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October 8, 2010 – Emmanuel Dusape, 32, of Hyde Park, Massachusetts has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained when his car collided with a toll booth in Hampton, New Hampshire. Apparently Dusape was entering the toll plaza when his vehicle careened into an empty toll booth causing the car to flip over. The accident occurred at around 11:09 a.m. on Thursday on Interstate 95.

Dusape was transported to Exeter Hospital where he later passed away. Police are unsure what caused the accident, but believe speed was a contributing factor.

The Hampton Police and Fire Departments responded to the scene. The accident remains under investigation by the New Hampshire State Police.

Source: Fosters.com

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September 28, 2010 – Cheryl White, 49, from Rockport, Massachusetts, has sustained serious personal injuries resulting from a car crash involving Leon Bishop, 23, from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Apparently, Bishop was headed north on Interstate 95 in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire when his pickup truck traveled into the southbound lanes and collided head on with White’s sedan. The accident happened just north of the Route 84 overpass at around 5:15 p.m. on Monday.

Bishop was allegedly thrown 25 feet from his vehicle after the collision. He was pronounced dead at the scene. White was transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and treated for her injuries.

Authorities, including the New Hampshire State Police, the Hampton Falls Police and Fire Departments, and the Seabrook Police Department, immediately responded to the crash site. The southbound lanes of Route 95 were closed for nearly an hour.

The accident remains under investigation by the state police.

Source: The Union Leader

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September 21, 2010 – Fritz Daleus, 36, from Milford, Massachusetts has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained after being thrown from a vehicle during a two car accident. James Manning, 37, from Woonsocket, Rhode Island had Daleus as a passenger in his Ford SUV. Jennifer Graves, 40, from Worcester, Massachusetts was driving the other vehicle, a Nissan SUV. Apparently, Manning ran a red light at Mineral Spring Avenue before colliding with Graves’ truck on Power Road in Pawtucket at around midnight on Saturday.

Daleus was transported to Rhode Island Hospital, where he later passed away. Manning was taken to Memorial Hospital and treated for his injuries. Graves was not injured in the accident.

Manning has been charged with driving on a suspended license and failing to stop at a red light. According to the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicle Operator Control, Manning never had a driver’s license in Rhode Island, but had 18 outstanding traffic tickets, including several for reckless driving and operating without a license.

Apparently, Manning was released from an Adult Correctional Institution on June 22, 2010 and is on probation for drug related crimes. Allegedly, Manning has been in and out of ACIs for the last 17 years.

Pawtucket Police are investigating the accident and are unsure if speed and alcohol were causes.

Source: Providence Journal

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September 14, 2010 – Patrick Johnson, 31, a Lowell, Massachusetts police officer, has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident that occurred while he was off-duty. Lowell Police Patch.JPG Theary Chan, 26, from Lowell, allegedly ran a stop sign and collided with Johnson’s motorcycle sending the officer about 50 feet. The accident happened at the intersection of Princeton Boulevard and Foster Street in Lowell on Saturday morning.

Neighbors and witnesses began performing CPR on Johnson before he was taken to Lowell General Hospital, where he later passed away. Johnson served six years with the Lowell Police Department and was a former U.S. Marine. He leaves behind a wife and a young son and daughter.

Chan was arrested and charged with motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence, an open container violation and failure to stop at a stop sign. Chan was arraigned on Monday in Lowell District Court where he plead not guilty. A status hearing is scheduled for October 13th.

The accident remains under investigation.

Source: NECN, The Boston Globe

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September 2, 2010 – Khith Kheav, 75, from Fall River, Massachusetts has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained in a two car accident in Westport. Constance Bancroft, 61, from Somerset, was driving the other vehicle involved in the collision. The accident occurred along Route 195 at around 4:25 p.m. on Tuesday.

According to the Massachusetts State Police, Kheav’s 1995 Nissan Quest was traveling east and then crossed the grass median into the westbound lanes prior to colliding with Bancroft’s 2007 Chevrolet Equinox. Kheav was pronounced dead at the scene. Bancroft was transported by helicopter to Rhode Island Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at around 9:00 p.m. Tuesday night.

