TOWN OF DUDLEY

POLICE DEPARTMENT

71 West Main Street

DUDLEY, MASSACHUSETTS 01571-3264

Chief Steven J. Wojnar

 

Voice: (508) 943-4411
            (508) 943-4417
    Fax: (508) 943-0625

e-Mail: dudleypd@dudleypolice.com

Sgt. Bruce Spiewakowski

Sgt. Pamela A. Daniels

Sgt. Dean P. Poplawski

 

www.dudleypolice.com

 

 

July 7, 2006

 

Press Release

 

            On Thursday July 6, 2006 at approximately 10:54pm, Dudley Police Officers responded to a motor vehicle accident on Southbridge Road (Route 131).  The vehicle involved, a 1993 Ford Explorer, had left the roadway and struck a tree.  It suffered heavy damage.  The operator, a white male and sole occupant of the vehicle, was unconscious.  Assistance was provided by the Dudley Fire Department and EMS, as well as the Southbridge Police, and members of the Massachusetts State Police.  The driver was transported by Dudley Ambulance to Harrington Memorial Hospital in Southbridge.  He was later pronounced dead.  The drivers name is being withheld at this time pending notification of the family.  The accident is under investigation by members of the Massachusetts State Police Accident Reconstruction Team as well as Dudley Police Officer Marek Karlowicz.   If anyone has any information regarding this matter, you are urged to contact the Dudley Police Department at 508-943-4411.

 

Update 7/7/06 1pm

 

            Dudley Police are releasing the name of the victim of this accident:

 

Mr. Fredrick Koontz

Age 70

8 South Road

Stafford Springs, Ct. 06076

 

 

    

  

 
 

Copyright © 2002 Dudley Police Department. All rights reserved.