Crime & Safety
One Dead After Overnight Chelmsford Crash
A Lawrence man was pronounced dead at the scene, while the woman riding in his car airlifted to Mass General Hospital.
CHELMSFORD, MA — A 22-year-old Lawrence man was pronounced dead at the scene of a single-car crash on Route 495 in Chelmsford early Sunday morning. Police were called to the scene between Exits 33 and 32 on the southbound side of the highway around 1:30 a.m. The woman who was riding in the man's 2012 Chevrolet Captiva was taken by helicopter to Massachusetts General Hospital with serious injuries.
The man's name has not been released. Massachusetts State Police said Sunday the woman was in stable condition. Two lanes of the highway were closed but had reopened by 4:30 a.m., State Police said.
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