Fenway Park PA announcer Beane dies in crash

5:21 PM, May 9, 2012   |    comments
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Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Carl Beane, the public address announcer at Fenway Park since 2003, died in a one-car accident on Wednesday afternoon. He was 59.

According to the office of Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early, a preliminary investigation found Beane's sport utility vehicle crashed into a tree and wall after crossing over the double solid lines on Holland Road in Sturbridge. He was pronounced dead at Harrington Hospital in Southbridge a short time later.

According to his personal website, Beane, who was born in Agawam, Mass., had worked in sports broadcasting since 1972.

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