A man was killed and another is facing charges of drunken driving and leaving the scene of a crash after their motorcycles collided on Massachusetts Route 1 in Newbury Thursday night, authorities said.
Officers responded to a report of a motorcycle crash on Route 1 at 7:47 p.m. Thursday, Newbury police said. The driver of the motorcycle was taken to an area hospital and later pronounced dead.
He was identified Friday as James Turcotte, a 63-year-old from Danvers, by the Essex County District Attorney's Office, which also said that Scott Dambrosio, of Boxford, is facing charges in the incident.
Dambrosio, 55, pleaded not guilty Friday in Haverhill District Court to a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. He was held on $5,000 bail and an outstanding warrant from Newbury police, prosecutors said, noting he's expected to be back in court Monday to face charges of negligent operation and leaving the scene.
Dambrosio was arrested by Boxford police after Turcotte died at a hospital, prosecutors said. It wasn't immediately clear if he had an attorney who could speak to the charges.
Anyone who witnessed the crash or has surveillance video of Route 1 between Newburyport and the area of 96 Newburyport Turnpike or on Middle Road around the time of the crash is asked to call Newbury police at 978-462-4440, Ext. 127.
Local and state police were investigating the crash.
