Twenty-three-year-old Kevin Casado of Haverhill was named as the man killed in a single-car crash early this morning in Lafayette Square.
Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker and Haverhill Police Chief Robert P. Pistone confirmed the man’s identity after earlier explaining his name was withheld pending confirmation of his identity and notification of next of kin.
Casado died at Lawrence General Hospital after the car he was driving crashed around 2:06 a.m. through the front windows of KC Carpets, 35 Lafayette Square, owned by City Councilor Shaun P. Toohey.
Tucker and Pistone said in a joint press release the car came into the square from Broadway and struck the building.
The crash is being investigated by Haverhill Police and the Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstructions Section.
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A man was killed early Monday morning after the car he was driving crashed through the front windows of a Lafayette Square, Haverhill, flooring business.
Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker and Haverhill Police Chief Robert P. Pistone said in a joint press release the accident took place around 2:06 a.m. They said the car came from Broadway and struck the building housing KC Carpets, 35 Lafayette Square, owned by City Councilor Shaun P. Toohey.
The as-yet unidentified driver was taken to Lawrence General Hospital where he later died. His name is being withheld pending confirmation of his identity and notification of his next of kin.
The crash is being investigated by Haverhill Police and the Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstructions Section.