Report ID: July 11, 2026
NCIC#: Unknown
Officer ID#: Unknown
Traffic Unit 1: Blue Toyota Camry sedan
Traffic Unit 2: SAAB sedan
Occupants: Toyota Camry — Tristan Bedient, 34, of Acushnet (driver); Kate Aldrich, 51, of New Bedford (passenger). SAAB sedan — two occupants (identities not released)
Injuries/Fatalities: Two fatalities — Tristan Bedient, 34, and Kate Aldrich, 51, both transported to a local hospital where they were pronounced dead. Two occupants of the SAAB sedan sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Vehicle Damage: Blue Toyota Camry sustained catastrophic damage; SAAB sedan damage extent unknown
Property Damage: Unknown
Road Surface: Unknown
Manner of Impact: Unknown
Pedestrian/Cyclist Location: N/A
Narrative
On the evening of Friday, July 11, 2026, at approximately 7:35 p.m., a two-vehicle collision occurred on Route 6 near the Westport/Dartmouth line in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office. The crash involved a blue Toyota Camry sedan, which sustained catastrophic damage, and a SAAB sedan.
The driver of the Toyota Camry, Tristan Bedient, 34, of Acushnet, and his passenger, Kate Aldrich, 51, of New Bedford, were transported to a local hospital where both were pronounced dead. The two occupants of the SAAB sedan sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation by authorities. Full details are developing.
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