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Man working for Westport company killed in fatal I-90 crash
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The tractor-trailer driver killed in Monday’s crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike is identified as Sterling Hullett, 49, of Fort Worth, Texas.
Preliminary investigation by Massachusetts State Police units indicates that the tractor-trailer was traveling eastbound on the Turnpike (Route 90) in Brighton at the time of the crash. Evidence indicates that the trailer began to sway and the truck moved from the middle lane to the left lane. For reason or reasons still under investigation, the truck then rolled over onto the cement median barrier and continue to travel along it for a significant distance.
The vehicle came to final rest with the cab on the eastbound side and the trailer rolled over onto the westbound lanes prior to Exit 20. The large container being carried on the trailer became dislodged and also came to rest across multiple westbound lanes.
Hullett, an employee of R and D Transportation of Westport, Mass., was determined to be deceased at the scene. The truck was registered out of Texas and the trailer out of Maine. No other vehicles were involved in the crash.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation by Troop H of the Massachusetts State Police with assistance from the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section, State Police Crime Scene Services Section, State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Section, and State Police Detective Unit for Suffolk County.
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