According to Dartmouth police, on Thursday, September 21 at approximately 1:47 a.m., Dartmouth Police and other emergency personnel responded to the area of Route 6, near Route 177, to investigate a single car crash with injuries.
As a result of injuries in the crash, the driver, Dimas Amaral, 58, of Dartmouth, MA, was transported to Rhode Island Hospital, where he later died.
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Amaral was the only occupant in the 2009 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck. Initial investigation shows that he was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.
The crash is currently under investigation by the Dartmouth Police Department Crash Reconstruction Unit and Detective Division.
I am so sorry to hear of this loss. My prayers go out to you Mary Souza