Centerville man killed in crash on I-95 after another car ‘suddenly’ stopped

A 44-year-old Centerville man died Friday after he was ejected from the van he was riding in after a car attempting to avoid a collision swerved into the vehicle, state police said.

First responders declared Valkisergio Costa Silva dead at the scene of the crash, which started when a GMC Acadia SUV “suddenly and rapidly decelerated and came to a stop” on I-95 in Topsfield, according to police.

A Chevrolet Impala driving behind the SUV tried to avoid hitting the Acadia, swearing left towards the grass median. The Impala ran into the Chevrolet Express Van Costa Silva was riding in, causing the van to leave the road, slide across the grass median and roll over.

Costa Silva was ejected from the van as it rolled over along with a 30-year-old passenger who was later taken to Boston Medical Center with “serious life-threatening injuries,” according to police.

A third passenger in the van and the driver were both taken to nearby hospitals.

“Following the crash of the other two vehicles, the Acadia pulled over to the breakdown lane,” state police said. “The two male occupants of the Acadia subsequently fled on foot into the adjacent woods, prompting an extensive search by numerous patrol troopers.”

State police identified one of the males who fled from the Acadia as 30-year-old David Guzman of Lynn. He was charged with interfering with a police officer and booked at a nearby state police barracks.

The second male from the Acadia was last seen running across the golf course of the Ferncroft Country Club. Police described him as a Hispanic male wearing a gray t-shirt.

Guzman posted cash bail and is awaiting a court appearance, according to police.

from Boston Herald https://ift.tt/0uJyLUr