Billerica Police | MA

For immediate release: August 15, 2018
For more information contact: (781) 897-8325

8/17/18 LOWELL – The identity of the man who died on Wednesday, August 15 in a crash in Lowell had been confirmed as Eric Schwabe, 34, of Billerica. On August 15, 2018, at approximately 6:50 p.m., emergency personnel responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash at Woburn Street and 495 in Lowell.

The preliminary investigation suggests that the decedent was operating a Volkswagen Jetta in the area of Billerica Avenue in Billerica when a Billerica Police Officer who was parked in the area attempted to stop the vehicle for a registration violation. The operator of the motor vehicle subsequently fled at a high rate of speed in the direction of Lowell and the officer lost sight of the vehicle. Upon arrival to the area of Woburn Street and 495, the Billerica officer observed that the decedent’s motor vehicle had struck a second motor vehicle before crashing into the concrete barrier. Schwabe was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the second motor vehicle remained on scene and was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

This incident is being investigated by the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, the Lowell Police Department and the Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section. This is an open and ongoing investigation and no charges have been filed.

8/16/18 LOWELL — Tonight at approximately 6:50 p.m. emergency personnel responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash at Woburn Street and 495 in Lowell that resulted in the death of a Billerica man in his 30s.

The preliminary investigation suggests that the decedent was operating a Volkswagen Jetta in the area of Billerica Avenue in Billerica when a Billerica police officer who was parked in the area attempted to stop the vehicle for a registration violation. The operator of the vehicle subsequently fled at a high rate of speed in the direction of Lowell and the officer lost sight of the vehicle. Upon arrival to the area of Woburn Street and 495 the Billerica officer observed that the decedent’s motor vehicle had struck a second motor vehicle, before crashing into a concrete barrier. The operator of the Volkswagen was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the second motor vehicle remained on scene and was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

This incident is being investigated by the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, the Lowell Police Department and the Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section. This is an open and ongoing investigation. No further information will be released regarding the identity of the decedent pending notification of next of kin.

Meghan Kelly
Director of Communications
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan
Office: 781-897-8340
Cell: 857-270-0559

Billerica –On Monday, July 23, 2018 at approximately 4:30 pm, the Billerica Police received a report from Northeast Residential Services located in Billerica that an adult disabled resident of that facility was missing. An investigation into the circumstances of that report revealed that a 28 year old male resident of that location had been picked up at around 7:45 am that morning by a private transportation company for a scheduled transport to a work-day program in Lawrence. It was not until later that day, at approximately 4:30 pm that caretakers from Northeast Residential Services discovered the resident had not gotten on the private transport bus back to Billerica. During the preliminary investigation into the incident, the Billerica Police learned that the involved individual had been located by the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) in the vicinity of Interstate 93 in Lawrence. At that time, due to a pre-existing disability of the individual involved, coupled with the inability for the MSP to identify this individual, he was transported to a local hospital in Methuen for evaluation. With that new information, the individual was quickly located by his caretakers and is reportedly safe and healthy at this time. The Billerica Police are currently working with the appropriate state and local agencies to determine the most appropriate course of action.

Any additional questions should be directed to Deputy Chief Roy Frost, 978-215-9653