Bear dragged man's body from car after fatal crash in western Mass., police say


by NBC Boston

NBC Boston— Police say a man was killed in a car crash in western Massachusetts on Sunday, and his body was found a short distance away after being dragged from the vehicle by a bear. State police said they received a call around 11:30 a.m. Sunday from a passing trucker on Route 91 south in Hatfield who had just seen a partially

WCVB—Body dragged by bear after Mass. man killed in crash, state police say. A bear beat first responders to the scene of a fatal crash in western Massachusetts over the weekend and "made contact with the victim's...

CBS News—Bear dragged crash victim's body from car in woods off Massachusetts highway, police say. HATFIELD - A bear is believed to have dragged the body of a western Massachusetts crash victim out of his car on Sunday, State Police say.Investigators say 31-year-old Daniel Ducharme, of South Hadley, was likely killed as a result of the crash on Route 91 south in Hatfield. Police said the evidence suggests he was "either fully ejected or partially ejected and later dragged from the car by the bear."Another driver called police at 11 a.m. on Sunday when they noticed a car in the woods off the...

WWLP—Bear drags body from car after deadly crash on I-91 in Hatfield. A South Hadley man has been identified as a victim in a single car crash on I-91 Sunday morning and the remains had “made contact” with a bear.