BARNSTABLE, MA- Police Make Arrest in Fatal Hit and Run Accident- Press Conference (05-20-10)

HYANNIS The police arrested an 18-year-old Hyannis woman Thursday night in the hit-and-run death of a local woman who was crossing North Street in her wheelchair Tuesday night. Gina Giovangelo of 73 Vandermint Lane has been charged with motor vehicle homicide and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, Barnstable police Sgt. Andrew McKenna said during a brief press conference Thursday night at police headquarters. Thursday morning, the Yarmouth police found evidence related to the fatal crash at a Yarmouth motel parking lot, according to the Barnstable police. The Barnstable police later found Giovangelos moderately damaged 2007 Nissan Altima in a commercial parking lot in Barnstable, McKenna said. Giovangelo was being held on $10000 cash bail overnight in the Barnstable police lockup until her arraignment this morning in Barnstable District Court. McKenna said the investigation remains active. He would not comment on whether there were any passengers in Giovangelos car or whether she may have been intoxicated at the time of the crash. The police sergeant said damage to Giovangelos car is consistent with the crash that killed 47-year-old Lillian White, who was crossing North Street at about 10 pm Tuesday in her wheelchair when a car hit her and dragged her about 50 feet. White was returning to her apartment after going to a convenience store, according to the police and her daughter, Siobhan White. White died early Wednesday morning at Cape Cod Hospital. She ...



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Memorial service for Coast Guardsman Bernard Webber

WELLFLEET,Mass.--A memorial service was held to honor Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Bernard Webber, 80, who passed away Jan. 24, 2009. As a young Petty Officer, Webber was the coxswain of the CG36500 motor lifeboat that helped rescue 32 crew members from the ill-fated Pendleton tanker that split in half several miles off Chatham on Cape Cod. Webber and three other crewmen aboard the CG36500 braved a raging storm the night of Feb. 19, 1952 to rescue the crew and bring them safely back to shore. The heroic effort of Webber and the crew is recognized as one of the greatest rescues in Coast Guard history. (Video by Petty Officer First Class Matthew Belson)



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