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I-95 crash leads to charges




State police say city man was racing
ATTLEBORO - Two drivers face racing charges in an early-morning double rollover crash on Interstate 95 in Attleboro this weekend that injured three people and seriously injured a fourth.

State police will charge Adam Demers, 23, of Attleboro and Vannareth Sin, 24, of Lowell with racing, speeding, reckless operation and failure to stay within marked lanes in the Saturday morning crash, said Sgt. Matthew Murray, state police spokesman.

Meanwhile, Matthew Copeland, 24, of Tiverton, R.I., was listed in serious condition at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence on Sunday night, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Copeland and Zachary Jacob, 19, of Attleboro were passengers in a 2001 Volkswagon Jetta driven by Demers in the crash, which happened shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday.

State police say Demers and Sin, driving a 2002 BMW, were heading south in adjacent lanes on I-95 when they collided, careening into the woods on the right side of the highway between Newport Avenue and Route 1. Demers was thrown from his car, according to emergency personnel at the scene.

It took firefighters about 30 minutes to extricate one of Demers' passengers from the Volkswagen, which was surrounded by trees.

Demers, Sin and Jacob were treated and released from Rhode Island Hospital on Saturday night.

Firefighters were at the scene for about three hours. State police closed two travel lanes for some time during the investigation.

The accident remains under investigation by the state police, led by Trooper Jason Morse of the Foxboro barracks.

 


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Graceful wrote on Nov 23, 2009 3:16 PM:

" ''kevin'' great idea, then if they have a fatal wreck they only affect themselves. "

kevin h. wrote on Nov 23, 2009 2:30 PM:

" Someone needs to build a dragstrip so this racing can be controlled, away from the public ways. "

sunfan wrote on Nov 23, 2009 10:25 AM:

" Let's hope the passengers get hold of a hungry lawyer and sue the drivers. These fools aren't going to stop being fools just because they've gotten into an accident, injured others, and get slapped on the wrist by a judge. But several years worth of court appearances and legal fees might slow them down a bit. "

Graceful wrote on Nov 23, 2009 8:12 AM:

" Hope they pin alot of $$ fines on these jerks and take their right to drive away for many years....!!! They are a danger to the rest of us respectable drivers. "