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August 20th, 2009, 10:13 PM
James Donnelly, 20 & Michael Raposo, 26
Ford F150 pickup truck
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It started outside a "Chuck's China Inn restaurant" That pretty much says it all. Every body was Hillbilly Kung Fu Fighting......
NEW BEDFORD — A Dartmouth man died and another man is in police custody after a fistfight that began outside a local Chinese restaurant Wednesday morning continued in the back of a moving pickup truck and ended in a loud rollover crash near Wood and Moynan streets.
James Donnelly, 20, of New Bedford, will be arraigned at New Bedford District Court when he is discharged from St. Luke's Hospital, the Bristol County District Attorney's Office said.
Donnelly was taken to the hospital after New Bedford police arrested him on charges that he ran from the scene of the North End crash where Michael Raposo, 26, of Dartmouth, died after being ejected from the back of a Ford F150 pickup truck allegedly driven by Donnelly.
About 10 a.m. Wednesday, police received a call reporting a fight between two men near Chuck's China Inn restaurant at 1856 Acushnet Ave.
According to police and witnesses, Raposo was driving a red Ford pickup truck when he pulled over on Acushnet Avenue and got into an argument with Donnelly. It appeared they had a running disagreement, but it was unclear what it was about.
Witnesses said the two men got into a fistfight and that Donnelly got the better of Raposo, who was reportedly armed with a crowbar. Donnelly allegedly took Raposo's car keys, jumped into his pickup truck and began driving away.
Raposo reportedly leaped into the truck's bed and the fight continued. Witnesses said they saw the man in the back of the truck swinging a crowbar and trying to attack the driver through the rear window.
With Raposo in the back of the truck, Donnelly allegedly sped north on Acushnet Avenue and turned left onto Brooklawn Street. He was speeding and swerving as he drove up and turned right onto Moynan Street, police said.
Donnelly allegedly began to lose control of the truck and struck a parked green Jeep Cherokee on Moynan Street. The crash damaged the Cherokee's front end, and sent neighbors outside looking to see what had happened.
"It sounded like an explosion. The whole house shook," resident Donna Johnson said.
After striking the Cherokee, police said, Donnelly lost control and struck a gray car that was parked in front of a house on Wood Street. The pickup flipped in the air, struck a light pole and landed sideways on the sidewalk.
Raposo was ejected and landed on the curb. Neighbors rushed to help him as he lay unconscious and bleeding profusely from his head.
"A lady was holding his head and people were coming from everywhere trying to help," said a Wood Street resident who called 911. "I'm just thankful my kids weren't outside when this happened."
Police Department spokesman Lt. Jeffrey P. Silva said it was fortunate that nobody in the neighborhood was hurt or killed. "I consider it miraculous that no one else was injured as a result of this episode. "If there was ever something to the adage that violence never solves anything, this would be one of the textbook examples."
A dirt bike and toolbox that were in the truck bed were thrown onto the street. The truck's tailgate and other debris were scattered over the scene. Skid marks were visible from the top of Moynan Street to the crash site.
The victim's sneaker was found near the sidewalk where he landed.
City police and firefighters arrived at the crash scene and administered CPR to Raposo, who was taken aboard an ambulance. He died shortly after.
A woman who answered the telephone Wednesday at Raposo's residence declined to comment, except to say: "He was a good kid and that's all there was to it."
After the crash, neighbors saw a man wearing a red shirt and khaki shorts emerging from the upended pickup truck. He reportedly looked around in a dazed state, threw off his shirt and began sprinting down Moynan Street.
"I yelled at him, 'Hey, where the hell are you going?'" Johnson said. "He looked at me. He had blood all down his arms. It looked like he was in shock."
Two neighborhood men chased after the fleeing man, following him into Brooklawn Park. Several police and canine officers arrived and searched the wooded area of the park. Donnelly was found lying on the ground and was taken into custody. The two witnesses identified him as the man they had chased.
Donnelly suffered several lacerations and contusions. Investigators are still questioning witnesses and sorting out evidence. They have not yet decided what charges Donnelly will be arraigned on.
Police officers from the Uniform Patrol Division, Major Crimes detectives, accident reconstruction officers and state police troopers assigned to the district attorney's office are investigating the incident.
