State Police Investigate Serious Crash on Route 90 East in Newton

Yesterday, at approximately 7:35 p.m., troopers assigned to the State Police Barracks in Weston responded to a single vehicle crash on Route 90 East in Newton at the Lowell Avenue overpass between exits 16 and 17 that resulted in one serious injury.

Preliminary investigation by Trooper Robert Ahern indicates that a 2004 Honda Accord operated by 34 year-old John Mullaney of Framingham was traveling on Route 90 East when the vehicle struck the jersey barrier in the median and then rolled over multiple times before coming to rest in the right travel lane. Mullaney, who was not wearing a safety belt, was ejected from the vehicle and landed in the embankment. He was transported by ambulance to Beth Israel Hospital with serious injuries.

This crash remains under investigation with the assistance of the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section and the State Police Crime Scene Services Section. The Newton Fire Department and Turnpike Maintenance assisted troopers at the scene.

Due to the investigation and vehicle recovery the right lane of Route 90 East was closed for approximately two hours.

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

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