News today, from eastern Massachusetts:
A metal piece of concrete equipment fell out the back of a dump truck driving on Interstate 95
Friday morning and pierced the window of a car driving behind, killing the driver, the Massachusetts State Police said.
Thomas Arrington, 69, of Palmer, Alaska, had arrived in Massachusetts earlier Friday for a vacation, police said. Driving his Ford Fusion rental car northbound behind the truck in Danvers, Arrington was struck by the concrete screed, a tool used to smooth concrete.
Severely injured, he was able to stop the vehicle on the highway before passing away, officials said.
A 68-year-old female companion of Arrington was transported to Beverly Hospital with minor injuries and was released today.
Investigators determined the screed fell from the back of a Ford F550 dump truck driven by a 21-year-old Lynn man, state police said. A short while after the incident, the driver, an employee of a Lynn construction company, identified himself to state police.
The driver has since been cooperative, and while he has not been charged with a crime, an investigation will determine if charges are necessary, officials said.
