Cape Cod Man Dies In Route 95 Rollover Crash

TOPSFIELD, MA — A Cape Cod man is dead after a van he was riding in rolled over multiple times after a crash on Route 95 in Topsfield over the weekend, Massachusetts State Police said.

The crash happened around 4:15 p.m. on Friday and involved three cars, including a van that was carrying 44-year-old Valkisergio Costa Silva, who was pronounced dead on the scene.

Of the four people riding in the van at the time of the accident, two were ejected from the car when it rolled over one-and-a-half times, officials said. The second man that was ejected, 30, suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported by Boston MedFlight to Boston Medical Center.

According to state police, the sequence of events that led to the crash started when an SUV occupied by two Lynn men was southbound on Route 95 in the area of mile marker 71 when, for reasons still under investigation, it suddenly and rapidly decelerated and came to a stop. Simultaneously, a 52-year-old Peabody man operating a sedan behind the SUV began to brake in an attempt to avoid hitting the stopped Acadia.

As the sedan decelerated, it veered to its left, toward the grass median. At the same time, the aforementioned van traveling in the leftmost of the four southbound lanes began to slow and move to its left in an unsuccessful attempt to avoid a collision with the sedan.

The sedan struck the van, causing the van to leave the roadway and slide across the grass median, eventually rolling over one-and-a-half times, officials said.

The van's third passenger, a 53-year-old man, was transported by ambulance to an area hospital with serious injuries. The van's operator, a 32-year-old Yarmouth man, was transported by ambulance to an area hospital with minor injuries.

After the crash, the driver and passenger of the SUV fled on foot into the adjacent woods, prompting an extensive search by numerous patrol Troopers, State Police K9 Unit teams, and a State Police Air Wing helicopter crew.

One of the occupants, later identified as David Guzman, 30, of Lynn, was located and apprehended by Troopers a short time later. The second occupant, believed to be a Lynn male who was driving the Acadia, was observed by witnesses running in the area of the 17th and 18th holes at the Ferncroft Country Club's golf course.

That suspect, last seen running toward the club's parking lot, is described as a Hispanic male who was wearing a gray T-shirt. He is still being sought, officials said.

Guzman was charged with interfering with a police officer and booked at the State Police-Newbury Barracks. A bail clerk responded to the barracks and set a cash bail, which Guzman posted. His court appearance is pending.

The driver of the sedan had no apparent injuries.