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Officials ID Man Killed In South Hadley Car Crash

Authorities released the identity of the 21-year-old man killed in a single-vehicle car crash Thursday, April 27, when the car he was riding in slammed into a tree. 

Police identified the 21-year-old man who died in a single-vehicle car crash Thursday, April 27, as Kenny Rivera-Lopez of Martinsville, Virginia. The 19-year-old Chicopee driver remained in the hospital on Friday.

Police identified the 21-year-old man who died in a single-vehicle car crash Thursday, April 27, as Kenny Rivera-Lopez of Martinsville, Virginia. The 19-year-old Chicopee driver remained in the hospital on Friday.

Photo Credit: Google Maps Street View/South Hadley Police

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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