PASSENGER CHARGED WITH PUTTING CHILD AT RISK: Four to Falmouth and...

UPDATE – The following is the actual BPD press statement:

Just after 2:00am on June 7, 2018, residents of Cotuit notified Barnstable Police of a single-car vs. tree motor vehicle accident in the area of 161 School Street.

Arriving officers found a 30-year-old East Falmouth man lying in the roadway with a back injury, and a 33-year-old Cotuit woman sitting on the shoulder of the road, wrapped in a blanket with her 5-year-old daughter. The mother and daughter suffered only minor injuries.

Inside the vehicle was 33-year-old Christopher Cobb also of East Falmouth, who had suffered a possible leg injury.

Investigation revealed the Cotuit woman was operating a white Chevrolet Trailblazer east on School St. when Cobb, who was in the front passenger seat, reached across the vehicle, grabbed hold of the steering wheel, and caused the vehicle to leave the roadway striking a large tree.

Cobb and the woman and daughter were taken to Cape Cod Hospital for treatment, while the fourth occupant was transported to Falmouth Hospital.

Cobb will be summoned for Operating after Suspension of his Driver’s License, Operating Negligently so as to
Endanger, and Wanton or Reckless Behavior Creating Risk of a Child.

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Initial HN Coverage:

COTUIT – [DEVELOPING] – One 911 caller reported someone lying in the street…

At about 2:00AM this morning, police and rescue rushed to the area of 161 School Street after an SUV slammed into a large tree.

All four occupants were hurt and needed to be transported to Falmouth and Hyannis hospitals. One patient was a very young child. The child was conscious and alert, wrapped in a blanket and being comforted while sitting on a woman’s lap…

Neighbors awakened by the crash went out into the street with blankets for the victims while they waited for help…

The Barnstable Police Department is investigating the crash… HN will update when additional details become available.

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