Teenage Boy Killed in Somerset Crash

Jenny Albano

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An 18 year-old from Fall River was killed in a car accident on Saturday, February 9. Corey Leite was driving the car when he hit a tree and utility pole and was pronounced dead at Charlton Memorial Hospital at 10:39 P.M.

One passenger in the 1983 Ford Mustang suffered minor injury, while two others were unhurt in the crash shortly after 10 p.m. The Mustang crashed through the fence of a residence and crossed the lawn, before striking the tree and pole on Durfee Court.

Police were told by witnesses that another vehicle may have been involved in the crash; a blue, older model Mitsubishi Eclipse. The witnesses stated that the Eclipse cut off the Mustang, then after the crash the Eclipse stopped, returned to the scene, and then left the area.

Police sent out a broadcast to all patrol cars to look for the blue Eclipse, which was last seen traveling north on Riverside Avenue. So far, the car has not been located.

The car accident is being investigated by Officer Keith Wilkinson and with a state police accident reconstruction team.