Police, fire and EMS all responded to scene at intersection of Barnes, West Tisbury Roads.
Graham Smith

Driver Cited After Collision at Intersection of Barnes, West Tisbury Roads

Two people were transported to the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital and treated for minor injuries after a head-on collision at the intersection of Barnes Road and the West Tisbury Road Monday afternoon, Edgartown police said.

Two people were transported to the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital and treated for minor injuries after a head-on collision at the intersection of Barnes Road and the West Tisbury Road Monday afternoon, Edgartown police said.

Dylan Sisco, 24, of West Tisbury, was charged with negligent operation of a vehicle and failure to yield, Edgartown police chief Bruce McNamee told the Gazette by phone Tuesday.

Police, fire and EMS responded to the crash just after 4:15 p.m., according to a police report written by officer Michael O’Rourke.

Mr. Sisco, driving a Ford F-550 dump truck owned by EC Cottle Inc. was eastbound on the Edgartown-West Tisbury Road when he began to turn left onto Barnes Road, according to the report. He was struck by a westbound Ford F-250 Transit van, owned by Atlantic Pool and operated by Leonardo DaSilva, the report said.

Mr. DaSilva, who was carrying a passenger, Marcos De Almeida Dias, struck the rear right side of Mr. Sisco’s vehicle, according to the police report. When Officer O’Rourke arrived on scene, EMS were treating Mr. DaSilva and Mr. De Almeida Dias in a black Kia sedan operated by a witness to the collision, according to the report. Mr. Sisco sustained no apparent injuries, the report said.

The two men driving the Atlantic Pool van were transported to the hospital with minor injuries, Chief McNamee said. They were questioned later by Officer O’Rourke, the police report said.

Mr. Sisco was found at fault and cited by police.

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 05/24/2022 - 19:59

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Rob Edgartown

I live close by to this intersection… go by it everyday ….when are we going to do something??? Get a light, stop sign of round about..,something … before someone

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 05/26/2022 - 11:30

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Grace Edgartown

It’s time to put a roundabout there. It’s always nerve-wracking trying to make a turn into or out of Barnes with tons of traffic flying at you nonstop, unless some kind soul stops to wave you through. Then there’s the huge traffic jam that happens between there and the airport in the summer. That used to be the back way!

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