Crime & Safety

Milford Man Accused of Drunken Driving in Upton Car Crash

Thomas Burns, 41, was charged with operating under the influence of liquor after he allegedly crossed the center lane of an Upton Street.

A man from Milford is being accused of causing a car crash in Upton that sent himself, two adults, and two children to the hospital.

Thomas Burns, 41, was charged with operating under the influence of liquor after he allegedly crossed the center lane on Milford Street and hit a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction according to WCVB.

Of the five people transported to UMass Memorial Medical Center, a woman suffered serious injuries and had to be extricated from her vehicle according to police.

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The accident remains under investigation by the Upton Police Department and the Central Mass. Law Enforcement Council Collision Reconstruction Team.

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