Crime & Safety
Driver Killed In Yarmouth Crash
Yarmouth police said the driver crashed his car into a tree, was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
YARMOUTH, MA — A person was killed in a crash Thursday night after their car struck a truck a tree, and they were ejected from the vehicle.
Just before 11:15 p.m., a Yarmouth police officer was on patrol on Old Main Street near Salt Works Lane. Police said the officer saw a car drive by at "an extremely high rate of speed." The officer lost sight of the vehicle, but a few minutes later, he found the wreckage of the car after it crashed into a tree.
Police said the driver was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have not released the driver's identity. No one else was in the car.
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Anyone with information about the crash was asked to call the Yarmouth police at 508-775-0445, extension 2100.
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