Woman charged in deadly hit-and-run crash that killed 2 on I-495 in Massachusetts
METHUEN – A 26-year-old woman has been charged following a deadly hit-and-run crash on Interstate 495 in Methuen, Massachusetts.
Driver charged in Methuen crash
Essex District Attorney Paul Tucker announced Sunday that Katrina Nguyen has been charged with two counts of motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation, leaving the scene resulting in death, leaving the scene with personal injury, leaving the scene with property damage, and operating a motor vehicle after suspension.
Nguyen is expected to be arraigned Monday in Lawrence Superior Court.
Interstate 495 hit-and-run
A 37-year-old man and a 41-year-old man died Saturday around 6 a.m. during the crash on the northbound side of I-495. Two other people were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.
All four people were inside a pickup truck that slammed into a tree on the median, leaving them trapped inside the heavily damaged vehicle. Police have not released the names of the victims of the crash.
Police said the driver of a second vehicle did not stop at the scene of the crash. Massachusetts State Police said Saturday they were searching for the driver.
Nguyen later turned herself in to the Lawrence Police Department.
People who live and work in the area told WBZ-TV that cars regularly go too fast in the area. It is unclear if speed played a factor in Saturday's crash.
The crash remains under investigation by Massachusetts State Police and the Essex District Attorney's office.