Crime & Safety

Teen Dies In 495 Crash Sunday Night

An 18-year-old is dead after a single-car crash in Haverhill.

HAVERHILL, MA — A teenager died in a single-car crash on Route 495 in Haverhill Sunday night, police said.

Dasia Houtman, 18, of Haverhill was driving southbound in a 2004 Saturn ION when the vehicle drove off the road and struck a tree, State Police said Monday. Houtman was pronounced dead at the scene.

The reasons for the crash, which occurred shortly before 10 p.m. north of Exit 51, are being investigated.

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