Westford Man Sentenced to 4 1/2 Years for Double-Fatal Crash

A Westford man this week was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in jail for causing a double-fatal crash in 2012.

Keith Lamarre, 22, was convicted of two counts of motor vehicle homicide.

Taylor Deluca, of Groton, and Richard Mitchell, of Dunstable, were killed in the crash. Both were 21.

Prosecutors said Lamarre, Deluca, and Mitchell left a house party in Littleton early on the morning of Sept. 2, 2012. Lamarre was driving his 2001 Ford truck, with Deluca and Mitchell in the passenger seats. Sometime before 5:20 a.m., Lamarre struck a utility pole on Great Road in Littleton. Deluca and Mitchell were thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene. Lamarre was not hurt.

Investigators said Lamarre was speeding in the moments leading up to the crash.

“Assigning responsibility cannot alter the sad and lasting impact on these families,” Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said in a statement.

“This was a tragic incident that struck our community two years ago and ended two lives,” Littleton Police Chief Matthew King said in a statement. “It has left a mark on our community.”