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Gary Litwin, 69, killed and two injured after semi-truck rear-ends two cars on I-90 in Becket, Massachusetts

Modified Date: 
Sat, 10/07/2023 - 8:40am
Accident Date: 
Friday, April 23, 2021

Police: Truck driver to face charges after man dies following crash in Becket

Troopers responding to reports of a crash on I-90 in Becket found a tractor trailer traveling east by mile marker 15 struck the rear of a 2020 Toyota Camry and pushed it into a 2008 Toyota Sienna, police said.

1 killed, 2 injured after crash on Mass Pike in Becket involving tractor-trailer

The two occupants of the Camry were taken to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. The driver, identified as 69-year-old Gary Litwin of Ludlow died at the hospital. The passenger, a 66-year-old woman from Ludlow was seriously injured.

Truck driver identified, charged in crash that killed 1, injured 2 in Becket

The Berkshire District Attorney’s Office on Monday identified the driver as 67-year-old Stanley Kardys of West Granby, CT. He is facing a single charge of motor vehicle homicide by negligence operation.

Tractor-Trailer Driver From CT Gets Jail Time For Fatal Mass Pike Crash

Hartford County resident Stanley Kardys, age 70, of West Granby, was sentenced to 90 days in jail for his role in an April 2021 crash in Berkshire County that killed 69-year-old Gary Litwin of Ludlow, the Berkshire County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 4. 

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Type: Truck Accident
Topics: 
Rear-End Collisions
People Involved: 
Gary Litwin
Stanley Kardys
Roadway: 
I-90
City: 
Becket, MA
County: 
Berkshire County, MA
Area: 
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

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