fatal accident

On Sept. 9, a Massachusetts superior court sentenced a 30-year-old Dalton man to prison in connection with a drunk-driving accident in 2012 that took the life of a 48-year-old man. Reportedly, the guilty plea was part of a plea agreement. According to authorities, the 2012 accident transpired on Oct. 24 at approximately 11:50 p.m. That is when the Dalton man ran a red light at the intersection of Franklin and Grafton Streets and hit a pickup truck driven by the 48-year-old man. Purportedly, the Dalton man was driving recklessly and at a high rate of speed. The force of the…

According to reports, a man is facing multiple charges after allegedly causing a fatal collision on Route 5 near Easthampton. The Aug. 28 incident took the lives of two individuals who were riding a motorcycle. The fatal accident transpired around 3:15 p.m. nearby the Northampton District when a 45-year-old man from Springfield operating a sports utility vehicle crashed into a motorcycle on East Street. The motorcyclist and a passenger on the bike died from the injuries they suffered in the collision. Sources did not indicate if the motorcycle victims died at the scene or if an ambulance transported them to a local…

A 26-year-old man is facing multiple charges in relation to a fatal accident in Carver, authorities reported. The August 3 incident reportedly occurred on Route 44 at approximately 1 a.m. and resulted in the death of a 36-year-old man. According to authorities, the 26-year-old man fled the scene of the accident but ultimately turned himself into the police later that day. Officials booked the man into the Plymouth County House of Correction and charged him with motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident resulting in death, with the latter charge alone carrying…

Boston authorities were investigating a multiple-vehicle crash that occurred shortly after 9 p.m. on June 21 in which two pedestrians were killed. The victims were a 28-year-old man and his 27-year-old girlfriend, both from Brookline. The couple were reportedly starting to cross Beacon Street at its intersection with Fairfield Street when an SUV drove through a red light. Although witness accounts were inconclusive regarding which vehicle struck the other, the SUV collided with a silver sedan and then rolled over, hitting the victims before it came to rest against a parked Mini Cooper. The man was pronounced dead at the…