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Ford F150 pickup truck
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It started outside a "Chuck's China Inn restaurant" That pretty much says it all. Every body was Hillbilly Kung Fu Fighting......
NEW BEDFORD — A Dartmouth man died and another man is in police custody after a fistfight that began outside a local Chinese restaurant Wednesday morning continued in the back of a moving pickup truck and ended in a loud rollover crash near Wood and Moynan streets.
James Donnelly, 20, of New Bedford, will be arraigned at New Bedford District Court when he is discharged from St. Luke's Hospital, the Bristol County District Attorney's Office said.
Donnelly was taken to the hospital after New Bedford police arrested him on charges that he ran from the scene of the North End crash where Michael Raposo, 26, of Dartmouth, died after being ejected from the back of a Ford F150 pickup truck allegedly driven by Donnelly.
About 10 a.m. Wednesday, police received a call reporting a fight between two men near Chuck's China Inn restaurant at 1856 Acushnet Ave.
According to police and witnesses, Raposo was driving a red Ford pickup truck when he pulled over on Acushnet Avenue and got into an argument with Donnelly. It appeared they had a running disagreement, but it was unclear what it was about.
Witnesses said the two men got into a fistfight and that Donnelly got the better of Raposo, who was reportedly armed with a crowbar. Donnelly allegedly took Raposo's car keys, jumped into his pickup truck and began driving away.
Raposo reportedly leaped into the truck's bed and the fight continued. Witnesses said they saw the man in the back of the truck swinging a crowbar and trying to attack the driver through the rear window.
With Raposo in the back of the truck, Donnelly allegedly sped north on Acushnet Avenue and turned left onto Brooklawn Street. He was speeding and swerving as he drove up and turned right onto Moynan Street, police said.
Donnelly allegedly began to lose control of the truck and struck a parked green Jeep Cherokee on Moynan Street. The crash damaged the Cherokee's front end, and sent neighbors outside looking to see what had happened.
"It sounded like an explosion. The whole house shook," resident Donna Johnson said.
After striking the Cherokee, police said, Donnelly lost control and struck a gray car that was parked in front of a house on Wood Street. The pickup flipped in the air, struck a light pole and landed sideways on the sidewalk.
Raposo was ejected and landed on the curb. Neighbors rushed to help him as he lay unconscious and bleeding profusely from his head.
"A lady was holding his head and people were coming from everywhere trying to help," said a Wood Street resident who called 911. "I'm just thankful my kids weren't outside when this happened."
Police Department spokesman Lt. Jeffrey P. Silva said it was fortunate that nobody in the neighborhood was hurt or killed. "I consider it miraculous that no one else was injured as a result of this episode. "If there was ever something to the adage that violence never solves anything, this would be one of the textbook examples."
A dirt bike and toolbox that were in the truck bed were thrown onto the street. The truck's tailgate and other debris were scattered over the scene. Skid marks were visible from the top of Moynan Street to the crash site.
The victim's sneaker was found near the sidewalk where he landed.
City police and firefighters arrived at the crash scene and administered CPR to Raposo, who was taken aboard an ambulance. He died shortly after.
A woman who answered the telephone Wednesday at Raposo's residence declined to comment, except to say: "He was a good kid and that's all there was to it."
After the crash, neighbors saw a man wearing a red shirt and khaki shorts emerging from the upended pickup truck. He reportedly looked around in a dazed state, threw off his shirt and began sprinting down Moynan Street.
"I yelled at him, 'Hey, where the hell are you going?'" Johnson said. "He looked at me. He had blood all down his arms. It looked like he was in shock."
Two neighborhood men chased after the fleeing man, following him into Brooklawn Park. Several police and canine officers arrived and searched the wooded area of the park. Donnelly was found lying on the ground and was taken into custody. The two witnesses identified him as the man they had chased.
Donnelly suffered several lacerations and contusions. Investigators are still questioning witnesses and sorting out evidence. They have not yet decided what charges Donnelly will be arraigned on.
Police officers from the Uniform Patrol Division, Major Crimes detectives, accident reconstruction officers and state police troopers assigned to the district attorney's office are investigating the incident.
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