NEWBURYPORT – State Police Report –
This morning at about 2:35 a.m., State Police from the Newbury Barracks responded to a crash on Route 95 Southbound, in the area of Exit 57 in Newburyport which resulted in the death of a pedestrian.
Preliminary investigation by Troopers Christopher Ryan and Randy Morales indicates that a 66-year-old woman from Kittery Point, Maine, was traveling on Route 95 Southbound in a 2016 Jeep Renegade when her vehicle struck a pedestrian in the 2nd travel lane. As a result of the collision, the adult male pedestrian was transported to Anna Jacques Hospital by ambulance where he was pronounced deceased.
The cause of this crash, including the reasons why the pedestrian was walking on the highway, is still under investigation with assistance from the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section and Crime Scene Services Section. No charges have been filed at this time.
State Police were assisted on scene by Newburyport Police, Fire and EMS, MassDOT, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
The identity of the victim is being withheld pending family notification.
