Father Faces Manslaughter Charge in Toddler's Death Following Car Crash

A father is facing charges in the death of his toddler following a car crash in Clarksburg, Massachusetts, early Saturday morning.

Police say that the 2-year-old died after his father lost him in a brook while fleeing from the scene of the crash on Middle Road shortly before 2a.m.

State Police troopers and Clarksburg firefighters who responded to reports of the crash pulled the boy from Hudson Brook and rushed him to Berkshire Medical Center in North Adams where he was later pronounced dead, police say.

The child's father, identified as Darel A. Galorenzo, of Readsboro, Vermont, was arrested by state police and determined to have been driving under the influence, according to authorities.

Galorenzo has been charged with manslaughter, child endangerment, operating under the influence and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. Galorenzo is being held on $100,000 cash bail. It is unclear if he has an attorney.