This morning at about 2:17 a.m., State Police from the Andover barracks responded to a single vehicle roll over crash on Route 495 south off ramp to Marston St in Lawrence which resulted in 2 fatalities.
Preliminary information collected at the scene by Troopers Andrew Chiachio and David Bouchard indicates that a 22-year-old Lawrence man operating a 1992 Honda Civic entered the Marston St off ramp at a high rate of speed and failed to negotiate the curve causing the vehicle to drive off the embankment and roll over. The operator sustained serious injuries and was initially transported to Lawrence General Hospital but later transferred to Beth Israel Hospital for medical treatment. Two passengers that were fatally injured in the crash are identified as Alexander Castro, 23 of Salem and Wilbert Munoz, 26 of Lawrence. Castro was transported to Lawrence General Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Munoz was ejected from the vehicle and was determined deceased at the scene.
The cause of this crash remains under investigation with assistance from the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section and Crime Scene Services Section.
There are no charges filed against the operator at this time.
State Police were assisted on scene by Lawrence Fire and EMS, Lawrence Police, and MassDOT.
The Marston St off ramp was closed for nearly four hours for investigation and cleanup.
There is no further information available at this time. Please do not contact the barracks for media inquiries.
