HYANNIS, Mass. — Several gravestones at a historic Hyannis cemetery were damaged overnight following a hit-and-run crash, according to authorities.
Barnstable Police say that around 1 a.m., a suspect vehicle failed to stop for State Police in the North Street area. The details of what led up to that stop were not immediately available.
Several hours later, around 7:25 a.m., that suspect vehicle was found in the cemetery behind the Hyannis Federated Church.
Video shows numerous gravestones damaged, with parts of the fence still stuck in the windshield of the car.
The vehicle was towed from the scene and an investigation remains ongoing.
According to their website, the church is over 100 years old.
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