Authorities are seeking criminal charges against a Springfield man, 24-year-old Barry Davis, who allegedly was speeding and driving recklessly when he crashed a car at the intersection of Cady and Grimes streets in Ludlow.
LUDLOW – Police here are seeking criminal charges against a Springfield man who crashed a vehicle at the intersection of Cady and Grimes streets Friday night, sheering a utility pole in half, toppling power lines and injuring himself and three passengers
Barry C. Davis, 24, of 38 Brook St. has a suspended driver's license and should not have been driving in the first place, according to Ludlow Police Sgt. Daniel Valadas, who said police will seek criminal charges in Palmer District Court.
A preliminary police investigation indicated excessive speed and reckless operation were factors in the 9:07 p.m. crash, Valadas said.
The incident prompted Ludlow and Chicopee police to close a stretch of Cady Street and New Lombard Road while crews from Western Massachusetts Electric Co. repaired the damaged pole and downed wires. Cady Street was expected to remain closed into Saturday morning, police said.
An update on the conditions of Davis and his passengers was unavailable early Saturday, but Valadas said all four were "seriously injured" and had to be transported by Ludlow Fire Department ambulances to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield.
THE MAP BELOW shows the approximate location of a Friday night car crash in Ludlow that sent four people, including the driver, to the hospital with injuries: