BOURNE, MASS. (WHDH) - A 19-year-old Plymouth man is facing an OUI (drugs) charge following a head-on crash on the Sagamore Bridge that left a 79-year-old woman dead and an 83-year-old man hospitalized with serious injuries, police said.
Officers responding to a reported multi-vehicle crash on Route 6 west in Bourne around 7 p.m. Friday determined Paul Myers had illegally tried to pass a vehicle in front of him and crashed head-on into a Toyota Corolla, according to police.
The crash resulted in the death of Martha Sheldon, who was a passenger, and seriously injured the driver.
Following an investigation, Myers was arrested on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs.
No additional information was immediately available.
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