Derek Witzenman Arrested;- One person was killed in a wrong-way crash on the Lowell Connector overnight.
Massachusetts State Police said they responded to a report of a serious crash involving two vehicles around 1:15 a.m. on the Lowell Connector. The crash required police to close all inbound travel lanes near Exit 5A until 4 a.m.
Preliminary investigation indicates that a wrong-way driver traveling outbound in the inbound lanes caused the crash. The driver of the wrong-way vehicle, identified as Derek Witzenman, 29, of Woburn, was arrested on several charges, including operating under the influence of liquor and negligent operation.
First responders took the driver and a passenger in the second vehicle to Lowell General Hospital for a Medflight to Boston. The driver later died of their injuries. Their name is not being released until family has been notified.
The crash remains under investigation by state police.
Witzenman is expected to be arraigned in Lowell District Court on Wednesday.
