Mass. MANSFIELD — According to officials, a Massachusetts student driver has been charged in connection with a collision that killed a passenger in the driver’s education vehicle the young person was operating close to Mansfield High School.
At the main entrance to Mansfield High School on East Street, a two-vehicle collision occurred at 8:30 in the morning.
Images from the site show a white Ford Explorer on the road with front-end damage and a silver Toyota Corolla in the grass with significant right-side damage.
Teachers Driving Academy was advertised on the Corolla, and according to Mansfield police, a student was operating the car at the time of the collision.
The teaching academy vehicle’s rear-seat passenger, 80-year-old John Masciarelli, appeared to experience a medical episode soon after the car accident, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s office.
Masciarelli was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton, where he was later pronounced dead, according to Mansfield police.
The student driver was cited for causing the collision by failing to yield to oncoming traffic, according to Mansfield police.
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Both the student driver and a Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles road test agent who was a passenger in the car were sent to the hospital to receive treatment for minor wounds.
The Ford Explorer’s driver was transported with minor wounds to Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro.
The crash was being looked into by the Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit working with the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office.
At around 12:20 pm, authorities reported that the crash area had been cleared.
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