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Grave Clobber: Teen Charged With Drunkenly Crashing Into 19 Headstones In Western Mass, DA Says
A 19-year-old Western Massachusetts man accused of drunkenly crashing into more than a dozen gravestones in Northampton said it wasn't him, authorities said.
Matthew James Dulude, of Holyoke, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, April 11, to charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, speeding, possession of open containers of alcohol, and failure to wear a seatbelt, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said.
Related: Holyoke Driver Smashes 19 Headstones In Northampton Cemetery
Northampton police patrolling Bridge Road noticed Dulude and his car just before 1:…
Holyoke Driver, 19, Smashes 19 Headstones At Northampton Cemetery: Police
A 19-year-old driver from Western Massachusetts proved that age isn't just a number, it's the same amount of headstones someone can take out with their car.
Northampton Police found a vehicle with "heavy front end damage" at St. Mary's Cemetery around 1:42 a.m. on Saturday, April 8, the department said on Facebook.
This morning at approximately 01:42am, while on patrol in the area of St. Mary's Cemetery, on Bridge Rd, Officers... Posted by Northampton Police Department on Saturday, April 8, 2023
Initial investigation determined that the driver, a 19-year-old man from Holyoke, drove o…