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Top story: One dies, one seriously injured in Dennis motorcycle crash
WEST DENNIS – (updated) A horrific crash involving two motorcycles around 1:10 a.m. Sunday left one man dead and one man with serious injuries.
The crash occurred around 60 feet east of the intersection of School Street and Route 28 in front of Holiday Hot Tubs at 351 Main Street (Route 28). The motorcycles were apparently traveling east on Route 28 when the crash occurred. Police report both motorcycles struck a utility pole and both riders were thrown onto the roadway.
Dennis firefighters administered CPR to one of the victims. A Yarmouth Fire Department ambulance provided mutual aid and transported one victim -- Edward Kelley, 43, of Yarmouth -- to Barnstable Municipal Airport where he was transferred to a MedFlight helicopter. Dennis Fire transported the other victim -- a 35-year-old Hyannis man -- to Cape Cod Hospital where he later died. His identity has not been released pending notification of next of kin.
The blood-spattered crash zone was littered with motorcycle parts and the personal effects of the victims. Reports at the scene indicate a third motorcycle was involved. Witnesses say the third motorcycle went down but the rider remounted and left the scene. Police are looking to speak with the operator of the third motorcycle who is believed to have been traveling with the group.
Dennis Police and a Barnstable County Criminal Investigation Officer (CIO) were conducting an investigation of the crash. Route 28 was closed in both directions until the investigation was completed and the scene cleared. The crash remains under investigation and anyone with any information is asked to call the Dennis Police Department at 508-394-1314.
Story and photos by Kevin Morley/CWN (click right photo to enlarge); Media release provided by the Dennis Police Department
Top story: One dies, one seriously injured in Dennis motorcycle crash
WEST DENNIS – (updated) A horrific crash involving two motorcycles around 1:10 a.m. Sunday left one man dead and one man with serious injuries.The crash occurred around 60 feet east of the intersection of School Street and Route 28 in front of Holiday Hot Tubs at 351 Main Street (Route 28). The motorcycles were apparently traveling east on Route 28 when the crash occurred. Police report both motorcycles struck a utility pole and both riders were thrown onto the roadway.
Dennis firefighters administered CPR to one of the victims. A Yarmouth Fire Department ambulance provided mutual aid and transported one victim -- Edward Kelley, 43, of Yarmouth -- to Barnstable Municipal Airport where he was transferred to a MedFlight helicopter. Dennis Fire transported the other victim -- a 35-year-old Hyannis man -- to Cape Cod Hospital where he later died. His identity has not been released pending notification of next of kin.
The blood-spattered crash zone was littered with motorcycle parts and the personal effects of the victims. Reports at the scene indicate a third motorcycle was involved. Witnesses say the third motorcycle went down but the rider remounted and left the scene. Police are looking to speak with the operator of the third motorcycle who is believed to have been traveling with the group.
Dennis Police and a Barnstable County Criminal Investigation Officer (CIO) were conducting an investigation of the crash. Route 28 was closed in both directions until the investigation was completed and the scene cleared. The crash remains under investigation and anyone with any information is asked to call the Dennis Police Department at 508-394-1314.
Story and photos by Kevin Morley/CWN (click right photo to enlarge); Media release provided by the Dennis Police Department
Large brush fire in Brewster
BREWSTER - Several fire departments were called to battle a stubborn brush fire near Higgins Pond in Nickerson State Park Sunday afternoon. Crews had difficulty accessing the scene and getting ample water to fight the fire which reportedly scorched about a 1/2 acre before being contained. Several towns along with personnel from the Cape Cod National Seashore and Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation were on location. Fire crews had to rotate in and out of the scene as the heat and humidity took its toll on them. The Red Cross was on scene providing the crews with cold beverages.
Aerial courtesy of Google Earth
SUV vs SUV in Bourne
BOURNE - (video available) Bourne and State Police are investigating a crash between a Cadillac Escolade and a Mercury Mountaineer. The crash happened about 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of Waterhouse Road and MacArthur Boulevard (Route 28). One person was taken to Falmouth Hospital for evaluation.
Photos and video by CWN associate Andrew Jones
T-bone at Trotting Park and Route 28 in Dennis
WEST DENNIS – One of the most dangerous intersections in Dennis claimed two more vehicles around 3 p.m. Sunday. That’s when a Chevy Suburban with Texas license plates headed north on Trotting Park Road almost made it through the intersection before it was struck broadside by a westbound Ford Explorer on Route 28.
