ABOVE: Shortly after midnight – Monday, June 15, 2026 – Yarmouth police responded to a report of a crash into a residential fence that had occurred about two hours earlier. The vehicle was still at the scene with its door open. It initially appeared the driver may have fled, but that was not the case.

The first officer on scene found an unconscious middle-aged man still behind the wheel of the Audi. He was unresponsive but breathing. The vehicle was registered to the driver at a Yarmouth address.

The driver became responsive as two Yarmouth Fire Department ambulance crews arrived. He appeared unsteady on his feet while being assisted onto a stretcher and was transported to Cape Cod Hospital for evaluation. The investigation continued at the hospital, where an officer requested an arrest number — indicating the driver is likely facing criminal motor vehicle charges. The investigation remained active and ongoing at the time of this report.

ABOVE: A driver was uninjured after crashing into the raised median curbing at the intersection of Route 28 and Yarmouth Road in Hyannis shortly before midnight.

The area is part of a long-running construction project locally known as Hytown’s “Big Dig.”

The sedan sustained significant damage and was inoperable. Hyannis firefighters responded to clean up an oil spill at the scene. A member of the Barnstable County Sheriff’s crime unit documented the damage to the vehicle caused by the raised curbing. The intersection remains unfinished, poorly lit, and confusing for drivers. The project, which has dragged on for years, continues to create hazardous conditions for motorists navigating the area.

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