NEWBURY, Mass. (Gray News) – A police sergeant has died after a wrong-way crash on Interstate 95 in Massachusetts on Thursday morning.
Massachusetts State Police said officers responded to a reported Tesla that was traveling the wrong way south on I-95 just after midnight.
WFXT reports that state troopers spotted the wrong-way vehicle driving through the Newburyport area and law enforcement prepared a tire-deflation device in Georgetown.
However, before the Tesla reached the device, it struck a Chevrolet Trailblazer head-on near mile marker 81 in the Newbury area.
The driver of the Trailblazer was identified as Endicott College Police Sgt. Jeremy Cole. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Endicott College Chief of Police Kerry Ramsdell said Cole was driving home Thanksgiving morning after working his evening shift.
“On this Thanksgiving Day, our hearts are with the family, friends, and loved ones of a police officer who reported for duty keeping the rest of us safe and secure but did not return home,” Ramsdell said. “This is an incredibly difficult time for our department. We are heartbroken by this unimaginable loss.
Authorities shared that the Tesla driver was a man in his 40s who sustained serious injuries in the crash and was flown to an area hospital. He is expected to face charges, WFXT reports.
First responders closed the highway in both directions at the crash scene for the rescue and investigation.
State police said their investigation remains ongoing.
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