By Katina Caraganis
Sentinel and Enterprise
ASHBY, Mass. — Firefighting is like a brotherhood, and when the members of the Ashby Fire Department heard about a two-car accident that killed two of their own and severely injured another, they knew they had to step in to help.
Michelle Martens, 36, and her 16-year-old son, Justin Fournier, of Turnpike Road in Ashby, were riding in a Kia Sportage around 10:30 a.m. on the morning on Feb. 17 when the car crossed over a marked land on Ashby State Road in Fitchburg and struck another car driven by Wayne Patenaude.
Martens and Fournier, both firefighters, were pronounced dead at the scene, and Patenaude, a fellow firefighter, was brought to UMass Medical Center in Worcester with a shattered heel.
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