8 killed in 4 Independence Day crashes in Mass.
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The Associated Press - Published: July 5, 2009
BOSTON — Eight people are dead after four separate Independence Day crashes in eastern Massachusetts.
Two of the accidents were triple fatalities, including a single-car crash at about 1 a.m. on Saturday in Walpole and a rollover on Route 95 in Attleboro at about 2:45 a.m.
A 31-year-old Florida man faces three counts of motor vehicle homicide after allegedly speeding and driving drunk before the Walpole crash.
The accident killed Nicholas Kelly and Anna Dubois, both 20 of Walpole, and Amanda Murray, 23, of Medfield.
In Attleboro, state police said Gleidson Pereira, 23, of Plymouth was driving a Mazda sedan when he lost control and it rolled over, striking several tree stumps.
Pereira was killed in the wreck, along with Ivanildo De Souza, 27, and Lavdeir De Silva, 29, both of Plymouth.
In Quincy, a four-car crash just after midnight left one man dead and one person in critical condition.
Police were still investigating the cause. And in Sudbury, a man was killed in a single-car crash at about 6:20 a.m. on Route 20. Police said speed appears to be a factor.
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