19-year-old Taunton man ejected, suffering from life-threatening injuries after serious crash

DIGHTON — Police Chief George Nichols and Fire Chief Christopher J. Maguy report that the Dighton Police and Fire Departments responded to a serious motor vehicle crash on Tremont Street this evening.

At just after 6:15 p.m., a Dighton Police officer witnessed a grey Mercedes sedan  traveling at a high rate of speed down Tremont Street. The vehicle drove through a stop sign at the intersection of Tremont Street and Lincoln Avenue.

The preliminary investigation indicates that, a short time later, the car veered off the road in the area of 465 Tremont St., struck a tree and a utility pole, and rolled over, coming to a rest upright.

The passenger of the vehicle, a 19-year-old Taunton man, is believed to have been ejected from the car as a result of the crash.

The Dighton Fire Department transported the man via ambulance to a landing zone. He was then transported by MedFlight to Rhode Island Hospital with injuries that are believed to be life-threatening.

The driver of the vehicle, a Dighton woman, was transported by the Berkley Fire Department to a Rhode Island hospital.

The Taunton Fire Department also provided assistance at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation by the Dighton Police Accident Reconstruction Team and the Massachusetts State Police Detectives Unit assigned to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office.