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Driver In Fatal Belmont Box Truck Crash Identified

Fabustino Soto, 44 of Hadley, was the driver of the box truck that rolled over in Belmont on Friday.

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Soto was driving a 25-foot box truck delivering fresh produce when he lost control and the truck rolled over, according to the District Attorney's Office.
Soto was driving a 25-foot box truck delivering fresh produce when he lost control and the truck rolled over, according to the District Attorney's Office. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)

BELMONT, MA — The truck driver who died in a rollover crash in Belmont on Friday was identified by the Middlesex District Attorney's office as Fabustino Soto, 44 of Hadley.

Soto worked for Chang Farms in Whatley and was driving a 25-foot box truck delivering fresh produce. Soto lost control of the truck and rolled over on the driver's side and landed on a snowbank on Common Street, according to the DA's office.

Soto was pronounced dead at the scene by EMTs.

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The crash is still under investigation.

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