Traffic & Transit
Taunton Man Charged In Fatal, Wrong-Way I-495 Crash
The crash south of the Mass Pike along I-495 closed the highway for hours early Wednesday morning.
HOPKINTON, MA — A Taunton man is facing a criminal charge after a fatal, wrong-way collision along I-495 in Hopkinton early Wednesday morning.
The crash happened just after midnight in the northbound lanes near exit 58. According to state police, Devin Arroyo, 29, was driving a van southbound in the northbound lanes when he collided with a northbound driver in a sedan.
A semitrailer then collided with the sedan from behind after being unable to stop in time to avoid the first collision.
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The sedan driver, whose name was not immediately released, was pronounced dead at UMass Memorial in Worcester. Arroyo was treated for minor injuries, and the semitrailer driver, a Providence man, was not hurt.
The crash closed I-495 between about 12:15 and near 5 a.m. Wednesday.
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State police arrested Arroyo on an operating under the influence of alcohol charge.
C-2, A-2, E-4, R-1 along with @WestboroughFire M-4, R-1 responded to this serious MVC on 495 North. Highway is shutdown. pic.twitter.com/K3E0BlO2oC
— Hopkinton Fire (@HopkintonFire) August 17, 2022
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