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Worcester
Police & Fire
Teen Accused Of Fleeing US After Fatal 2022 Upton Crash Brought Back To Stand Trial
A 19-year-old accused of a 2022 fatal crash in Worcester County has been returned to the United States from the United Kingdom to stand trial, authorities said. Gabriel Dias De Holanda, 19, is facing charges of manslaughter, motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation, motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, the Worcester County District Attorney said. He was ordered held without bail following his arraignment on Monday, May 6.&nb…
Suffolk MA
News
Trial Begins For Woman Who Drunkenly Ran Over Friend, Killing Her During Fight In Boston: DA
Suffolk County prosecutors made their opening statements Friday, Dec. 8, in the trial of a Boston woman who is accused of driving over her friend during an argument, leading to injuries that would cause her death. Amara Smothers, 47, of Mattapan, is accused of killing Darnella Grossett-Kellam, 51, a woman she had known for several years, during a heated argument in March 2017, the prosecutor said. Smothers, who had been drinking, got into a Dodge Caravan and intentionally backed it onto the sidewalk near Julien and Galen streets and over Grossett-Kellam, off…
Middlesex MA
News
Driver Charged In Waltham Bus Crash That Killed Brandeis Student: DA
Nearly a year after a bus crash killed a 25-year-old Brandeis University student, the driver is being charged with her death in Middlesex County, authorities announced Friday, Nov. 3. Jean Fenelon, 58, of Boston, is charged with motor vehicle homicide and speeding in connection with the fatal bus crash on Nov. 19, 2022, in Waltham, the Middlesex District Attorney said. Vanessa Mark, 25, died in the crash. Related: Brandeis University Student Killed, Dozens Injured In Waltham Shuttle Bus Crash Just after 10:30 p.m., while along South Street, the shuttle bus slammed into …
Hampshire Franklin MA
Police & Fire
Driver Who Killed 2 In Easthampton Avoids Jailtime — With Stipulations: DA
A 65-year-old man accused of crashing into and killing a couple in Hampshire County last year admitted to his role in their deaths on Wednesday, Oct. 25. He will avoid going to jail if he meets the judge's conditions. Stuart A. Larkin, 65, of South Hadley, pleaded guilty to two counts of negligent motor vehicle homicide in the deaths on Northampton Road (Route 10) in Easthampton, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. Northampton District Court Judge Jacklyn Connly said that Larkin showed remorse for the killings and had cooperated with investigators at every turn. Fo…
Suffolk MA
News
Mattapan Woman Charged With Killing Fellow UMass Dartmouth Student In On-Campus Crash: DA
A 22-year-old Boston woman will face charges after she fatally struck 19-year-old University of Massachusetts Dartmouth student Frank Petillo Jr. earlier this year, authorities said. Danasia Sampson, of Mattapan, MA, was charged last week with motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation, the Bristol County District Attorney's Office said. Sampson is also a student at the university. Petillo, a Manahawkin, NJ, native, was crossing Ring Road with a friend on April 6 near his dorm when police say Sampson crashed into him with her Honda Accord around 5:30 p.m., the Bristol prosecutor said.…
Norfolk
Police & Fire
Foxborough Man Dies In Hit, Run Crash, Rhode Island Man Arrested
A man was charged with motor vehicle homicide after his involvement with a crash that killed a Norfolk County man, officials say. Randall Ricketts, age 58, of Foxborough, died on Monday, Aug. 29 after a three-car hit-and-run crash on Route 95 north near Exit 7 in North Attleborough, according to the Massachusetts State Police. Joseph Pompei Jr., age 50, of Cranston, Rhode Island, was later arrested in relation to the crash, police said in an update. The tragedy was initiated before 4:15 p.m. by a crash between a 2006 Buick LaCrosse, driven by Pompei, and a late-model Cadillac Escalade, d…
Essex MA
News
Woman Admits To Killing Owner Of Newbury Greenhouse, Leading To Its Closure: DA
A 71-year-old woman pleaded guilty Tuesday, Aug. 15, to driving into and killing one of the family members who owned the Byfield Greenhouse and Garden Center last year, authorities said. Janet Bach, of Marblehead, was given an 18-month suspended sentence and three years probation after pleading guilty to motor vehicle homicide, the Essex County District Attorney said. She will also lose her license for 15 years and must pay $8,700 for the funeral expenses of the woman she killed: Susan Sforza Nico, 47, of Seabrook, New Hampshire. Sforza Nico, a manager of the…
Suffolk MA
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Killing Child In Hit-Run Crash In Hyde Park Turns Himself In
The man who allegedly killed a 4-year-old boy in Boston's Hyde Park earlier this month in a hit-and-run crash has turned himself in to police, authorities said. Olguens Joseph was identified as the person who killed 4-year-old Ivan Christopher Pierre with a car at 165 Wood Avenue on July 18 before he sped away, according to the Boston Police Department. The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office issued a warrant for his arrest on Monday. Joseph is charged with: Motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation, Leaving the scene of personal injury and death, and Op…