This accident remains under investigation by the State Police.

Source: The Providence Journal

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August 9, 2010 – Jose Domingues, 39, from Boston, Massachusetts was involved in a car accident when he allegedly ran a red light and collided with another vehicle. Domingues’ van rolled over after smashing into the other car. The accident occurred on Sunday in Roxbury at the intersection of Dudley Street and Harrison Avenue.

Neither driver was injured in the crash. Domingues was arrested and charged with running a red light and driving with a revoked license.

The accident remains under investigation.

Source: WCVB

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July 19, 2010 – Ashley Hannan, 23, from Worcester, Massachusetts, and Thomas Serewicz, 23, from Fitchburg have died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Steven Larson, 25, from Worcester, was seriously injured when he was riding as a passenger in Serewicz’ truck. Apparently, Hannan was traveling the wrong way on Route 190 North in Worcester when her car collided head on with Serewicz’ northbound pick up truck. The accident occurred early on Saturday.

According to the Massachusetts State Police, Hannan and Serewicz were pronounced dead at the scene. Larson was transported to UMass Medical Center and has since been released.

The accident remains under investigation, but the State Police said the cause of the accident was a combination of Hannan’s wrong way operation and her speed.

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July 1, 2010 – Katie Enos, 14, from Westford, Massachusetts suffered serious personal injuries when she was struck by a car while jogging with a friend on Carlisle Road. Richard Shattuck, 84, from Stoneham, was driving the vehicle that hit Enos. The accident occurred Tuesday at around 1 p.m. near the intersection of Concord Road in Westford.

A medical helicopter transported Enos from the scene to Children’s Hospital in Boston, where she is currently being treated for life threatening injuries. The friend who was joggin with Enos was not injured in the accident.

Shattuck, who was driving home from New Hampshire, claims that the accident was not his fault. The accident remains under investigation by the Westford Police Department, who have not filed charges against Shattuck.

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June 1, 2010 – Sonia Mouco, 36, from Dartmouth, Massachusetts, suffered serious personal injuries when her Volkswagen Jetta was side-swiped by a Honda Civic, which was apparently racing a Honda Accord along Route 18 South in New Bedford. Xaviel Quinones, 18, of New Bedford, was operating the Accord while traveling with two 2 year old boys in the back seat. Brittany Oliveira, 18, also from New Bedford, was riding as a passenger in one of the racing cars and was ejected from that vehicle. Carlos Rodrigues Jr.’s Acura, which was traveling northbound on Route 18, was struck with flying debris from the accident. The accident occurred on Sunday near the Purchase Street exit.

According to the Massachusetts State Police, the Civic, driven by an unidentified 17 year old, hit the right side of Mouco’s car and then collided with the Accord. The impact of the crash was so great that the engine from one of the racing cars flew out of the vehicle. The debris that hit Rodirigues Jr.’s car scratched its body and caused one window to break and another to crack. Mouco said she could hear the children screaming in the Accord, but was unable to get out of her own car to rescue them.

Both of the toddlers were taken from the scene by medical helicopter. One was flown to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and the other was transported to Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence. Oliveira was taken to Rhode Island Hospital, where she was listed in fair condition as of Monday. Mouco suffered injuries in the crash and is recuperating at her parent’s home. Apparently, none of the injuries suffered in the collision were life threatening.

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May 16, 2010 – Keith Yorke, 55, from Sandwich, Massachusetts has died as a result of serious personal injuries sustained when he was struck by a 1997 Ford Escort, driven by Nicole Giles, 18, from Mashpee. The accident occurred at around 5:17 a.m. while Yorke was walking his dog along Asa Meiggs Road.

Yorke was transported by ambulance to Forestdale School and was then taken by a medical helicopter to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Giles was not injured in the crash. According to the Sandwich Police Department, Giles called police from the scene to notify them of the accident.

The crash is still under investigation by the Sandwich Police and no charges have been filed.

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