Raynham Crash Claims Life of New Bedford and Fall River Residents

RAYNHAM (WBSM) —- Authorities in Raynham are investigating after a motor vehicle crash claimed the life of two people from Fall River and New Bedford on Monday night.

According to Raynham Police Chief David LaPlante and Fire Chief Bryan LaCivita, both departments responded to 911 calls for a one-car crash on December 30 at about 9:25 p.m. The crash occurred on East Britannia Street, near Thrasher Street.

Emergency crews arrived to find a 2017 Hyundai Elantra leaning up against a tree. Authorities said that the preliminary investigation suggested the car went airborne before hitting the tree.

The driver, identified as Averi Costa-Burton, 26, of Fall River, was ejected from the vehicle. She was transported to Morton Hospital in Taunton, where she was pronounced deceased.

Two passengers remained in the vehicle: Dorryn Robinson, 28, of New Bedford and unidentified 25-year-old man from Fall River.

Robinson was pronounced deceased at the scene, while the Fall River man was transported by medflight to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence with life-threatening injuries.

The crash remains under investigation by the Raynham Police Accident Reconstruction Team and the Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office.

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