A 79-year-old woman was killed and a second person hurt in multi-vehicle crash at the base of the Sagamore Bridge, state police said. Police said a 19-year-old from Plymouth was taken into custody for suspected operating under the influence of drugs.Police rushed to the crash scene just before 7 p.m. on Friday. According to police, Paul Myers of Plymouth was driving in the left lane of Route 6 westbound when he attempted to pass a vehicle in front of him illegally by shifting into the right lane. According to police, Myers’ vehicle did not have enough clearance when changing lanes, and he crashed into a Toyota Corolla already traveling in the right lane. Police said that caused the Toyota Corolla to hit the curb and spin across the median, crashing into a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction. Martha Sheldon, 79, who was a passenger in the Corolla, died as a result of the head-on collision, police said. The 83-year-old driver of the Corolla sustained serious injuries.Police said both lanes of travel headed toward Cape Cod and one lane of travel headed off the Cape were closed for several hours.
A 79-year-old woman was killed and a second person hurt in multi-vehicle crash at the base of the Sagamore Bridge, state police said.
Police said a 19-year-old from Plymouth was taken into custody for suspected operating under the influence of drugs.
Police rushed to the crash scene just before 7 p.m. on Friday.
According to police, Paul Myers of Plymouth was driving in the left lane of Route 6 westbound when he attempted to pass a vehicle in front of him illegally by shifting into the right lane.
According to police, Myers’ vehicle did not have enough clearance when changing lanes, and he crashed into a Toyota Corolla already traveling in the right lane.
Police said that caused the Toyota Corolla to hit the curb and spin across the median, crashing into a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction.
Martha Sheldon, 79, who was a passenger in the Corolla, died as a result of the head-on collision, police said. The 83-year-old driver of the Corolla sustained serious injuries.
Police said both lanes of travel headed toward Cape Cod and one lane of travel headed off the Cape were closed for several hours.
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