New Charges After 2nd Person Dies In Cape Cod Crash That Killed Teen

YARMOUTH, MA — A man who already faced charges after a teenager died in a crash on Cape Cod was hit with an additional charge this week, local police said.

Peter Richmond, 81, of Yarmouth Port, was charged with a second count of motor vehicular homicide by negligent operation this week after a second person, Cornelius Allen Bottomley, 54, of Hanover, died from his injuries.

Bottomley becomes the second person killed in the crash, as his nephew, John Hughan, of Norwell, died in August.

On Aug. 30, a truck towing a boat trailer had pulled to the side of the roadway with a broken axle and passengers had gotten out of the car attempting to fix it, police said. A Cadillac SUV traveling south on North Main Street struck the boat trailer from behind, causing it to hit the people working on the damaged axle, police said.

At the time of the crash, Richmond remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation, police said.