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January 29, 2012 - Andrew McCann, 17, from New Bedford, Massachusetts, has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained as a passenger in a single car accident. Julian Reis, 19, was driving the vehicle and Jarrell Ervin was another passenger. According to police, Reis lost control of the vehicle and rolled it over onto the median near exit 4 on Route 140 northbound in New Bedford. McCann was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle. The accident occurred at around 7:30 a.m. on Thursday.

All three men were students at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School, where McCann starred in football and baseball. McCann was transported to a hospital, where he later died. Both Reis and Ervin were treated at Rhode Island Hospital and released with minor injuries.

No charges have been filed against Reis at this time. The accident remains under investigation by the Massachusetts State Police.

Sources: SouthcoastToday.com, NECN.com

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January 13, 2011 - Chelsi Varney, 18, from Yarmouth, Massachusetts, has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained when she was struck by a minivan. Brian Gardiner, also of Yarmouth, was operating the vehicle eastbound on Buck Island Road prior to striking Varney, who was walking northbound on West Yarmouth Road. The accident occurred at around 6:15 p.m. on Monday.

Yarmouth emergency medical personnel treated Varney at the scene. She was then transported by a medical helicopter to Boston Medical Center, where she eventually died. Varney was a senior at Dennis-Yarmouth High School, where she excelled academically.

No charges have been filed against Gardiner and the accident remains under investigation by the Yarmouth Police Department.

Source: WickedLocal.com

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January 8, 2011 - Remy Kirshner, 17, from Lenox, Massachusetts, has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained in a single car accident. Philip Baruch, Jr., 18 also from Lenox, was operating the vehicle. The accident occurred early Friday morning on Greylock Street in Lee. Kirshner and Baruch were both students at Lenox High School.

According to police, the Baruch lost control of the vehicle and collided with a tree. Baruch was transported to the Berkshire Medical Center, where he remains being treated for his injuries.

The Berkshire District Attorney's Office has announced that Baruch was charged with one count operating under the influence of alcohol, operating to endanger resulting in death, and driving 45 mph in a 25 mph zone. Baruch will be arraigned on February 2, 2012.

The investigation was conducted by the Lee Police Department, Lenox Police Department, and the Massachusetts State Police.

Source: The Berkshire Eagle

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December 23, 2011 - Elena Fedoseev, 49, from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained in head on collision. Levi Alves, 48, of Marlborough, was driving the other vehicle and was also injured. The accident occurred at around 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday on Main Street in Shrewsbury.

According to the Shrewsbury Police Department, Fedoseev's vehicle crossed the center line and collided head on with Alves' truck. Fedoseev was transported by ambulance to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, where she was pronounced dead. Alves was also taken to UMass and was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

This accident was one of three that occurred along a one mile stretch of Main Street on Wednesday night. The Shrewsbury Fire Department and EMS assisted at the scene. The accident remains under investigation.

Source: The Shrewsbury Lantern

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December 14, 2011 - Robert Kaczor, 63, of Blackstone, Massachusetts, had died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained in a head on car crash. Joshua Campos, 20, from Woonsocket, Rhode Island, allegedly lost control of his vehicle and collided head on with Kaczor's car. The accident occurred on South Main Street in Bellingham on Monday at around 5:00 p.m.

Kaczor was taken by ambulance to Milford Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead later that evening. Campos was transported by medical helicopter to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, where he is being treated for serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.

Police are unsure if speed or alcohol were factors and the accident remains under investigation by the Central Massachusetts Law Enforcement Reconstruction Team. The Franklin Police Department and Mendon Police Department assisted at the scene.

Source: The Woonsocket Call

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October 28, 2011 - Gwen Pearsall, 49, of Deering, New Hampshire, and Arlene Krilovich, 66, of Hillsborough, New Hampshire, have died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained in a single vehicle accident. The accident occurred at around 2:30 a.m. Friday Morning along Interstate 91 Northbound near Exit 19 in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Both women were pronounced dead at the scene. According to a witness, the women were driving a pickup truck and allegedly lost control of the vehicle after passing him. The truck then traveled into the left side guardrail and then flipped end-over-end.

According to the Massachusetts State Police, the roads were icy at the time of the crash and the conditions as well as speed were contributing factors to the crash. The accident remains under investigation.

Source: WWLP.com

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October 12, 2011 - Andres Guzman, 18, and Joel Rodriguez, 19, both from Worcester, Massachusetts, have died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained when Guzman's parked car was struck by another vehicle. Jesus Molina, 19, also of Worcester and a passenger in Guzman's vehicle, was seriously injured. Robert Curran, 22, from Grafton, was operating the vehicle that crashed into Guzman's car. The accident occurred at about 2 a.m. on Sunday.

Guzman's car was parked at the corner of Chandler and Piedmont Streets when Curran's vehicle allegedly smashed into it. Witnesses claim that Curran's car was traveling between 80 and 100 miles per hour.

According to police, Guzman and Rodriguez were pronounced dead at the scene. Molina was taken to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, where he remains in critical condition. Curran was also injured in the crash and was first taken to Harrington Healthcare at Hubbard in Webster and then transferred to UMass Memorial.

According to police, Curran left the scene of the accident after briefly speaking with paramedics. Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicle records showed that Curran's license was suspended at the time of the accident and he had four speeding tickets in the last three years.

On Tuesday, Curran was arraigned in his hospital room at UMass Memorial. He was charged with two counts of motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation, two counts of leaving the scene of an accident causing death, and several other crimes. Curran pleaded not guilty to all crimes. He was released on $20,000 bail.

The accident remains under investigation.

Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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September 20, 2011 - Joseph LeBlanc, 27, from Lynn, Massachusetts has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained in a car accident. LeBlanc was traveling north on Interstate 93 when a 400 pound tire, which was strapped to the back of a flatbed tractor trailer, came loose, flew through the air and landed on LeBlanc's vehicle. The accident occurred at around 2:45 p.m. on Monday in Somerville.

Gregory Ross, 62, from Merrimack, New Hampshire was driving the truck, which was leased by Sullivan Tire. According to the Massachusetts State Police, the truck had four tires strapped loosely to wooden pallets on its bed. The accident allegedly occurred after one of the pallets broke and the strap became loose sending the tire flying through the air. Witnesses claim they saw the tire travel approximately 30 feet before impacting LeBlanc's vehicle.

The police stated that after the tire hit, LeBlanc lost control of the vehicle and ended up between the guardrails separating the opposite lanes. LeBlanc was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

No charges have been filed against the driver and the accident remains under investigation by the State Police.

Sources: TheBostonChannel.com, Merrimack.Patch.com

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September 19, 2011 - Michael Joyce, 29, from Stoneham, Massachusetts, and Karina O'Donnell, 23, of Merrimac, have died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained in a single car accident along Interstate 93 in Salem, New Hampshire. According to the New Hampshire State Police, Joyce was operating a pickup truck, which collided with a tree near the Salem rest stop shortly before midnight on Friday night.

Police also stated that Joyce was traveling north on Route 93 when his truck traveled through beginning of the off ramp and into the rest area, where it continued into the woods striking a tree. Both Joyce and O'Donnell were pronounced dead at the scene.

The accident remains under investigation, but Police believe speed was a factor.

Source: The Eagle Tribune

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September 9, 2011 - Mark McMullen, 44, from Boston, Massachusetts, was fatally shot by police officers after leading them on a 20 mile high speed chase. The pursuit began in Roxbury after police witnessed McMullen's car strike a woman, who turned out to suffer only minor injuries. Boston Police officers immediately pursued McMullen and were later joined by the Massachusetts State Police. The chase continued down Interstate 93 South and onto Route 3 South.

McMullen eventually exited the highway at exit 14 near Route 228 in Rockland. While still on the exit ramp McMullen continued to evade capture and caused his vehicle to strke two police cruisers. Police officers then allegedly fired three shots at McMullen resulting in his death.

A state trooper, who's car was struck head on by McMullen, was taken to South Shore Hospital and treated for his injuries. Two other officers also received medical treatment. The Rockland Police Department assisted at the scene, but were not involved in the chase.

The accident and shooting remain under investigation by the Boston Police Commissioner, Plymouth County investigators, and the State Police.

Source: The Patriot Ledger

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August 23, 2011 - Joseph Santo, 19, from Somerville, Massachusetts, sustained serious personal injuries when he was struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle. A 46 year old Medford man was driving his car eastbound on Route 16 in Somerville prior to striking Santo, who was attempting to cross Route 16 from Broadway against a red light. The accident occurred just after midnight on Monday.

Santo was transported by ambulance to Massachusetts General Hospital. According to the Massachusetts State Police, the driver was not injured and did not contribute to the crash.

The State Police were assisted at the scene by the Somerville Fire Department.

Source: Mass.gov

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August 11, 2011 - Bridget Culhane, 10, from Littleton, Massachusetts, has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained when she was run over in her driveway. Barbara Culhane, Bridget's mother, was pulling into the driveway when she accidentally ran the vehicle over her daughter. The accident occurred at around 6:00 p.m. on Monday at the family's home in Littleton.

Bridget was taken by a medical helicopter to Children's Hospital in Boston, where she was pronounced dead. According to the Littleton Police Department, Bridget was laying down in the driveway playing with a pet bird.

The police investigation revealed that the mother's view was blocked by parked cars and the shape of the driveway. Police also state that there was no evidence of impairment on the mother's part. Bridget is mourned by her family after this tragic accident.

Source: The Boston Globe

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August 8, 2011 - Jean Charles, a 34 year old Boston, Massachusetts resident, died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained in a single car accident on Route 95 South in Attleboro. The accident occurred at around 1:00 a.m. Monday morning between the Newport Avenue exit and the South Avenue exit.

According to the Massachusetts State Police, Charles' vehicle was on its side with the driver's door pinned to the pavement when they arrived on the scene. Charles was apparently trapped in the vehicle for about an hour before firefighters removed him with lifesaving tools.

Charles was then transported by ambulance to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, where he was pronounced dead. The cause of the accident is unknown at this time.

Among those responding to the scene were the State Police, the Attleboro Fire Department and the North Attleboro Fire Department.

The accident remains under investigation.

Sources: The Sun Chronicle, Providence Journal

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July 7, 2011 - Jack Pearsall, 16, from Falmouth, Massachusetts, has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained when he was struck by an automobile. Monica Mitchell, 42, from Mashpee, was operating a Ford Explorer when the SUV struck Pearsall near the intersection of Old Barnstable Road and Leather Leaf Lane. The accident occurred at around 10:30 p.m. on Friday.

Mitchell had allegedly been drinking wine at a friend's house prior to the accident. Mitchell also allegedly continued driving and was stopped in a line of traffic when police caught up with her. Mitchell was arraigned on Tuesday in Falmouth District Court. She was charged with motor vehicle homicide while under the influence of alcohol, leaving the scene of personal injury resulting in death, two counts of driving to endanger, and a marked lanes violation. Mitchell was released on her own recognizance.

According to court records, Pearsall was walking along the road with three friends after attending a fireworks display in Mashpee. Pearsall was a soccer standout and would have been a junior at Falmouth High School in the fall.

The accident remains under investigation.

Source: Cape Cod Times

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