D.A. Identifies Teens Killed in Taunton and Dartmouth Crashes

The identities of the three teenagers killed in two separate crashes this past weekend have now been released.

Today, the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office identified them as Savannah Salemme, 18, of Dighton; Brielle Raposo, 16, of Fall River; and Cameren Gutter, 15, of Fall River.

Taunton Crash Victim Identified

Salemme was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Taunton on Friday night. Taunton Police responded at about 10:13 p.m. on September 19 to 168 Tremont Street, where first responders found a Toyota Tacoma pickup fully engulfed in flames.

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The D.A.’s Office said it appeared the truck left the roadway, struck the front porch of the home, and rolled into parked cars in the home’s driveway.

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Fall River Crash Victims Identified

Raposo and Gutter died as the result of a crash that occurred around 1 a.m. on Saturday, September 20. Massachusetts State Police received 911 calls reporting a vehicle operating erratically at high speeds on Route 195 westbound in Dartmouth. Troopers arrived at the area of the Reed Road Exit and found a Kia sedan that had left the roadway and crashed into the median.

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Raposo and Gutter had been ejected from the vehicle, which had been reported stolen out of Fall River, and were found in the left travel lane. They were pronounced deceased at the scene.

Support Offered to Fall River Students

Fall River Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Tracy Curley put out a statement noting that the department has been offering counseling and support to students and staff since Sunday, acknowledging that one of the teens killed was a student from B.M.C. Durfee High School and the other from Robert L. Medeiros Resiliency Preparatory Academy.

She said four schools opened on Sunday to provide grief counseling and other services to students, staff and families.

“The loss of two students is heartbreaking, and we are feeling it across multiple schools,” Curley said. “Our hearts are with their families, friends, and everyone touched by this loss. We have support available now, and we will continue to provide that support and connect people with services for as long as our students and staff need us to. Healing will take time, but we’ll get through it together as a community.”

Investigation Continues

The D.A.’s Office said the cause of each crash remains under investigation.