Second Yarmouth Drunk Driving Crash in 24 Hours Kills Another
A drunk driver killed one pedestrian and injured another Saturday evening in Yarmouth’s second fatal alcohol-related car crash in 24 hours, police say. Kevin Regan, 62, of Westfield, was pronounced dead at Cape Cod Hospital shortly after a pedestrian crash Saturday night.
A South Yarmouth man, Paul G. Dennehy, 55, faces drunk driving and motor vehicle homicide charges in the deadly incident. Dennehy allegedly struck two pedestrians on Route 28 just before midnight, killing Regan and seriously injuring the woman he was with: Lynda Cavanaugh, 62, also of Westfield. Police say Cavanaugh was conscious when first responders arrived, and was transported to a Boston-area hospital. They expect her to survive.
Dennehy was arrested at the scene following a field sobriety test and will be arraigned in Barnstable District Court on Monday morning. WBZ reports that Regan was a former Westfield firefighter.
An early morning crash on the same day killed Steven T. Berrio, 28, of Harwich. Police say the driver of the car in the first incident, James D. Rebello III, was intoxicated and faces a motor vehicle manslaughter charge.
Rebello’s car was found “suspended in a pine tree.’’
First responders found Rebello’s crushed car “suspended in a pine tree’’ after it apparently struck a boulder and became airborne around 1:30 a.m. Berrio was ejected from the car, which police say had alcohol in it.
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