3 Dead In 3 Car Crashes In Worcester County
WORCESTER (CBS) -- Three people in Worcester County have died as a result of three different car crashes Tuesday evening and early Wednesday morning. Two of the people who died were hit by cars in Worcester, while a driver died in a crash in Leicester, according to the Worcester County District Attorney's office.
Worcester police said they responded to the first crash just before 5 p.m. Tuesday. A 66-year-old man was hit on Park Avenue and rushed to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The driver stayed on the scene after the crash, police said. No charges have been filed.
Around 12:15 Wednesday morning, police responded to a second crash near Chandler and May Streets in Worcester, according to police. They found a man later identified as 54-year-old Devalter Marini Rocha, of Framingham, unresponsive at the scene. He was rushed to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police said an initial investigation showed that the driver, 23-year-old Ian McGrath, of Worcester, had also hit two parked cars and driven onto the sidewalk and hit a flower box and crossing sign before stopping on the front lawn of Worcester State University.
The driver was also taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Police have charged him with motor vehicle homicide and operating a motor vehicle under the influence.
Details about the crash in Leicester have not been released. An investigation into all three crashes is still ongoing.