Overview
- An Acura MDX driven by 21-year-old Matthew Sweeney struck a Honda HR-V that was stopped at a red light on Route 28 in North Reading, and the struck vehicle caught fire.
- First responders and a Good Samaritan tried to pull the occupants from the burning car but an adult male and a minor were pronounced dead at the scene.
- The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office charged Sweeney with felony motor vehicle homicide, operating under the influence, and operating to endanger.
- Sweeney is due to be arraigned in Woburn District Court as the police and prosecutors continue an active investigation.
- Authorities have not publicly identified the victims or explained what led to the speeding, and officials say more details will be released as the probe and prosecution proceed.