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Man, 72, On Mobility Scooter Hit, Killed In Western Mass Truck Crash
A 72-year-old Berkshire County man was killed on Tuesday night, May 28, when a car crashed into his mobility scooter as he crossed the street, authorities said.
David Frye, of Pittsfield, was struck by a 2014 Dodge Ram truck around 7 p.m. as he was on Second Street in Pittsfield, Pittsfield police said.
The truck's driver, from North Adams, turned onto Second Street from Wallace Place when she struck Frye. Paramedics rushed him to Berkshire Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.
Police closed Second Street from Lake to Silver streets for two hours…
2 Men Plead Guilty To Raping Children In Western Mass In Separate Cases
Two Hampden County men who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting children in separate cases were sentenced to more than a decade in prison each, authorities said on Wednesday, May 22.
Thomas Ciccolini, 48, of Chicopee, admitted on May 9 to eight counts of aggravated rape of a child, two counts of posing a child in a sexual act, indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, and possession of child pornography, the Hampden District Attorney said.
He was sentenced to 12 to 14 years in prison. The prosecutor asked for up to 18 years.
Roberto Vasquez, 41, of Springfie…
MA Man Charged After Fight At CT Park, Causing Hundreds To Flee, Police Say
Hundreds of Connecticut parkgoers were sent into a panic and ran after two men got into a fight, and one allegedly showed a weapon.
The incident occurred in New London County around 1 p.m., Saturday, May 11, at Poquonnock Plains Park in Groton.
According to Capt. Gregory McCarthy of the Groton Police, at the time of the incident, the park was the site of several youth sporting events with several hundred spectators in attendance.
McCarthy said an investigation found that two men identified as Massachusetts resident Randall J. Clark, age 43, of Medford in Middlese…
