Orleans, MA : 26 year old Harwich man killed and 36 year old Chatham man hospitalized on May, Sunday 7th 2017
At approximately 4:43pm today the Dennis Police Department responded to 9-1-1 calls reporting a one (1) vehicle crash at 711 Route 28 (Rite Aid Pharmacy), Dennis Port.
When officer’s arrived at the scene they discovered that a 2001 Ford truck had left the south side of Route 28, struck a utility pole and then struck the Rite Aid store sign. Officers also discovered the driver of the vehicle, a 26 year old male from Harwich, had been partially ejected from the driver’s side area of the vehicle. The vehicle driver was deceased at the scene. The vehicle passenger, a 36 year old male from Chatham, was transported to Cape Cod Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
An initial investigation revealed that the vehicle was traveling east on Route 28, left the south side of the roadway, struck the utility pole then struck the store sign, where it then came to rest.
The crash is being investigated by Officer Sean Martin of the Dennis Police Department, members of the Cape Cod Regional Law Enforcement Council’s Accident Reconstruction Unit, and a Criminal Investigations Officer from the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office.
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One dead, one injured in Dennisport crash