A man suffered serious injuries when he was hit by a car in Wakefield, Massachusetts, on Wednesday.
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Driver from Penn. dies, 2 hurt in Stoughton crash, officials say
A two-car crash in Stoughton, Massachusetts, early Wednesday left a driver dead and two other people hospitalized, authorities said.
The crash took place on Turnpike Street near a Dunkin’, not far from Route 24, about 6:15 a.m., according to Stoughton police and the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office.
A Quincy woman told investigators was driving her Toyota Highlander home from an overnight shift at a local hotel when the SUV and a Cadillac collided, according to prosecutors.
Inside the Cadillac were two men from Pennsylvania, who were both rushed to the Boston Medical Center, officials said. The apparent driver, Michael Unman, a 59-year-old from Pennsylvania, was pronounced dead, while the other man had serious injuries.
No charges or citations were issued as of 1:20 p.m. Authorities didn’t share the latest conditions of the passenger in the Cadillac or the driver of the Toyota.
Part of Turnpike Street, which is also Route 139, remained closed Wednesday afternoon due to wires on the road downed by a vehicle in the crash hitting a telephone pole, authorities said.
Police had said that traffic on Route 139 was being detoured down Maple Street to Page Street.
Driver charged with OUI after crashing into, critically injuring motorcyclist in New Bedford
A motorcyclist was critically injured in a crash in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Tuesday night, and the driver of the other vehicle involved is now facing drunken driving and other charges.
New Bedford police said they responded to the area of Route 18 and Division Street around 9 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a motorcyclist who was unresponsive after a crash. The responding officer performed CPR on the motorcyclist until paramedics arrived and took over.
The motorcyclist, whose name has not been released by police, remains in critical condition.
Police said their investigation showed that 25-year-old Joseph Louis Leon Jr., of New Bedford, was driving a black BMW with four passengers — including two children ages 4 and 9 — on Route 18 north at a high rate of speed, swerving in and out of traffic. When the car reached the Division Street intersection, it rear-ended the motorcycle, which was stopped at a red light.
Leon was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of liquor causing serious bodily injury, child endangerment while operating while under the influence, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, reckless endangerment to children under 18 and possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle.
No further details were released.
