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Wrong-Way Driver Kills Devens Engineer In Littleton Head-On Crash: Police Wrong-Way Driver Kills Devens Engineer In Littleton Head-On Crash: Police
Wrong-Way Driver Kills Devens Engineer In Littleton Head-On Crash: Police A driver going the wrong way on a Middlesex County highway led to a head-on collision earlier this week that claimed the life of a 25-year-old Somerville woman will face charges in the fatal crash, police said.  The head-on crash happened just before 12:45 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, on Route 2 in Littleton. A 22-year-old Leominster woman drove her Dodge SUV west in the eastbound lane, Massachusetts State Police said.  She collided with a Mazda CX-5 near mile marker 114.  Geetika Guruprasad, who was driving the Mazda, was rushed to Emerson Hospital in Concord, where doctors…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Man Cops To Dumping Body In Westford After Woman ODs In Car: DA Man Cops To Dumping Body In Westford After Woman ODs In Car: DA
Man Cops To Dumping Body In Westford After Woman ODs In Car: DA A 59-year-old Western Massachusetts man admitted to leaving a woman's body on the side of a Westford road in 2019 after she overdosed in his car, authorities announced on Monday, May 8. He will spend the next seven to eight years behind bars.  Daniel Perras, of Easthampton, pled guilty to destruction of evidence and improper disposal of a body after he left Melissa Mestre in Westford and got rid of her things to avoid being any link to her death, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said.  Perras picked up Mestre on Jan. 31, 2019, from her home in Springfield and dro…

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by Josh Lanier
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Northampton Man Who Told Police He Hit Deer, Admits To Killing Woman, Gets 5 Years: DA Northampton Man Who Told Police He Hit Deer, Admits To Killing Woman, Gets 5 Years: DA
Northampton Man Who Told Police He Hit Deer, Admits To Killing Woman, Gets 5 Years: DA A Northampton man who pleaded guilty to running over and killing a 45-year-old woman last year despite telling police he hit a deer the night before will spend the next five years in prison, authorities said.  Peter E. Toomey, 53, was sentenced to five years in prison and will lose his license for 15 years after he admitted to leaving the scene of a death, lying to police, and negligent motor vehicle homicide, the Northwestern Assistant District Attorney's said. He must also serve five years on probation after he gets out of jail.  Toomey killed Rhonda Thompson as s…

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by Josh Lanier
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Two Killed In Head-On Worcester County Crash Two Killed In Head-On Worcester County Crash
Two Killed In Head-On Worcester County Crash Police are investigating a head-on crash that killed two people in the region. It happened at approximately 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23 in Worcester County. Massachusetts State Police troopers assigned to State Police-Athol responded to Route 2 in Athol. Athol and Orange Fire/EMS and Police also responded to the scene. Troopers observed two vehicles with heavy front-end damage and both operators suffering serious injuries, said police.  A preliminary investigation revealed a 2007 Nissan Versa, operated by Eric Shaw, age 46, of Maynard in Middlesex County, was being operated westboun…

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by Joe Lombardi
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59-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Worcester County Crash, State Police Say 59-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Worcester County Crash, State Police Say
59-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Worcester County Crash, State Police Say An investigation is underway after a 59-year-old Massachusetts man was killed in a two-vehicle crash. Troopers received reports of a crash on Route 2 eastbound near Exit 95 in Fitchburg shortly after 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12, Massachusetts State Police reported. State Police said Fitchburg Fire and EMS also responded to the scene. Police said a 2020 Freightliner truck was involved in a crash with a 2013 Ram 1500, which had been traveling to the left of the Freightliner in the same direction. The driver of the Freightliner, identified as Worcester County resident Kevin Kinnear, of …

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Defective Exhaust Leads To Drug Trafficking, Gun Charges In Westminster Defective Exhaust Leads To Drug Trafficking, Gun Charges In Westminster
Defective Exhaust Leads To Drug Trafficking, Gun Charges In Westminster Two men are facing charges after a traffic stop led to the discovery of a firearm, ammunition, and various drugs.  Massachusetts State Police reported that a trooper was in his cruiser in Worcester County on Route 2 in Westminster at 12:20 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 20, when a Ford SUV with a defective exhaust passed him. Police said the defective exhaust caused excessive and unnecessary noise. The trooper followed the Ford and turned lights on to pull it over, and the Ford "sporadically swerved" before it came to a stop in Gardner, police said. Authorities said the trooper approached the …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Suspect Arrested In Death Of Western Mass Pedestrian, DA's Office Says Suspect Arrested In Death Of Western Mass Pedestrian, DA's Office Says
Suspect Arrested In Death Of Western Mass Pedestrian, DA's Office Says Police have arrested a Western Mass man in connection with a crash that killed a pedestrian. The Franklin County crash, which killed a 45-year-old Shelburne Falls resident, took place around 6:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 8, along Route 2 in Shelburne, said Laurie Loisel, with the Northwestern District Attorney's Office. According to Loisel, the pedestrian, who was walking along Route 2 with a companion was pronounced dead at the scene. Police arrested a 51-year-old Northampton man in connection with the crash.  The victim and the suspect will be identified pending arraignment.&n…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
So Far, No Cause Found For Fatal Crash On Route 2 So Far, No Cause Found For Fatal Crash On Route 2
So Far, No Cause Found For Fatal Crash On Route 2 Police are investigating an inexplicable, fatal single-car crash on Route 2 Monday, Nov. 16. On Tuesday around 10 p.m., Massachusetts State Troopers responded to a report that a vehicle had struck an abutment of the Otter River Road Bridge along Route 2 in Templeton, police said. A preliminary investigation revealed that a 2103 Mazda 3 sedan was traveling east on Route 2 when, for reasons still under investigation, the car drove off the roadway to the left and struck the concrete structure supporting the bridge, police said. The driver, a 36-year-old man from Athol, was pronounced dead at …

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by Kristin Palpini