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Man Busted Weeks After Fatal Holyoke Hit-And-Run That Killed 22-Year-Old: Police Man Busted Weeks After Fatal Holyoke Hit-And-Run That Killed 22-Year-Old: Police
Man Busted Weeks After Fatal Holyoke Hit-And-Run That Killed 22-Year-Old: Police Police arrested a man in Springfield this week in connection with the hit-and-run death of 22-year-old Jorge Calderon, authorities announced.  Byron Salgado-Melendez was arrested in the Jan. 5 crash near the intersection of Cabot and Canal streets just before 8 p.m. Calderon was riding his bike when a car crashed into him and sped away. Paramedics took him to a nearby hospital, but doctors were unable to save his life.  Calderon died a week later from his injuries.   Related: Family Of Holyoke Hit-And-Run Victim Starts GoFundMe For Funeral Jorge Calderon…

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by Josh Lanier
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ID Released For Bicyclist Struck, Killed By Car In Western Mass ID Released For Bicyclist Struck, Killed By Car In Western Mass
ID Released For Bicyclist Struck, Killed By Car In Western Mass Police have released the ID of a bicyclist who was struck and killed crossing a busy intersection in Western Massachusetts. Officers from the Northampton Police Department in Hampshire County said that local resident Charles Braun was riding his bike near the intersection of Woodlawn Avenue and Elm Street at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 6 when he was struck by a car. Braun was transported to Corey Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, where he was later pronounced dead. Police noted that the 23-year-old driver, from Haydenville in Hampshire County, remained at the scene and coo…

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by Zak Failla