Overview
- Massachusetts State Police say a wrong-way vehicle traveling outbound in inbound lanes collided with another car around 1:15 a.m. near Exit 5A.
- The driver of the struck vehicle was transported to a Boston-area hospital by MedFlight and later died, and a passenger was also hospitalized.
- Troopers identified the wrong-way driver as Derek Witzenman, 29, of Woburn, and arrested him on charges including operating under the influence and negligent operation.
- Witzenman is expected to be arraigned in Lowell District Court following his overnight arrest.
- All inbound lanes of the Lowell Connector near Exit 5A were closed until about 4 a.m., and the crash remains under active investigation.