Hampshire Franklin MA
Police & Fire
Fiancé Charged With DUI Crash That Killed Granby Mom
A 30-year-old Hampshire County man is accused of killing his fiancée when he lost control of his SUV and crashed while driving drunk earlier this month, authorities announced on Wednesday, July 12. Cory Menard, of Granby, is charged with motor vehicle homicide while under the influence of alcohol, negligent operation, manslaughter while under the influence of alcohol, manslaughter, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. Katelyn Gress, age 28, of Granby, died on July 1 after Menard lost control of his Jeep Grand Cherokee, which ca…
Worcester
Police & Fire
Five-Year-Old Killed: Man Crashed Into Girl As She Crossed Worcester Street With Mom, DA Says
An Auburn was charged recently with crashing into and killing a 5-year-old Worcester girl as she left a store with her mother last year, authorities said. Christopher Remillard, 58, was indicted on charges of involuntary manslaughter, motor vehicle homicide by negligence, and negligent driving of a motor vehicle in the April 2022 crash, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said. Remillard has previously said he was reaching into his pocket to retrieve a $20 bill for gas and didn't see Candice Asare-Yeboah and her mother as they left the Queen Beaut…
Norfolk
Police & Fire
Driver Indicted For Hingham Apple Store Crash That Killed 1, Injured 22: DA
A 53-year-old man has been indicted for crashing his car into an Apple Store at a shopping plaza on the South Shore, killing one person and injuring many more, last year, authorities said. Bradley Rein was indicted on one count each of second-degree murder and motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation on Tuesday, March 28, the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office reports. Man Indicted On Charges In Hingham Apple Store Crash That Killed One, Injured 22 Others pic.twitter.com/VpydqLXOqK — DA Tim Cruz (@PlymouthCtyDAO) March 28, 2023 Rein was arrested after he drove his 2019 Toy…
Hampden
Police & Fire
Car Vs. Motorcycle Death: Police Charge Springfield Man In 2022 Fatal Crash
Officers arrested a 44-year-old Springfield man and charged him with causing the death of a motorcyclist last year, authorities said. Alex Rankins Jr. was arrested outside of his Kenyon Street home on Wednesday, Feb. 22, on the charge of motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation, Springfield police said. Investigators said Rankins was behind the wheel of a car that crashed into a motorcycle at the intersection of Boston Road and Barber Street around 3:30 p.m. on May 20, 2022. Paramedics rushed the rider to Baystate Medical Center, but doctors couldn't save his life. P…
Worcester
Police & Fire
Fatal Hit-Run Crash: Man, Woman Indicted In Shrewsbury Wreck That Killed 20-Year-Old
A grand jury indicted a couple in connection with a fatal 2022 hit-and-run that killed a woman as she was on her way home from work, officials said. Jerry Santiago Jr., age 25, was charged with motor vehicle homicide, motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation, leaving the scene of a personal injury crash resulting in death, driving as to endanger, and driving a motor vehicle without a license, the Worcester District Attorney Office announced on Tuesday, Feb. 14. Justina Riopelle, 22, was charged with being an accessory after the fact, the prosecutor said. …
Suffolk MA
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Death: Roxbury Driver Charged With Killing Elderly Man At Mass & Cass
Police charged a 36-year-old Roxbury man with speeding away after he crashed into and killed a 73-year-old as he pushed a wheelchair near the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard last month, authorities said. Abner Jean-Baptiste faces charges of motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation and leaving the scene of an accident after causing injury or death, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said on Friday, Feb. 10. Boston police were called to the intersection just after 10:30 p.m. on Jan. 20 and found Michael E. Simpson dead …
Hampden
Police & Fire
'Best Dad Ever' Turns Himself In For Killing Man With His Car In Chicopee: DA
A 35-year-old Springfield man seemingly tried to impress a superior court judge by wearing his "Best Dad Ever" shirt during his arraignment on charges he drove over a Chicopee man last month and left him to die on the side of the road. Eric St. Andre is accused of crashing into 60-year-old Gary Turcotte just before 5 p.m. on Nov. 30 as he made his way through a crosswalk in the 900 block of Chicopee Street, the Hampden District Attorney Office's said. Paramedics rushed Turcotte to Baystate Medical Center, but doctors couldn't save his life. After weeks of investigation, officers got a wa…
Hampden
News
Springfield Driver Charged With Killing 'Courageous' Chicopee Man: DA's Office