Remarkably, no one was injured in the crash although both vehicles suffered moderate damage. Route 28 was reduced to one lane until the scene could be cleared.
Dennis firefighters treated a fluid leak from the Explorer with absorbent material.
The Dennis Police Department is investigating the crash.
Story and photos by Kevin Morley/CWN
Two injured in head-on crash
EAST FALMOUTH - Around 6:45 a.m. a Toyota Sienna minivan and a Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV collided head-on crash the 100 block of Waquoit Highway (Route 28) at the entrance to the Waquoit Bay Research Reserve.
The drivers and sole occupants of the vehicles were treated at the scene and transported to the hospital by Falmouth Fire Rescue with injuries that were not considered life threatening.
Falmouth Police were on scene investigating the crash.
Reporting and photos by C. Eric Tinglof/CWN
Apparent near-drowning at Craigville Beach
CENTERVILLE - Officials are investigating an apparent near-drowning at Craigville Beach Saturday evening. A 911 call shortly after 8:30 p.m. brought Barnstable Police and Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills rescuers to the scene. Bystanders were performing CPR when they arrived. The victim was rushed to Cape Cod Hospital. Further details were not immediately available.
Pedestrian seriously injured in Edgartown
EDGARTOWN - A pedestrian was seriously injured after being struck by a car in Edgartown Saturday evening. It happened at the intersection of The Boulevard and 17th Street North sometime after 10:30 p.m. Police are investigating.
Ride for the fallen this Saturday
YARMOUTH - On Saturday, July 21 at 11:00 AM the 3rd Annual Memorial Motorcycle Ride for the Fallen will kick off in honor of the 13 fallen soldiers, sailors, and Marines with ties to Cape Cod who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the ongoing War on Terror. The police-escorted ride will cover a scenic 37 mile route along the Cape Cod Canal and Route 6A through the upper and mid-Cape areas and end at the Flax Pond Recreation Center in South Yarmouth.
The event, entitled “Big Nick’s Ride for the Fallen,” is in memory of United States Marine Corporal Nicholas G. Xiarhos of Yarmouth and is organized in honor of all 13 of Cape Cod’s fallen warriors as well as all the Gold and Blue Star families, Veterans, and active duty service men and women who continue to serve our country.
Gates open at Barnstable County Correctional Facility in Bourne at 8:00 a.m. Motorcycle riders may participate in the ride for a $20 registration fee per motorcycle, and $10 per passenger. The event includes live entertainment, food, a special long sleeve commemorative shirt, and motorcycle equipment and displays. At 10:30 a.m. the pre-race program and announcements will begin including guest speakers and a Color Guard ceremony. Riders will depart at 11:00 a.m. and should arrive at Flax Pond recreation Area at approximately 12:30 p.m. All members of the community are welcome to attend post-ride activities at the Flax Pond Recreation Center.
Community members are encouraged to observe the ride from safe viewing points as it travels primarily along Route 6A through Bourne, Sandwich, Barnstable, and Yarmouth. Citizens are also encouraged to watch the ride as it passes through the front of Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School on Station Avenue in South Yarmouth.
Proceeds from the ride will benefit five nonprofit organizations which support military veterans and community members:
- The Massachusetts Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen Heroes Memorial Fund
- Cape Cod Cares for the Troops
- The Nicholas G. Xiarhos Memorial Fund
- Big Nick’s Gift to Our Troops
- The Yarmouth Police Relief Association
Cape Cod Area Fallen Heroes
United States Army Sergeant Alexander H. Fuller of Barnstable * United States Army Staff Sergeant Matthew A. Pucino of Bourne * United States Navy SEAL Kevin A. Houston of Barnstable * United States Army Sergeant Mark R. Vecchione of Eastham * United States Army Private First Class Clinton E. Springer II of Falmouth * United States Army Sergeant Matthew R. Gallagher of Falmouth * United States Army Sergeant Zachary D. Tellier of Falmouth * United States Army Staff Sergeant Alicia A. Birchet of Mashpee * United States Army Private First Class Paul E. Conlon of Mashpee * United States Marine Corps Private First Class Daniel A. C. McGuire of Mashpee * United State Marine Corps Captain Eric A. Jones of Mashpee * United States Navy Captain Gerald F. DeConto of Sandwich * and United States Marine Corps Corporal Nicholas G. Xiarhos of Yarmouth.
Media release furnished by Yarmouth Police
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