WINTHROP, MASS. (WHDH) - The two passengers of a convertible who died after a suspected drunken driver crashed into a parked truck in Winthrop have been identified.
Troopers responding to reports of a crash on Winthrop Shore Drive and Neptune Avenue at 3 p.m. found Madeline L. Lund, 29, of Beverly, dead and Kathryn J. Adelstein, 28, of Winthrop, suffering from serious injuries after John F. Fannin, 30 of Winthrop, crashed his 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse into an unoccupied, parked pickup truck, according to state police.
The impact caused the convertible to overturn onto its roof and rotate about 180 degrees.
Adelstein was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
Fannin was taken to a Boston hospital with traumatic injuries, according to Winthrop Fire Chief Paul E. Flanagan.
He added that out of his 41 years as a member of the fire service, this was one of the most serious crashes he’s seen.
“This was a terrible crash with a terrible human toll,” Flanagan added.
Fannin was arraigned on two counts of motor vehicle homicide and operating under the influence — second offense at East Boston District Court Monday. He is expected back in court later this month.
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