Rutland man charged in fatal Bridgewater crash

BRIDGEWATER — A Rutland man has been charged in connection with a head-on collision last month that killed a Las Vegas man and his son.
25-year-old Joshua Ouimette of Rutland was charged with two counts of careless and negligent operation with death resulting.
Police said Ouimette’s vehicle crossed the center line on U.S. Route 4 in Bridgewater on Jan. 15 and crashed into an oncoming sport utility vehicle. He is scheduled for a court appearance next month.
Killed in the accident were 56-year-old Christopher Raleigh and his 10-year-old son, Travis. Two other family members in the vehicle survived. A woman in Ouimette’s vehicle suffered non-life-threatening injuries and a 6-month-old infant was not injured.