Crime & Safety
Cape Cod Woman Killed In Crash: Police
A 74-year-old woman died at the scene and a 79-year-old man was seriously injured, police said.
BRIDGEWATER, MA — A 74-year-old Mashpee woman was killed Saturday in a Bridgewater crash, according to state police.
Troopers responded shortly after 3:15 p.m. to the single-vehicle incident on southbound Interstate 495, police said. A 2018 Chevrolet Malibu had entered a wooded median for reasons under investigation and rolled over, according to police, who said a passenger, Lana Testa, died at the scene, while the 79-year-old driver, a Mashpee man, was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries.
The left lane of the southbound interstate was closed near Exit 19B for over four hours, police said.
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