MILLBURY, MA — A man killed in a wrong-way accident in Massachusetts has been identified. The Worcester County District Attorney's Office said Jeffrey Bowman, 27, of Connecticut, died in the crash, according to FOX 61.
The accident occurred after a man fled from a traffic stop on the MassPike.
State police said they tried to stop a vehicle on I-90 westbound at 12:43 a.m. Saturday, NBC Connecticut reported. The driver, later identified as Bowmna, fled when a trooper approached.
Ten minutes later, the car got onto Route 146 in Millbury, driving south in the northbound lanes, according to Boston.com.
State troopers attempted to stop the vehicle using stop sticks but were unsuccessful. The driver crashed head-on into another vehicle, NBC Connecticut reported.
The other driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
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