Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Multi-Car Crash on Route 1, Road Now Cleared
A multi-car crash led to one arrest Tuesday morning.
UPDATE: (12:58 p.m.)
Route 1 southbound has been cleared from a multi-car crash that occurred at about 11:15 a.m. Tuesday.
Traffic was rerouted for about an hour as crews cleared the scene.
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ORIGINAL REPORT:
The Norwood Police Department is reporting a multi-car crash being worked by Norwood Police and Fire on Route 1 Southbound at Everett St. and University Ave.
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Police are asking drivers to avoid the area if at all possible. Southbound traffic is being rerouted.
One operator fled the scene but was apprehended and arrested a short time later.
Norwood Patch will update this story as more information becomes available.
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