Somerville Man Charged With OUI in Stoneham Crash

UPDATE, 10:18 a.m.: A Somerville man was charged with operating under the influence of liquor after the accident in Stoneham on I-93 south that closed three lanes of the highway early Saturday.

Massachusetts State Police Trooper Nicole Morrell said Daniel Gerard, 32, of Somerville was issued a summons after being transported to MGH with non-life threatening injuries.

Morrell said the accident involved a vehicle operated by Gerard and a tractor-trailer unit on I-93 southbound south of Exit 35. Morrell did not have information on the type of vehicle Gerard was operating.

The operator of the tractor-trailer unit was not injured in the crash, according to Morrell.

ORIGINAL STORY: A person was entraped in a vehicle following a crash on Interstate 93 southbound early Saturday morning, according to emergency communications reports.

The reports indicated the crash took place at around 1 a.m. Saturday in the area of Exit 36. Massachusetts State Police troopers on scene reported one victim in the crash was trapped and seriously injured. Stoneham Fire responded to the scene.

Three of the four lanes of travel near the accident were reportedly shut down and Medflight was requested for transporting the victim.

Because of "elevation weather," Medflight did not respond and the victim was reportedly transported to Massachusetts General Hospital via Armstrong Ambulance.

Troopers remained on scene for several hours conducting an accident reconstruction investigation, according to the reports, the last of which indicated the scene was clear at around 3:30 a.m.

No further details on the crash were immediately available.

Patch will have more on this story as it becomes available.