A 30-year-old driver who was facing several charges in a September 17 rollover crash on Massachusetts Turnpike in Palmer, in which an infant was seriously injured, was released on $500 bail on Monday. He was ordered not to drive.
Juan C. Rodriguez, of Holyoke, Mass. pleaded not guily to charges of negligent driving, driving without a license, speeding, driving with a small child not in a car seat and allowing two other children to ride without seatbelts.
According to the police, Rodriguez was driving a 1996 Chevy Blazer SUV on Massachusetts Turnpike west the morning of Sept 17, when he lost control over the vehicle in the left lane, went across the right lane and landed on its roof up against the right guardrail.
Accoridng to police reports, a preliminary investigation indicated Rodriguez was driving at about 85 mph.
A 7-month old infant, Eric Colon of Holyoke, was seriously injured in the crash. The little boy went out the vehicle’s window. He was treated at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, where he was listed in a serious condition on Monday.
Eric's mother, Jenelian LaBoy, was also thrown from the SUV, in which the little boy's father, Miguel Angel Colon, and two other small boys were also present.
Rodriguez and the five passengers were all taken to Baystate Medical Center for treatment, MassLive reported.
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