacy, officials said.
Sturbridge Road was closed for n…
Fatal Crash: Man Admits To Western Mass Wreck That Killed 1, Injured Another
A 59-year-old man admitted fault on Thursday, July 27, to a fatal Hampden County crash in 2021 that killed a motorcyclist and seriously injured his passenger, authorities said.
Aleksandyr Saykin, of East Longmeadow in Hampshire County, pleaded guilty to a charge of negligent operation of a motor vehicle, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said.
Niles N. Robbins, 46, of Wales, died on May 15, 2021, when Saykin crashed into his Harley Davidson motorcycle on Route 9 in Belchertown near the intersection of Ware and Enoch Sanford roads, the prosecutor said. Robbins …
Lowell Driver Found Waist-Deep In Swamp Water After Crashing Into Multiple Cars: Police
A "habitual traffic offender" crashed into three vehicles, sending one of the car's occupants to the hospital, before running away from police through the woods and into a swamp, officials say.
Carlos A. Rodriguez, of Lowell, reportedly smelled of alcohol while police arrested him on Sunday, April 2 after a dramatic hit-and-run incident, according to the Massachusetts State Police.
Rodriguez, 33, was heading west on the Pike in a Cadillac XTS sedan around 5:27 p.m. when he crashed into two cars, a Toyota RAV 4 SUV operated by a 62-year-old man from Utica, New York…
Wanted Driver Crashes Car, Charged With Endangering Child In Oxford: Police
A Charlton man who already had a warrant out for his arrest is facing charges for endangering a child after crashing his car in Oxford this week, authorities said.
Wayne Pelletier, age 59, was charged with operating to endanger, speed greater than reasonable, operating with a suspended license, and a marked lanes violation in connection with the crash.
Surveillance video posted by Oxford Police on Facebook captured the moment Pelletier's car plowed through several trees in Oxford Center on Wednesday morning, Feb. 22.
On Wednesday February 22, 2023, at approximately 9:41 A.M. Oxford P…
IDs Released For Duo Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Central Mass Route: Police
Authorities have identified the two people killed in a wrong-way crash on a major route in Central Massachusetts as Susan Celauro, age 63, of East Norwich, NY and Alexander Owanisian, 35, of Southbridge, MA.
State Troopers responded to the three-vehicle crash on Route 20 at Carroll Hill Road in Charlton just before 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, Massachusetts State Police report. The crash closed Route 20 in both directions, according to MassDOT on Twitter.
On scene Charlton, Rte 20 at Carroll Hill Rd. Serious mva. Photo recon and crime scene requested. #wcvb pic.twitter.com/zv5CiQZF…
Police Continuing Investigation Of Fatal Western Mass Crash
Authorities are continuing investigating a motor vehicle crash in Western Mass that left one man dead.
The crash took place at 2:15 p.m., Saturday, May 15, in Hampshire County when a motorcycle traveling west on Route 9 collided with a motor vehicle traveling eastbound in Belchertown, just west of the Ware town line, said the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office.
The motor vehicle was engaged in a turn when the collision occurred, the DA's Office said.
The operator of a 2018 Harley Davidson motorcycle, Hampden County resident Niles Robbins, age 46, of Wales, was tran…
ID Released For Victim Killed In Western Mass Crash Between SUV, Motorcycle
The identity has been released of the person who was killed after a two-vehicle crash in Western Massachusetts.
It happened in Hampshire County around 2:10 p.m. Saturday, May 15 in Belchertown, and involved an SUV and a motorcycle, according to Massachusetts State Police.
The crash occurred on Route 9 near the intersection of Ware Road and Enoch Sanford Road.
The operator of a 2018 Harley Davidson motorcycle, Hampden County resident Niles Robbins, age 46, of Wales, was transported to Mary Lane Hospital in Ware, where he later died, police said.
The passenger of the m…
Covid-19: Two 'Red' Central Mass Cities At High Risk, Town-By-Town Trends, Rates
Keeping with the trend of declining COVID-19 infections, Central Massachusetts has only 2 “red” communities - cities and towns with the highest risk of virus transmission.
On Thursday, March 4, Massachusetts unveiled its latest weekly update on COVID-19 incidents by the municipality.
Red communities in Central Massachusetts for the week of March 4 are:
Blackstone, 26.1 new incidents per 100,000 people,
And Clinton, 29,9.
Both communities experienced increases in COVID-19 incidents, according to state data.
Statewide, the average daily incident rate was 21.3 new cases per 100,000 people…
Covid-19: Eight Central Mass Communities Added To 'Red' List - Town-by-Town Rates, Trends
Eight new Worcester County communities have been added to the state’s COVID-19 red list and two have come off of it, according to data released Thursday, Dec. 3.
The communities that lowered their COVID-19 infection rate to the point that they were removed from a list of the state’s riskiest places are Templeton and Winchendon.
The communities that were added to the red list are Blackstone, Charlton, Holden, Mendon, North Brookfield, Southborough, Spencer, and Sturbridge.
There are now 36 Western and Central Massachusetts communities on the red list, including 27 cities and towns in Worces…
