State Police Investigate Fatal Crash on Sandwich Road in Bourne

Yesterday, at approximately 11:18 p.m. troopers assigned to the State Police Barracks in Bourne responded to a two-vehicle crash on Sandwich Road East, one half mile from the Gallo Ice Arena in Bourne that resulted in one fatality.

Preliminary investigation by Trooper Dana Tobey indicates a 51-year-old Anthony J. Troiano of East Sandwich was operating a 2004 Hyundai sedan on Sandwich Road eastbound when he struck a 1999 Toyota sedan head-on while passing another vehicle. As a result of the crash, 69 year-old, Lilija Berents of East Falmouth, operator of the Toyota was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced deceased at the scene as a result of her injuries. Berents was not wearing her seatbelt. Troiano was transported by ambulance to Tobey Hospital and later to Rhode Island Hospital with serious injuries.

This crash remains under investigation with the assistance of the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section and the State Police Crime Scene Services Section. The Bourne Police Department and the Bourne Fire Department and EMS assisted troopers at the scene.

During the vehicle recovery and investigation both lanes of Sandwich Road in Bourne were closed for approximately 2 hours.

No further information is available at this time. Please do not call the barracks directly.

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