Updated: Motorcyclist killed in hit and run in Wareham

WAREHAM – A van reportedly struck a motorcycle in Wareham around 11:15 PM Friday evening. The crash happened on Cranberry Highway at Red Brook Road. Two people were on the motorcycle and at least one was reported be critically injured. A MedFlight helicopter was requested to respond to Tobey Hospital. According to reports, the van left the scene and police were trying to locate it. Further details were not immediately available.

On Monday, The Cape and Islands District Attorney’s office released the following statement: Cape & Islands District Attorney Michael O’Keefe announced today that on June 12, 2020 at approximately 11:09 p.m., Wareham Police responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash on Cranberry Highway in Wareham. A vehicle had collided with a motorcycle and fled the scene. The operator of the motorcycle, Kenneth J. Baptiste, 65, of Wareham was transported to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The operator of the motor vehicle was later identified as Cameron Silva, 18, of Onset.

The matter remains under investigation by Wareham Police and the Massachusetts State Police. The case has been transferred to the Cape & Islands District Attorney’s Office due to a conflict with the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office.”



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