For Immediate Release: 7/24/2022 10:03 am
On July 23rd 2022 at about 9:30 PM, Worcester Police officers were in the area of Main St when they observed a stolen white SUV driving North on Main St at a very high rate of speed. An officer activated his blue lights and attempted to stop the vehicle, but backed off the pursuit when the vehicle refused to stop and began operating more erratically.
At about 9:52 PM, officers were dispatched to a serious crash at the intersection of Main St and Chandler St. When officers arrived, they observed a chaotic scene with three vehicles involved and several seriously injured victims on the ground. Worcester Police officers, Firefighters, and Paramedics treated the injured and they were transported to the hospital. The Crash Reconstruction Unit responded to the scene to investigate.
The preliminary investigation revealed that the white SUV was traveling northbound on Main St. A Honda Accord and Chevy Impala were stopped at a red light on Chandler St traveling eastbound. The light turned to green, and the Honda and Chevy were side by side as they continued east on Chandler St. The white SUV, which did not have headlights on, went through the red light on Main St, struck the other vehicles, and pushed them into a street light pole.
The investigation revealed that there were five occupants of the white SUV. Three of them were ejected upon impact and two remained in the vehicle. The female found in the front passenger’s seat was pronounced deceased on scene by paramedics. The four surviving occupants of the white SUV have serious injuries and are being treated at the hospital. Although identifications are still being made, it appears that everyone in the white SUV was eighteen-years-old or younger. No one in the Honda or Chevy was seriously injured.
The investigation is open.
