State Police Search for Driver in I-290 Crash

The following press release was submitted by the Massachusetts State Police:

The Massachusetts State Police are seeking witnesses to, or anyone else with information about, that occurred on the evening of Monday, Jan. 30 on I-290 in Shrewsbury.

The crash occurred at 7:36 p.m. on I-290 west, just before Exit 23. Preliminary investigation indicates that a 2000 Subaru Legacy that was being operated by a 49-year-old Shrewsbury man went out of control and made contact with a 2005 Acura TSX being operated by a 40-year-old man from Holden. Both vehicles ultimately went off the road to the left, with the Acura coming to rest against a rock ledge and the Subaru coming to rest a short distance ahead of the other car, on the shoulder.

Both drivers were wearing seat belts. The operator of the Acura was transported to the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center in Worcester by ambulance with serious injuries.

Troopers assigned to the Holden Barracks are investigating to determine why the Subaru went out of control and whether any other vehicles were involved. Anyone who saw the crash, or the sequence of events leading up to it, is urged to contact Trooper Bray at the State Police Barracks in Holden at 508-829-8410.