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November 09, 2009 - For immediate release:

State Police Investigate Fatal Crash on Route 495 North in Foxboro

On November 9, 2009, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Troopers assigned to the State Police Barracks in Foxboro responded to a single- vehicle crash in the median on Route 495 North in the Town of Foxboro. The crash resulted in one fatality, and one serious injury.

Preliminary investigation by Trooper Mark Hannon indicates that 75 year-old Dominick Sheehan from Hamden, Connecticut was operating a 2007 Toyota Avalon on Route 495 North prior to exit 14B in Foxboro, when his vehicle lost control and rolled over fatally injuring the passenger.  The passenger was identified as a 69 year-old Mary Sheehan from Hamden Connecticut, who was seriously injured and pronounced deceased at the scene. The operator was seriously injured and transported to Rhode Island Hospital.

The facts and circumstances of this crash remain under investigation by Troop H of the Massachusetts State Police, with the assistance of the State Police Collision Analysis Reconstruction Section, the State Police Crime Scene Services Section and the Medical Examiners Office.  The Plainville Fire Department and MassHighway  assisted troopers at the scene.

The left lanes of Route 495 north and southbound were closed for approximately two hours for the crash investigation and vehicle removal.

Any witnesses to the crash are asked to call the State Police Foxboro Barracks at 508-543-8550.

No further information is available at this time. Please do not call the barracks directly.