Hamden Man, Passenger Die in Rollover Crash on Mass Pike (Updated)

Update:

The passenger in the rollover accident on the Mass Pike, which claimed the life of Hamden’s Brian White, has also died.

White, 43, was pronounced dead at the scene on Sunday morning and the passenger Todd ”Demse” Zullo died on Tuesday.

The men were members of the Massachusetts-based band The Alchemystics.

White was a roadie for the band while Zullo was the drummer.

The band posted the following message on Facebook on Tuesday:

“It is with our deepest regret that we mourn the passing of our drummer, our founder, our heart, our brother , amazing husband and father, Demse Zullo. He left us today to play music with the stars.”

Original story

A Hamden man died in a single-vehicle rollover accident on I-90 East on the Massachusetts Turnpike Sunday morning.

Brian White, 43, of Hamden, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Massachusetts State Police.

State police troopers responded to the accident near the 39 mile-marker in the town of Westfield at about 8 a.m.

Upon arrival troopers discovered that a 2004 Ford Van had been travelling eastbound when the driver (White) lost control and the van rolled over into the median.

The passenger in the van was seriously injured and taken to an area hospital. Police are not identifying the passenger at this time.

White was pronounced dead at the scene and police are continuing to investigate the cause of the crash.