SUV Slams Into Chelsea CVS, Driver Killed

CHELSEA (CBS) – A driver was killed when an SUV slammed into a building in Chelsea early Monday morning.

Investigators say the man was speeding on 4th Street just before 1 a.m. when his 2001 GMC hit a sign post at the corner of Cherry Street and crashed into the corner of a CVS.

The driver and his passenger were rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital.

The driver, identified only as a 35-year-old East Boston man, died.

The passenger, a 47-year-old East Boston man, is still in the hospital.

Anyone with information about the crash should call Chelsea Police at 617-466-4843 or the Suffolk County State Police Detective Unit at 617-727-8817.

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