Roslindale man dies in Route 9 crash in Wellesley. What police believe happened

WELLESLEY -- A Roslindale man died Wednesday morning after a single-vehicle crash on Route 9, authorities[1] said. The Norfolk District Attorney's Office[2] identified the victim as Eric B. Young, 60, of Roslindale.

In a press release, Wellesley police[3] said they received a 911 call at 7:16 a.m. reporting a crash on Route 9 westbound, near Cedar Street. Officers, along with firefighters and ambulance personnel, arrived to discover that an SUV had struck a utility pole and then a tree. The driver was unconscious and unresponsive.

"There was no one else in the vehicle and it appears as if there were no other vehicles involved in the crash," police said in the release. 'Car burst into flames': One person hospitalized after two-vehicle collision on Mass Pike in Ashland[4] Wellesley firefighters[5] and paramedics from Cataldo Ambulance[6] performed CPR on the victim, then transported him to Newton-Wellesley Hospital[7].

He was declared dead at 8:10 a.m.

Witnesses told police SUV left road for unknown reason

Witnesses told police the SUV was driving west when it left the road for an unknown reason and struck the utility pole, breaking it at its base. The vehicle continued forward and struck a tree, before stopping. The crash caused police to shut down one westbound lane of Route 9 as they investigated.

The Wellesley Municipal Light Plant[8] sent several crews to the scene to deal with live wires and to replace the utility pole. The crash remains under investigation by the Wellesley Police Department's accident reconstruction team. Norman Miller can be reached at 508-626-3823 or [email protected].

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References

1. ^ authorities (www.facebook.com)
2. ^ Norfolk District Attorney's Office (www.nfkda.com)
3. ^ Wellesley police (wellesleyma.gov)
4. ^ One person hospitalized after two-vehicle collision on Mass Pike in Ashland (www.metrowestdailynews.com)
5. ^ Wellesley firefighters (www.wellesleyma.gov)
6. ^ Cataldo Ambulance (cataldoambulance.com)
7. ^ Newton-Wellesley Hospital (www.nwh.org)
8. ^ Wellesley Municipal Light Plant (wellesleyma.gov)