Name released of 36-year-old Freetown woman killed in crash on I-195 in Dartmouth

A local woman is dead after an early morning highway crash.

According to Massachusetts State Police, shortly before 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Troopers assigned to the Dartmouth Barracks responded to a single-car crash on Interstate 195 east at mile marker 21 in Dartmouth. Dartmouth Fire and EMS also responded to the scene to extricate the victim-operator who became trapped following the crash. Unfortunately, the victim did not survive her injuries.

The victim has been identified as Crystal Mullens, 36, of Freetown.

A passenger in the car sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

Shortly after 6:00 a.m. the road reopened to normal traffic.

Massachusetts State Police offered condolences to Mullens’ family and friends.

The crash remains under investigation by the State Police Crime Scene Services Section, the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section and the Bristol County State Police Detective Unit.