A minor is dead after an early morning wrong-way highway crash in Massachusetts on Sunday.
According to Massachusetts State Police, at approximately 3:23 a.m., Troopers from the Revere Barracks and Saugus Police responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a wrong-way driver traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of Route 1 in the Saugus-Revere area. Minutes later, as Troopers were responding, the wrong-way operator struck another vehicle head-on, just south of Sargent Street in Revere.
Police arrived on scene and discovered the wrong-way vehicle completely engulfed in flames. Despite the effort of Police and Fire Officials, the operator succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
The operator of the second vehicle sustained minor injuries and was transported by EMS to a Boston hospital.
All lanes of Route 1 were shut down until approximately 8:15 a.m.
The Collision Analysis & Reconstruction Section and Crime Scene Services Section, and Suffolk SPDU responded to the scene.
State Police stated that the junior operator is a minor who will not be identified at this time out of respect for their family and loved ones.
The crash remains under investigation by the State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Suffolk District Attorney’s Office.
