Crime & Safety
DA’s Office Investigating Arlington Man’s Death in Lexington Crash
A 45-year-old Arlington man was pronounced dead after an early morning crash Saturday, Aug. 3.
By Patrick Ball
The Middlesex District Attorney's Office is investigating a single-car crash that occurred Saturday morning in Lexington, where police found a car in the bushes and an Arlington man unresponsive behind the wheel.
According to the Lexington Police Department, officers responded to the crash shortly after 6 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3. The vehicle had reportedly rolled into some bushes around 160 North St. in Lexington, near the Market Basket shopping center, and police said at the time that the driver "may have been ill" before the vehicle left the road.
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After finding the driver unresponsive, the responding officer administered CPR. The man, whom the Middlesex DA's Office has only identified as a 45-year-old Arlington resident, was transported to Lahey Clinic and later pronounced deceased.
Lexington Police and the Middlesex DA's Office confirmed Monday that the situation remains under investigation.
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"As with all fatalities, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office is involved in the investigation," a spokesperson said in an email to Patch.
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