Crime & Safety
Person Killed In Quincy Shore Drive Crash ID'd
Two other people were taken to the hospital.
QUINCY, MA — At least one person is dead following a crash on Quincy Shore Drive.
At about 9 p.m. Monday, a Mercedes E320W fled a traffic stop on Quincy Shore Drive at a high rate of speed. The trooper who pulled the driver over didn't pursue the vehicle, which left at a high rate of speed, but drove in the same direction.
The trooper then found the crash on Quincy Shore Drive in the area of Caddy Memorial Park. Police say the Mercedes struck a Toyota Camry and a Toyota Highlander before impacting and rolling over the sea wall. The vehicle landed on the beach and a rotator wrecker was needed to remove the vehicle.
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The operator of the Mercedes, identified as 50-year-old Peter Boylan, was pronounced dead at the scene. His passenger, a 27-year-old woman, was ejected and transported to Boston Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.
The operator of the Highlander, a 36-year-old Quincy man, was transported to Boston Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.
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The operator of the Camry was not injured.
The crash remains under investigation.
QUINCY CRASH: Passerby tells me the original vehicle involved smashed into at least three other vehicles before going over the sea wall and crashing onto the beach. @boston25 pic.twitter.com/jT4savc8ET
— Jacob Long (@JacobLongTV) January 23, 2018
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