READING, MASS. (WHDH) - One person was killed Thursday morning in an OUI crash involving multiple vehicles and a motorcyclist on Interstate 95 in Reading.
Massachusetts State Police responded around 10 a.m. to the crash on the northbound side of the highway near exit 37.
Lynn Dewolfe, 50, of Tyngsborough, was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of drugs, among other charges, according to police.
Police say Dewolfe was driving erratically and made contact with a vehicle being driven by an 85-year-old Natick woman, causing her to collide with a motorcycle.
The motorcyclist, identified as 42-year-old Christopher Weisz, of Bedford, was thrown from the bike and taken by ambulance to Lahey Clinic in Burlington, where he was pronounced dead.
Police say Dewolfe fled the scene, causing additional crashes. She was later taken into custody by Wakefield police and state police near exit 42.
All travel lanes were closed for a period of time as crews tended to those involved. Traffic was backed up for miles in the area.
No additional details were immediately available.
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