US Edition‘I’m Just so Sorry’: Good Samaritan Recalls Moments She Tried to Save 5-Year-Old Girl Who Died After Massachusetts Crash
- A fatal collision occurred on May 24, 2025, around 6:20 p.m. On Grove Street in Franklin, Massachusetts, involving a sedan and a pickup truck.
- The crash happened when James N. Blanchard, 21, drove his pickup across the center line while allegedly intoxicated, striking the Patel family's sedan.
- The Patel family was traveling to celebrate their 14-year-old son's birthday when the collision caused serious injuries to the mother, brother, and father, and killed their 5-year-old daughter.
- Blanchard’s blood alcohol content measured 0.189, over twice the legal limit of 0.08 in Massachusetts, and he faces charges including motor vehicle homicide and operating under the influence.
- Blanchard was held on $250,000 bail and arraigned on May 27, 2025, with the case raising concerns about drunk driving consequences in the community.
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‘I’m just so sorry’: Good Samaritan recalls moments she tried to save 5-year-old girl who died after Massachusetts crash
By Shaun Chaiyabhat & Imani Clement Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A health care worker says she witnessed the Franklin, Massachusetts, crash that took the life of a 5-year-old girl, and later tried to render aid to the victim before she succumbed to her injuries. Julie Blaney was just behind the two-car crash on Grove Street in Franklin Saturday evening and rushed over to the car. Blaney said she found…
Vigil for 5-year-old Massachusetts girl killed by drunk driver crash
FRANKLIN, Mass. (WWLP) - A vigil was held in Franklin on Wednesday for a five-year-old girl killed in a deadly crash. Family of man missing in Connecticut River receive community support as search continues Krisha Patel died after being airlifted to a hospital when her family car was hit by an alleged drunk driver on Saturday. Her mother is still in critical condition, and her brother is also recovering in the hospital but is expected to p…
Massachusetts alleged drunken driver turns Franklin family’s celebration into tragedy
An outing to celebrate a birthday turned into an unfathomable tragedy for a Franklin family when an alleged drunken driver plowed into their vehicle, killing a 5-year-old girl and seriously injuring her brother and mother. James Blanchard, 21, of Franklin, allegedly told police that he drank two beers while at a landscaping job Saturday afternoon before he opened a 1.75-liter bottle of Tito’s Vodka and “began drinking straight out of it,” on his…
Franklin man charged in head-on crash that killed child held on $250K bail
A Franklin man was held Tuesday after being arraigned on drunken driving charges following a head-on crash into a family’s car that left a 5-year-old Franklin girl dead Saturday night.
Man accused in drunk driving crash that killed young girl in Franklin pleads not guilty - Boston News, Weather, Sports
A man accused in a drunk driving crash that killed a 5-year-old girl in Franklin Saturday pleaded not guilty Tuesday. Prosecutors said James N. Blanchard, 21, of Franklin, was driving on the wrong side of Grove Street Saturday at around 6 p.m. when he allegedly hit a sedan. The crash killed the young girl and injured her brother, mother, and father, who were all inside the sedan, police said. A memorial continues to grow at the crash site. Prose…
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