One dead in single-car crash on I-91 in Holyoke
Springfield woman charged with OUI, wrong way driving in Hartford
Law enforcement responded to the traffic accident on I-91 north between Holyoke and Northampton Saturday afternoon. Massachusetts State Police Media Relations Tim McGuirk said that the sole occupant of the vehicle died as a result of the crash.
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