Clarksburg Man Killed in Two-Car Crash
.jpg) The accident closed a section of Route 8 for more than four hours. |
According to state police, Demers, 87, of Middle Road was pronounced dead at the scene after his 2000 Ford Focus was struck at about 5:30 p.m. by a pickup driven by Peter J. Boisvert, 45, of Wilmington, Vt.
Demers was apparently westbound on Henderson Road and attempting to cross Route 8 when Boisvert's northbound Ford pickup struck the driver's side of Demers' car and went off the road, according to a preliminary investigation by Trooper Ryan Dickinson from the Cheshire barracks.
Neither vehicle carried passengers and Boisvert declined medical assistance at the scene.
A section of the north- and southbound lanes were closed at the intersection for about 4 1/2 hours.
Demers, who went by his middle name, Ken, had operated his farm Middle and Wood roads for nearly five decades. Students from what was then North Adams State College participated in programs at the farm during the 1970s under the watchful eyes of Demers. He also was a common sight at many local events over the years, giving horse-and-wagon rides, and a painting by Gus Jammalo of him riding his tractor is prominently displayed at Town Hall.
The crash remains under investigation with the assistance of the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section and the State Police Crime Scene Services Section. Clarksburg Police and Fire assisted troopers at the scene. The North Adams Ambulance Service and Stamford, Vt., Fire Department also responded.
