Speed Likely Factor in Wednesday Crash That Injured Two

Sudbury Police Chief Scott Nix said that excessive speed was likely a factor in a Wednesday night crash that left a Sudbury driver with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

Nix said on Thursday afternoon that police received a 911 call at 10:08 p.m. on Wednesday for a crash on Mossman Road.

First responders discovered a single-car crash with a vehicle that had flipped onto its side and crashed into a tree.

The operator of the vehicle was a 20-year-old man from Sudbury who was trapped in the car. The passenger, a 22-year-old man was taken by ambulance to Emerson Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

A Sudbury ambulance transported the driver to Davis Field, where a Life Flight helicopter was waiting to transport the man to UMASS Memorial Hospital.

Police said that the driver’s condition at the time was uncertain, but as of Thursday Nix said the man’s injuries are “substantial but non-life threatening.”

Nix added that the crash remains under investigation, but said it was apparent excessive speed was a factor.

“Given the tremendous impact, both occupants are extremely fortunate the outcome was not far worse,” said Nix. “As always, we strongly urge all drivers (operate) in a prudent, safe manner. Accidents as such can result in life-changing or life-ending outcomes that cannot be taken back.”

(Photo courtesy of the Sudbury Police Department)