New Bedford Man Dies After Being Struck By Car in Dartmouth

DARTMOUTH (WBSM) — Dartmouth Police have released the name of the New Bedford man killed in after being struck by a vehicle on Route 6 earlier this month.

According to a release, Dartmouth Police responded to a report of an incident of a person in the roadway near the Moby Dick Motel at 617 State Road on Sunday, September 1 at 4:26 a.m.

Upon arrival, officers found that Clifford Kerns, 49, of New Bedford had been struck by a car.

Kerns was transported to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries. He died in the hospital the following day.

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No charges have been filed at this time but the incident remains under investigation by Dartmouth Police, Massachusetts State Police and the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office.

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