State Police Investigate Serious Crash on Truman Parkway in Milton

Today, at approximately 12:24 a.m., troopers assigned to the State Police Barracks in Milton responded to a single-vehicle crash on Truman Parkway eastbound, west of Cheever Street in Milton that resulted in one serious injury.

Preliminary investigation by Trooper Michael Hardman indicates that 19-year old Patrick Leonard of Hyde Park was operating a 1997 Mercedes-Benz C280W on the Truman Parkway eastbound when he lost control of the vehicle, traveled off the left shoulder into the median and crashed into a tree. When the driver's side of the vehicle collided with the tree the Mercedes-Benz broke in half. The rear portion of the vehicle came to rest on the right shoulder of the eastbound lanes and the front portion of the vehicle rolled over and came to rest, on its roof, in the middle of the westbound lanes. Both Leonard and his 19-year old passenger Ryan McKinnon of Milton were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash and they remained within the front portion of the vehicle until it came to final rest. McKinnon sustained minor injures in the crash and was transport to Beth Israel Hospital by ambulance. Leonard sustained serious injuries in the crash and was transported to Brigham and Women's Hospital by ambulance.

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 Boston Police Department, the Boston Fire Department, Boston EMS and the Milton Fire Department assisted troopers at the scene.

Due to the investigation and vehicle recovery Truman Parkway was closed in both directions for approximately 3 hours.

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

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