BOURNE – A traffic crash was reported at the mainland side base of the Sagamore Bridge just before 7:30 PM Friday. Initial reports indicated at least one person needed to be extricated and was suffering from serious injures. All lanes leading to the Cape are closed and traffic is being diverted to the Bourne Bridge as an alternate. Only one lane is open heading off-Cape. Around 8 PM, Mass State Police (MSP) confirmed that this is a fatal crash. The MSP Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Sections (CARS) is investigating the cause of the collision.
Just before midnight it was reported the bridge was reopened.
Update: Authorities say 19-year-old Paul Myers of Plymouth allegedly tried to illegally pass another vehicle before colliding with a Toyota Corolla. A passenger in the Corolla, 79-year-old Martha Sheldon was killed. The Corolla driver, an 83-year-old woman, was rushed to a hospital with serious injuries. Myers was charged with operating under the influence of drugs.
Photos via Cape Cod Incidents/CWN
