Northampton man to be arraigned in connection with fatal hit-and-run in Shelburne
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Published: 6/9/2021 11:19:44 AM
GREENFIELD Peter Toomey, 51, of Northampton, is scheduled to be arraigned today in Greenfield District Court on charges resulting from a hit-and-run that killed a pedestrian walking on Route 2 in Shelburne on Tuesday.
According to the Northwestern district attorney’s office, Toomey faces charges of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, negligent motor vehicle homicide and failure to stay in marked lanes.
The hit-and-run led to the death of a 45-year-old Shelburne Falls woman. She was struck while walking along Route 2 with a friend at around 6:30 a.m on Tuesday, and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the DA’s office. The woman’s name has not yet been released.
Fatal drowning at White Island Pond
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PLYMOUTH Chief Ed Bradley reports that the Plymouth Fire Department responded to a fatal drowning at White Island Pond Saturday.
At approximately 3:10 p.m., Plymouth Fire Engine 4 responded to a 911 call for a reported drowning after a male victim was pulled from the water at White Island Pond in the area of Arrowhead Road. The victim was reportedly found by a jet ski operator who took the victim to shore prior to calling 911.
First responders were able to get the man out of the water and began performing CPR; the victim was unresponsive. Brewster Ambulance Service also responded and assumed patient care.
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A body found in the Connecticut River has been identified as a college student who was reported missing last year.
The body of Wasique Hasan, age 21, of Easthampton, Massachusetts, was discovered in Hampshire County Friday, May 21, by a boater in Hadley, said the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office.
No foul play is suspected.
Hasan, who attended the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, had been reported missing by his family on Wednesday, Dec. 30, and his name was then entered into the National Crime Information Center as a missing person.
Meanwhile, investigators said a woman kayaking in the Connecticut River around noon Wednesday, May 26, spotted a body along the shoreline off River Drive in Hadley.
HADLEY For the second time in less than a week, a boater on the Connecticut River has found a body, according to the Northwestern district attorney’s office.Later Wednesday, authorities identified the man discovered in the Connecticut River Friday.