A Springfield man was formally charged with manslaughter in connection with a fatal accident that happened in Chicopee earlier this year, authorities said. Nazier Grandison, age 22, was charged with manslaughter and motor vehicle homicide stemming from the incident on Tuesday, Dec. 13, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office reports. Chicopee Police responded to a report of a pedestrian hit by a car in the 400 block of Springfield Street in Chicopee on Oct. 8, the office reports. Upon arrival, officers found Nickolas "Nick" Weichel, age 34, of Chicopee, dead at the scene. "Nick will…
Norfolk
News
Wellesley Woman Sentenced For 2018 Needham Crash That Killed Teenage Girls
A 56-year-old woman from Wellesley has been sentenced to six months in jail for hitting and killing two teenage girls from Needham with her car more than four years ago, authorities said. Talia Newfield, age 16, and Adrienne Garrido, age 17, were hit by two cars while they were crossing a street near Needham High School on February 10, 2018, MassLive reports. The vehicles were driven by Dania Antoine-Guiteau and Robert Berry, age 70, of Needham. Antoine-Guiteau was previously found guilty of motor vehicle homicide in connection with the girls' deaths, the outlet continued. After her convi…
Hampshire Franklin MA
Police & Fire
81-Year-Old Leverett Woman Gets 2 Years Probation In Death of Belchertown Motorcyclist: DA
An 81-year-old woman avoided jail time after a jury on Thursday, Dec. 1, found her guilty of the death of a 57-year-old man in April 2020 after she caused him to crash his motorcycle. Mary Nelson of Leverett was convicted of motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation and will serve two years of probation and give up her license for 15 years, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. Nelson was accused of killing 57-year-old Kevin Douville of Belchertown after she failed to yield to oncoming traffic and turned left in front of Douville's motorcy…
Hampden
Police & Fire
Chicopee Driver Was Drunk When He Killed Elderly Pedestrian: DA
Officials have charged a 42-year-old Chicopee man with running over and killing a 68-year-old pedestrian earlier this week, authorities said. Benjamin Goraj is charged with motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence and operating under the influence — 3rd offense, Hampden District Attorney's said. He was given a $5,000 bond but must consent to multiple alcohol tests a day as a condition of his pre-trial release. Police allege that Goraj was drunk when he crashed into William Matteson, 68, of Chicopee, on Chicopee Street around 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28., authorities said. …
Hampshire Franklin MA
Police & Fire
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…
Hampden
Police & Fire
ID Released For Springfield Bicyclist Killed In East Longmeadow Hit-Run
Authorities have identified a 62-year-old bicyclist killed a hit-and-run in East Longmeadow last week as Michael Wilson, of Springfield, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office reports. Wilson died after he was struck by a car at the intersection of North Main Street and Speight Arden around 6:20 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, according to East Longmeadow Police on Facebook. The intersection of North Main Street and Speight Arden where the hit-and-run occurredGoogle Maps street view The suspected driver, 27-year-old Justin Lowe, of Feeding Hills, later turned himself into authorities…
Hampden
Police & Fire
Springfield Bicyclist, 62, Killed In East Longmeadow Hit-And-Run: Police
A 62-year-old bicyclist from Springfield was the victim of a hit-and-run in East Longmeadow, authorities said. The man was struck by a car at the intersection of North Main Street and Speight Arden around 6:20 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, East Longmeadow Police said on Facebook. The intersection of North Main Street and Speight Arden where the hit-and-run occurredGoogle Maps He was taken to a local hospital where he later died, according to police. Officers later learned the involved vehicle kept driving down North Main Street after hitting the bicyclist. The suspected driver, 27-year…
Worcester
News
'I Deserve What I'm Getting': Athol Man Gets 6-12 Years For Fatal 2019 Crash
A Worcester County man has been sentenced to 6-12 years in state prison in connection with a fatal 2019 crash in Western Massachusetts, authorities said. Gary Gregoire, of Athol, was sentenced for his role in the crash that took the life of 70-year-old Stephen Karpovich of Amherst, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office reports. This came after Gregoire changed his plea to guilty to charges of manslaughter, motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation and operating a motor vehicle on a suspended license. “He didn’t just kill Steve, he killed a little part of all of our…
Suffolk MA
Police & Fire
Ex-Trooper Accused Of DUI Crash in Boston That Killed 51-Year-Old Gets $5,000 Bail: DA
