FATAL ACCIDENT: 19-year-old pedestrian killed by 94-year-old driver…
(The following is the actual YPD press statement)
Yarmouth Police Investigate Fatal Pedestrian Crash
On Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at approximately 5:28PM members of the Yarmouth Police and Fire Departments responded to a crash involving a motor vehicle and a pedestrian on Route 28 near the intersection of Mill Lane in South Yarmouth
Upon arrival at the scene, First Responders found a male in the eastbound lane of Route 28 suffering from serious life-threatening injuries. The young man—identified as Wyatt S. Maskell age 19 of 200 Old Main Street in South Yarmouth—was provided advanced life support by members of the Yarmouth Fire Department and subsequently transported by MedFlight helicopter to Rhode Island Hospital where despite intense efforts of the medical staff, he was unable to survive and died overnight.
Yarmouth Police Department Patrol Officers, Detectives, Crash Reconstruction Officers; with the assistance of Crime Scene Investigators of the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office, are currently investigating the circumstances of the crash. Initial review of the incident indicates that Wyatt was struck as he tried to cross Route 28 from the south side to the north side by an eastbound 2000 Honda Accord operated by Thelma Fields age 94 of 103 Fisk Street in West Dennis.
The men and women of the Yarmouth Police and Fire Departments extend our deepest sympathies to the Maskell family.
The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information about the crash is urged to contact Yarmouth Police Department Detective Scott Lundegren at 508.775.0445 extension 2332.
[This media release was prepared and distributed by Yarmouth Police Department Deputy Chief of Police Steven G. Xiarhos]
1/7/2016
