State Police Investigate Double Fatal Crash on Route 28 in Quincy

Today, October 21, 2008, at approximately 2:40 a.m. troopers assigned to the State Police Barracks in Milton responded to a single-vehicle crash on Route 28 northbound, north of Route 93, in Quincy that resulted in two fatalities.

Preliminary investigation by Trooper Gregory Jasinskas indicates that 26-year-old Paul P. Loring of Hyde Park was operating a 2005 Lincoln LS on Route 28 northbound when his vehicle went off the roadway to the left and struck a tree. Loring and his passenger, 25-year-old Patrick J. Forde of Canton, suffered serious injuries as a result of the crash and were pronounced deceased at the scene.

This crash remains under investigation with the assistance of the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section, State Police detectives and the State Police Crime Scene Services Section. The Milton Police and Fire Departments, Mass Highway, and the Medical Examiner's Office assisted troopers at the scene.

Due to the investigation and vehicle removal, Route 28 was closed in both directions for approximately three hours from Route 93 to Chickatawbut Road.

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