HOLBROOK, MASS. (WHDH) - Flowers and candles mark the site where a car crashed through the roof of a house in Holbrook Sunday morning, killing one person and injuring two others.
Officers responding to the area of Abington Avenue and Kingsley Street around 4:30 a.m. say they found a 2005 Toyota Camry that had left the road and crashed through the roof of a house.
A passenger, 20-year-old Nicole Ricci of Stoughton, was extricated from the car by the Jaws of Life and transported to Brockton Hospital, where she died from injuries sustained in the crash, according to police.
Ricci’s uncle, George Paluzzi, says the family is searching for answers.
“You try to get all the answers for everything that’s happened and you try to get all the pieces to the puzzle,” he said, “and when you finally think you have all the pieces to the puzzle, you always look down, you always look down and you’ll see that there’s one piece that will never be filled in again.”
Her family added that she was riding in the car with her boyfriend and another man when the driver lost control.
The men, described as being 19 and 21 years old, both from Holbrook, were also taken to nearby hospitals to be treated for injuries sustained in the crash, police said.
According to a preliminary investigation, the Camry was traveling westbound on Route 139 when it crossed over the eastbound lane, struck a utility pole, and eventually crashed through a fence and into a home.
Homeowner Michelle Carter says she had got home from work, let her dog out and then went to the movies, leaving no one home at the time of the crash.
“About an hour later, things could be different,” she said.
Her house sustained structural damage, according to police.
The incident remains under investigation; however, police say they believe speed played a factor.
A vigil for Ricci has been scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Monday at Grove Lake in Holbrook.
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