State Police Investigate Fatal Accident Route 95 North in Waltham

On Friday, July 6, 2007 at approximately 8:20 pm, troopers assigned to the State Police Barracks in Concord responded to a single vehicle crash on Route 95 North, at the exit ramp for Route 20 (exit 26) that resulted in one fatality.

Preliminary investigation by Trooper Pat Candeleri indicates that a 1999 Buick Regal operated by sixty-six-year old Thomas CIBOTTI, of Nashua N.H. was traveling at a high rate of speed in the middle travel lane of Route 95 North in Waltham when he lost control of the vehicle and veered to the right. The vehicle exited the roadway, went airborne, passing over a vehicle traveling on the on-ramp from Route 20 to Route 95 North and then rolled over striking a tree with the roof. The vehicle came to rest in a grassy area off the roadway, upright and facing southbound. Mr. CIBOTTI was alone in the vehicle. He was not wearing a safety belt and was ejected from the vehicle. A MedFlight helicopter responded to the scene but was unable to transport by air due to the operator's physical condition. He was transported by ambulance to the Leahy Clinic in Burlington by the Waltham Fire Department and the medical crew from the MedFlight helicopter. Shortly after his arrival at the hospital he died from the injuries sustained in the accident.

The crash remains under investigation with the assistance of the State Police Collision Analysis Reconstruction Section and the State Police Crime Scene Services Section. The Waltham Police and Fire Departments, MedFlight and Mass Highway assisted troopers at the scene.

The entire roadway was closed for approximately twenty minutes while the MedFlight helicopter landed and exited. The first and second travel lanes and breakdown lane were closed for approximately two hours.

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

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