SOUTH YARMOUTH – On Wednesday at approximately 5:28 p.m., members of the Yarmouth Police and Fire departments responded to a crash involving a motor vehicle and a pedestrian on Route 28 near the intersection of Mill Lane in South Yarmouth
Upon arrival at the scene, first responders found a male in the eastbound lane of Route 28 suffering from life-threatening injuries. The young man—identified as Wyatt S. Maskell, 19, of South Yarmouth—was struck as he tried to cross Route 28 from the south side to the north side by an eastbound 2000 Honda Accord operated by Thelma Fields, 94, of West Dennis.
Yarmouth firefighters provided life support on the scene before Maskell was taken by a MedFlight helicopter to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence where he died overnight.
Yarmouth patrol officers, detectives, crash reconstruction officers and crime scene investigators from the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office are currently investigating the crash. Anyone with information regarding the crash is asked to contact Yarmouth Detective Scott Lundegren at 508-775-0445 extension 2332.
Media release furnished by Yarmouth Police
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