Bedford Man ID'd As Victim Of Fatal I-95 Crash

BEDFORD, MA — A Bedford man has been identified as the victim of a chain-reaction crash on I-95 Thursday. Christopher Weisz, 42, was pronounced dead at the hospital after being thrown from his motorcycle.

Police said Tyngsborough woman on drugs caused the fatal crash on I-95 North and left more crashes in her wake as she fled the scene, police said. According to state police, Lynn E. Dewolfe, 50, was under the influence of narcotics when her erratic driving caused a crash that led to Weisz being thrown off his motorcycle. He was pronounced dead at Lahey Clinic in Burlington.

The crash occurred around 9:40 a.m. near Exit 37 in Reading. Dewolfe was driving a 2008 Saab 93 sedan when she hit a car driven by an 85-year-old Natick woman.

That vehicle, a 2005 Subaru Impreza, crashed into the jersey barrier and flipped around, facing southbound in the northbound lanes. The Impreza then traveled the wrong way and struck the motorcycle, a 1987 BMW K-100 RS, throwing Weisz from the bike.

The Impreza also struck a 2010 Toyota Camry and a 2012 Toyota Corolla.

The drivers of the Camry and the Corolla were transported to Winchester Hospital with minor injuries. The driver of the Impreza was transported to Lahey in Burlington with minor injuries.

Dewolfe fled the chaotic scene, police said, before being arrested by a Wakefield Police officer and State Trooper around Exit 42.

Dewolfe, was arraigned Friday at Woburn District Court. She was charged with operating under the influence of drugs, leaving the scene of a crash that caused personal injury and death, negligent operation of motor vehicle, and marked lanes violation.

The crash closed all but the breakdown lane on 95, hampering traffic for hours Thursday.

Mike Carraggi (Patch Staff) contributed to this report.

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