Taunton woman arrested, held on bail, after fatal Middleboro crash

MIDDLEBORO — Chief Joseph Perkins reports that the Middleboro Police Department has arrested and charged a woman following a fatal motor vehicle crash on Tuesday night.

Middleboro public safety dispatchers received several 9-1-1 calls at about 11:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 28, reporting a motor vehicle crash on Wareham Street (Route 28) near the South Middleboro Fire Station.

Upon arrival, Middleboro officers found two vehicles, a white 2010 Chrysler 300 and a white 2015 Hyundai Sonata, damaged in the middle of the road. First responders treated the driver of the Sonata at the scene. The driver was then transported to Tobey Hospital and was later pronounced deceased.

During an initial investigation Middleboro Police determined that the cars collided head-on on the wet roadway. Middleboro Police at the scene arrested the driver of the Chrysler, determined to be 21-year-old Tianna Hutchinson, of Taunton, without incident. She was transported to the Middleboro police station for booking.

Hutchinson was charged with Motor Vehicle Homicide-Operating Under the Influence of Liquor, Operating Under the Influence of Liquor, and Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle.

Hutchinson is being held on $10,000 cash bail and is scheduled for arraignment in Wareham District Court on Wednesday.

The identity of the victim is not being released at this time pending notification of their next-of-kin.

The crash remains under investigation by the Middleboro Police Department. Middleboro Police were assisted by the Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section, Crime Scene Unit, and detectives assigned to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s office.

Update: Taunton woman arrested in fatal Middleboro crash released without bail, but conditions