Edward Footer Obituary, Death – A Chatham man was killed in a multi-vehicle accident on Route 6 in Brewster on Monday, as reported by Massachusetts State Police. The victim, 57-year-old Edward Footer, was driving a 2006 Toyota Tundra eastbound on Route 6 when a 2020 Isuzu truck, driven by a 24-year-old man travelling in the opposite direction, veered into his lane and collided with Footer’s vehicle. The Isuzu truck also struck a 1997 GMC Safari being driven by a 40-year-old man from Yarmouth.
State Police responded to the crash scene near Exit 85 on Route 6 at approximately 3:15 p.m. Trooper Luis Blanco, a spokesperson for the State Police, stated that Footer was found with life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Isuzu, a Yarmouth resident, was transported to a hospital with serious injuries, while the GMC driver was unharmed. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.