BOSTON — The driver of a car police say was speeding before it flipped over in Boston over the weekend, killing one passenger and injuring another, has appeared in court.
Dylan Etheridge was arraigned Monday on charges including motor vehicle homicide in connection with the crash at about 1:15 a.m. Sunday in East Boston. Not guilty pleas were entered on his behalf and he was released on $1,000 bail.
Prosecutors say the 22-year-old Etheridge, who lives in the neighborhood, was driving from 80 mph to 90 mph when he struck parked vehicles and the curb before flipping. One female passenger died.
Police say Etheridge left the scene. But his attorney, Peter Marano, says his client was disoriented and went to get help. He says the crash was an accident, not a crime.
BOSTON — Massachusetts State Police say they have arrested three people and seized three kilograms of the powerful opioid fentanyl.
The suspects, all residents of Boston, are scheduled to be arraigned Monday on drug charges following their arrests Friday.
The investigation has been ongoing for several months and included several undercover purchases of drugs.
Police decided to move in Friday after finding out the suspects would be possession of a large amount of the drug.
The suspects were arrested at a Dorchester shopping center with three duct-taped bricks of fentanyl in a backpack.
The suspects were identified as 48-year-old Pablo Alberto Arias Herrera; 31-year-old Omar Medina-Santiago; and 26-year-old Julio Missael Ramirez Peguero. It could not be determined if they have lawyers who could address the allegations.
METHUEN — Methuen police say a 23-year-old Haverhill woman has been killed in a head-on car crash.
Chief Joseph Solomon says Devanah Walker was the passenger in an eastbound sedan that crossed the double-yellow center line and crashed into a westbound SUV at about 6 p.m. Sunday.
The driver of the SUV, a 63-year-old Methuen man, and the driver of the sedan, a 20-year-old Haverhill woman, were taken to Lawrence General Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
Walker was flown by helicopter to Massachusetts General Hospital where she died.
What caused the sedan to cross the line remains under investigation.
From Associated Press