Family involved in deadly Gates crash identified

Gates police have identified the family impacted in Thursday’s crash that killed a baby boy in Gates.

Jake, Kelly and Noah Carpenter were stopped in a sport utility vehicle at a traffic light on Buffalo and Howard roads in Gates Thursday morning, March 5, when a second eastbound SUV rear-ended the family’s SUV, severely injuring both parents and killing the couple’s 6-month-old son, said Gates Police Chief Rob Long.

The striking SUV was traveling at high speed at the time of the crash, Long said. The impact heavily damaged both vehicles…

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