FALMOUTH – One person is dead after a car crashed into a house in Falmouth. It happened about 2 AM at 780 East Falmouth Highway (Route 28). It was not clear if the driver died in the crash or may have suffered a medical condition before the crash. A building inspector was called to check the integrity of the structure. Falmouth Police along with State Police detectives assigned to the District Attorney’s office are investigating the incident.
Statement from Falmouth Police: On Sunday, at approximately 2:05 am members of the Falmouth Police Department and Falmouth Fire Rescue Department responded to a single car crash at the intersection of Central Avenue and East Falmouth Highway. Unfortunately, the operator, 22-year-old Austin T. Roberts of Wareham died from injuries sustained during the crash.
A preliminary investigation revealed that the vehicle was traveling north on Central Avenue, failed to stop at a stop sign, crossed East Falmouth Highway, and struck the residence at 780 East Falmouth Highway. The house sustained minor damage. Neither of the two occupants were injured.
The crash remains under investigation by the Falmouth Police Department and the Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis & Reconstruction Section (CARS).
