Overview
- Police say Robert Boggia Jr., 40, of Whiting was the sole occupant of a red Chevrolet Corvette and was pronounced dead at the scene after a single-vehicle crash on Charlotte Road.
- Troopers learned that Boggia had reportedly threatened people with a firearm at a Calais bar before leaving the scene, a detail officials are still investigating.
- Officers and local police spotted the Corvette on Route 1 in Calais traveling at an estimated 150 mph and were unable to catch up before the crash occurred.
- Investigators say Boggia was ejected from the vehicle and found a significant distance away, and they have identified high speed as the primary contributor to the fatal collision.
- The multiagency probe remains active with the crash scene documented by state troopers, toxicology testing pending, and officials continuing to examine the events that led up to the wreck.