A 26-year-old former Massachusetts State trooper was charged this week with a reported drunk driving wreck that left a 51-year-old Winthrop man dead, authorities said. Kristopher Carr of Monson was arraigned on charges of motor vehicle homicide, operating under the influence, and recklessness in the Oct. 29, 2021 crash, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. A judge ordered him held on a $5,000 bail, but he isn't allowed to drive and must take random alcohol tests as a condition of his pre-trial release. According to investigators, Carr had six or seven alcoholic dr…
Suffolk MA
Police & Fire
32-Year-Old Chelsea Woman To Blame For Fatal East Boston Hit-And-Run: DA
Prosecutors indicted a 32-year-old Chelsea woman on Thursday, Aug. 25, in the death of a 58-year-old pedestrian in a fatal hit-and-run earlier this year in East Boston. Gabriella Mendez is charged with motor vehicle homicide, leaving the scene of a crash causing injury or death, and other offenses, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Alan Martel was crossing Bennington Road on May 12 when a Hyundai Santa Fe that Boston police said Mendez was driving smashed into him and sped away. Another driver saw the wreck and called 911. Martel died from his injuries a…
Suffolk MA
Police & Fire
Ex-State Trooper Indicted In Drunken Boston Crash That Killed 51-Year-Old: DA
A 26-year-old former Massachusetts State Trooper will appear on the other side of the courtroom after a grand jury indicted him in a 2021 fatal car crash. Authorities said he faces a charge of motor vehicle homicide by operating under the influence of alcohol. Kristopher Carr was driving in the fast lane of I-93 in the wee hours of Oct. 29, when he leaned over to kiss a woman in the front seat of his 2020 Ford Explorer, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. With Carr's eyes on the woman and not on the road, his SUV swerved, slammed into the median, and came to a stop perpendic…
Middlesex MA
Police & Fire
72-Year-Old Man ID'd As Victim In I-495 Wrong-Way Wreck; Alleged Drunk Driver Pleads Not Guilty
Police identified the man who died early Wednesday morning, Aug. 17, after a drunk driver collided with him going the wrong way on I-495 in Hopkinton. Samuel B. Ibikunle, 72, of Westborough, died just after midnight when a 2018 Ford Transit driving south in the northbound lanes slammed head-on into his car, Massachusetts State Police said. A tractor-trailer behind Ibikunle's Infiniti couldn't stop in time and slammed into the back of his car. Police said Devin Arroyo was drunk when he made the fatal mistake that lead to the crash. Responders rushed Arroyo an…
Worcester
Police & Fire
Worcester Driver Charged With 5-Year-Old's Murder Was Grabbing Money, Reports Say
A Worcester driver charged with the murder of a 5-year-old girl said he was grabbing money when he struck the girl and her mother earlier this year, MassLive reports. Christopher Remillard said he reached in his "pocket and pulled out a $20 bill to get gas," when he allegedly struck Candice Asare-Yeboah and her mother Asha Nyarko-Asare in April, the outlet reports. Police responded to a report of a pedestrian crash in the area of 91 Stafford Street around 9:36 a.m. on Monday, April 18, Worcester Police said. Upon arrival, officers found Candice was unconscious wh…
Brookfield
News
Professor In New England Accused Of Running Over Cop Boyfriend, Leaving Him To Die In Snow Bank
A Massachusetts adjunct professor has been arrested and charged with the death of a longtime police officer. Karen Read, age 41, of Mansfield, a lecturer at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts, was charged with manslaughter for allegedly running over her Boston Police officer boyfriend and leaving him for dead in a snowbank while a Nor'easter roared across the area on Saturday, Jan. 29. According to the Daily Mail, Read allegedly dropped John O'Keefe, age 46, a 16-year veteran of the Boston Police, off at a house in Canton. O'Keefe, a widower with young children, …
Hampden
Police & Fire
Man Charged In Hampden County Crash That Killed Passenger, Police Say
A 28-year-old Western Massachusetts man has been charged in a single-vehicle crash that killed a passenger after police said he drove under the influence. Kevin Servantez, of Hampden, was charged in the crash that happened at about 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 23, according to an update from the Wilbraham Police Department on Tuesday, Jan. 25. Police said Servantez was charged with: Motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation OUI liquor of .08 percent Refusal to stop for police Negligent operation Speeding Police said the crash happened near 967 Main St. in Wilbraham. Earlier report…
Tolland
News
Woman Sentenced For Operating Vehicle Under Influence In Fatal Crash In Region
A woman has been sentenced to four years in jail for killing a man from Western Massachusetts while driving drunk. According to the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office, Michelle Curleteti, age 45, of West Stockbridge pled guilty to single counts of motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence of alcohol and operating under the influence in January 2019 motor vehicle collision that killed Francis Kesse. “I am especially in awe of the victim’s family in this case," said District Attorney Andrea Harrington. "Despite losing a loved one in this tragedy and expe…
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