Victor Vargas, 42, of Lynn was killed this past Friday night in Lynnfield in the breakdown lane of Route 1 after he was hit by an SUV operated by William Halpin III, 25, of Melrose. Vargas had been in the breakdown lane after his taxi was involved in a fender-bender with a Chevy Cobalt in front of him. He and the driver of the Cobalt had been exchanging information when Halpin, who was allegedly under the influence of drugs at the time of the crash, struck Vargas and then collided with the Cobalt, causing injury to a 6-year-old boy who was seated in the Cobalt. The boy sustained serious injuries to his arm and shoulder and was rushed to a Boston area hospital. According to The Boston Globe, Halpin had tossed marijuana from his SUV, but the drugs were later recovered at the scene of the deadly Massachusetts crash by police. Halpin entered a not guilty plea today in Peabody District Court in answer to a charge of motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence of drugs. He is currently held on $25,000 bail.
Earlier on Friday, Adam Richard, 34, of Hudson and Michael Kaminski, 60, of Oxford died in a 4-car accident in Marlborough on Route 85, according to MassLive. Richard was reportedly declared dead at the scene of the accident and Kaminski succumbed to his injuries some time later at a local hospital. According to preliminary reports, Richard lost control of the Chevy Malibu he was driving as he was traveling west on Route 85 and swerved into the opposite lane of travel heading east. Richard initially struck a box truck driven by Richard Delisle, 62, of Palmer, before he collided head on with Kaminski’s Ford Taurus. Delisle was not injured in the multiple-vehicle accident. Robert Murner, 48, of Wilbraham, had been driving behind Kaminski and, when Kaminski was struck by Richard, Murner was not able to brake in time and struck Kaminski’s car from behind. Murner and his passenger, Christine Murner, also 48 and of Wilbraham, were both uninjured. Police are continuing to investigate what exactly lead up to the accident.
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