Cape Wide News for Friday March 5th, 2010

Gas leak fills Dennisport home
DENNISPORT - Firefighters were called to 91 Cornell Drive in Dennisport about 5:20 p.m. after a gas leak filled the house with potentially explosive fumes. The gas was secured and crews ventilated the building. It was not clear what caused the leak but a National Grid repair unit was requested to the scene. No injuries were reported.

CWN Storm Team: Stubborn storm makes roads slippery causing crashes overnight
9:00 a.m. update: Numerous crashes and spin outs. reported along Route 6 in the mid and upper Cape. A van rolled on its side eastbound east of Exit 6 in Barnstable. A passing motorist was able to help the driver out of the van. He was shaken up but not injured.

7:30 a.m. update: It is continuing to snow even moderate at times and several crashes are marring the morning commute. Route 6 eastbound at exit 10 was closed for a time due to a two-vehicle rear-end collision. One of the drivers was taken to Cape Cod Hospital. Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to open the door of a crashed vehicle in Sandwich and another crash was reported on the Waquoit Highway section of Route 28 in Falmouth. Reports from the scene say both of the drivers in Falmouth also had to be extricated from their vehicles, one of which may have rolled over. None of the injuries appear life-threatening.

2 a.m. update: The nagging storm combined with a subtle temperature drop overnight allowed a minor accumulation of snow and ice on area roadways. Several crashes were reported including one on Route 6 between exits 11 and 12 on the Harwich/Brewster line about 1:30 a.m. The vehicle crashed over the guardrail into a tree. Luckily the driver was not injured. Roads will likely remain slick through the morning commute. The storm should finally move away today and forecasters continue to promise a beautiful weekend.
Photos (Route 6 in Truro around 8 a.m.) by Tim Caldwell/CWN

Attempted murder, kidnapping charges filed in Vineyard domestic incident
OAK BLUFFS - A local man is facing serious charges after allegedly holding a woman against her will and choking her twice, once causing her to lose consciousness. James W. Campbell, 44, is accused of holding the woman captive before she reportedly convinced him to drive her home. Instead he drove around Tisbury. The woman jumped from the car and tried to ran but was tracked down by Campbell who them allegedly choked her again. He them dropped her off at work where the victim then reported the incident to police. In addition to assault with intent to murder and kidnapping, Campbell was charged with assault and battery and larceny for throwing the woman's cell phone out of the car. The woman was treated at Martha's Vineyard Hospital and later released.

Guilty verdict in fatal pedestrian crash

MARSTONS MILLS - A guilty verdict was reached Thursday in a fatal pedestrian crash in Marstons Mills February 4th, 2009. A walker discovered the body of 38-year-old Michael Hagan on the side of Route 28 near the Stop & Shop. Hagan (right), who had just moved to the Cape the previous week, was rushed to Cape Cod Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Later that day 78-year-old Manual Louzada of Marstons Mills turned himself in claiming he thought he had struck a street sign. His Toyota Sienna van had a starred windshield and damaged passenger headlight. The charges were continued without a finding for three years and he has to pay $2100 in costs. He also cannot driver or try to get his license back for three years.
Photo by Frank F. Paparo/CWN file

Dennis St. Patrick's Day parade to cause road closures
DENNIS - On Saturday, March 6, 2010 the Cape Cod St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held in the towns of Dennis and Yarmouth. The parade is scheduled to step off at 11:00 a.m. from the intersection of Route 28 and School Street in West Dennis, proceed west on Route 28, and finish at the intersection of Route 28 and Forest Street in South Yarmouth.

We anticipate that Route 28 in West Dennis and South Yarmouth will be closed from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (approximate).

The traffic plan is as follows: detour all traffic north on Route 134 to Upper County Rd./Highbank Rd. Traffic will then be detoured west over the Highbank Bridge into Yarmouth. Yarmouth will have detour signs in place along Highbank Rd.

West bound traffic on Lower County Rd will be detoured north onto Trotting Park Rd, to east on Rt 28 to North on 134. Old Main St to Main Street to Highbank in South Dennis will also be a detour route.
Release furnished by Dennis Police

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