Monday, April 27, 2015

2 DEAD, 3 INJURED IN AVON, MASSACHUSETTS CAR CRASH AFTER POLICE CHASE. CAR SNAPPED A UTILITY POLE IN HALF.





MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2015 

AVON, MASS.

The Enterprise reported that the chase started in Brockton on Spring Street after an officer attempted to pull over a black Nissan sedan for motor vehicle infractions about 2:50 a.m., Brockton Police Lt. LeGrice said.

"It started in the Spring Street area and then went through some of the neighborhoods between North Main and North Warren Avenue and then they came down North Main Street and headed into Avon," LeGrice said.

The driver of the fleeing vehicle struck a utility pole on West Main Street in Avon near Harrison Boulevard, David Traub, Norfolk County District Attorney spokesman said.

The crash snapped a utility pole in half and the left the vehicle badly damaged. The engine of the car separated from the vehicle in the crash and was in the middle of the road about 20 feet away from where the Nissan came to stop.

Two people, a man and a woman, were pronounced dead at the scene, Traub said. Their identities have not been released as authorities have not yet notified their next of kin.

Three other victims were taken to area hospitals with life threatening injuries, Traub said. Avon Fire Chief Robert Spurr said the three surviving victims are currently undergoing surgery.

The crash is being investigated by Avon police, Brockton police, State police and the Motor Vehicle Homicide Unit of the Norfolk County District Attorney's office.

No drunks in Boston (sarcasm here).

Source: http://www.wickedlocal.com