DANVERS —
State Police have identified the victim of last night’s car crash on Route 128 in Danvers as Reginaldo Dasilva Souza, a 30-year-old Peabody resident.
Souza was pronounced dead at the scene. His passenger, Sidney Gomes Dasilva, 37, also of Peabody, suffered serious injuries and was taken by medical helicopter to Massachusetts General Hospital.
State Police said Souza was wearing his seatbelt. Dasilva was not wearing his seatbelt.
The preliminary investigation by Trooper Robert Noonan indicated that the 1991 Honda Accord was traveling south on Route 128 “at a high rate of speed” when it struck a guardrail near Route 35. The car veered across two lanes, struck a jersey barrier, continued onto a ramp to Route 35, then left the roadway and struck two other jersey barriers.
The impact knocked the jersey barriers onto their side and caused the Honda to flip over onto its roof, State Police said.
State Police said excessive speed appears to have been a factor in the crash. Troopers are also investigating whether alcohol played a role.
The crash, which occurred just before 8 p.m., closed the southbound side of Route 128 for an hour and a half. Troopers were assisted at the scene by Danvers police, fire and emergency medical services.
Staff writer Paul Leighton can be reached at 978-338-2675 or by e-mail at pleighton@salemnews.com.
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