"Westford boy killed in Nashoba Valley ski accident" by Derek J. Anderson and Juan Esteban Cajigas Jimenez, Globe CorrespondentS January 17, 2015
A 13-year-old Westford boy was killed in a skiing accident at Nashoba Valley Ski Area Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
Rajiv Paluri was skiing in an area between two trails when he hit a tree, said Jacquelyn Goddard, a spokeswoman for the office of Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan.
“We understand that it was an accident,” Goddard said.
Paluri was wearing a helmet, according to a statement from Nashoba Valley Ski Area.
“I think everyone is really shaken up over it,” Al Fletcher, general manager of the ski area, said by phone. “It was a terrible accident.”
The accident occurred about 2:20 p.m. in the area between the Tomahawk and Lobo trails, according to a prepared statement from Nashoba Valley. The Tomahawk trail is rated a blue square, meaning “more difficult,” and the Lobo trail has a black diamond rating, which is given to the most difficult trails.
Paluri was rushed down the mountain by ski patrol and taken to Lowell General Hospital, according to the statement.
The statement quoted Fletcher as saying the fatality was the first at the ski area that he was aware of.
Both the Westford police and Nashoba Valley Ski Patrol are investigating the accident.
“Our hearts are with his family,” said Fletcher in the statement. “We can only imagine what they’re going through.”
Paluri was an eighth-grader at Lloyd G. Blanchard Middle School in Westford. Counselors will be available to students and staff on Sunday and Tuesday, Everett V. Olsen Jr., superintendent of the Westford public schools, said in a statement.
“We are all deeply saddened to hear of the loss of Rajiv,” Olsen said. “He was an excellent student who was well-liked by his classmates and staff at the Blanchard School.’’
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"Hanson man faces motor vehicle homicide charge in connection with New Year’s death of Rockland teen" by Mario Vasquez, Globe Correspondent January 17, 2015
Rockland police arrested and charged a 23-year-old Hanson man Friday with drunken driving in connection with the death of a 17-year-old Rockland high school senior on New Year’s Day, officials from the Plymouth District Attorney’s office said.
After a two-week investigation, Timothy A. Dominico was charged with motor vehicle homicide in the death of Patrick Sullivan, who died in a multi-car crash near 592 Beech St. in Rockland, said Assistant District Attorney E. Russell Eonas.
Dominico was allegedly driving the wrong way when his 2011 Nissan Sentra hit the 2005 Toyota Highlander that Sullivan was driving.
Witnesses told investigators that Dominico was speeding and driving on the wrong side of the road, “side-by-side with the Toyota,” the statement said.
When the Nissan collided with Sullivan’s vehicle, the Highlander rolled over onto its roof, the statement said. Sullivan’s overturned vehicle was then struck by a 2004 Mitsubishi Galant, and Sullivan was found dead at the scene, the statement said.
Two occupants inside the Galant were uninjured in the crash; Dominico was transported to South Shore Hospital with injuries not considered to be life-threatening, according to police.
Dominico faces a single charge of “motor vehicle homicide while under the influence of alcohol or .08 or above while driving negligently,” Eonas said in a statement. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in state prison, he added.
Dominico is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday morning in Hingham District Court, the statement said.
The collision remains under investigation, according to a statement from the district attorney’s office.
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