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Lowell Driver Found Waist-Deep In Swamp Water After Crashing Into Multiple Cars: Police Lowell Driver Found Waist-Deep In Swamp Water After Crashing Into Multiple Cars: Police
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…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Milton Father Of 2 Killed, Driver Now Indicted In His Death: DA Milton Father Of 2 Killed, Driver Now Indicted In His Death: DA
Milton Father Of 2 Killed, Driver Now Indicted In His Death: DA The 41-year-old man who crashed into and killed a Milton father of two last year has been indicted on manslaughter charges, authorities said.  Manuel Afonseca of Dorchester was indicted earlier this week on aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, involuntary manslaughter by wanton or reckless conduct, negligent motor vehicle homicide, and driving with a suspended license as a habitual traffic offender, the Norfolk District Attorney's Office said. He is expected to be arraigned on Monday, Feb. 6.  Afonseca is accused of crashing into Michael McGrath, 56, o…

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by Josh Lanier
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Cambridge Man With 3 Children In Car Crashed While Drunk, High: Police Cambridge Man With 3 Children In Car Crashed While Drunk, High: Police
Cambridge Man With 3 Children In Car Crashed While Drunk, High: Police A 30-year-old Cambridge man who crashed his car with three children inside had an open bottle of alcohol on the passenger seat, authorities said. Officers also believe he was high on marijuana at the time of the wreck, a report said.  Leroy Blake, 30, faces a litany of charges stemming from the Tuesday, Nov. 15, crash on Hampshire Street, Cambridge Police logs said. Police did not release any information on his relationship with the children or if anyone was injured in the crash.  Police said Blake was driving his girlfriend's car without her permission on a suspended license…

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by Josh Lanier
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Driver Charged For Methuen Hit-And That Injured 65-Year-Old Lawrence Man Driver Charged For Methuen Hit-And That Injured 65-Year-Old Lawrence Man
Driver Charged For Methuen Hit-And That Injured 65-Year-Old Lawrence Man A 25-year-old man from Lawrence was charged with a hit-and-run crash that injured of a 65-year-old man in Methuen other the weekend, authorities said.  Gregorio Acosta was charged in connection with the crash that happened at Broadway near Blake Street around 1:17 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, Methuen Police Chief Scott J. McNamara reports.  Investigation suggests Acosta hit the man, checked his car for damage, then drove away. Responding officers found the 65-year-old injured under a parked car. The man was taken to a local hospital for treatment, police sai…

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by David Cifarelli
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'I Deserve What I'm Getting': Central MA Man Gets 6-12 Years For Fatal 2019 Crash 'I Deserve What I'm Getting': Central MA Man Gets 6-12 Years For Fatal 2019 Crash
'I Deserve What I'm Getting': Central MA Man Gets 6-12 Years For Fatal 2019 Crash A Worcester County man has been sentenced to 6-12 years in state prison in connection with a fatal 2019 crash in Western Massachusetts, authorities said. Gary Gregoire, of Athol, was sentenced for his role in the crash that took the life of 70-year-old Stephen Karpovich of Amherst, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office reports.  This came after Gregoire changed his plea to guilty to charges of manslaughter, motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation and operating a motor vehicle on a suspended license. “He didn’t just kill Steve, he killed a little part of all of our…

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by David Cifarelli