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This morning at approximately 2:14 a.m., Troopers assigned to State Police-Norwell responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash on Route 3 Southbound south of exit 16 in Weymouth.
Upon their arrival, they discovered a 2019 Dodge Charger had rolled over and caught on fire with the operator, trapped inside. The operator was deceased at the scene
Preliminary investigation shows the vehicle was traveling on Route 3 Southbound when, for reasons still under investigation, it left the roadway to the left side and rolled over into the center median. No other vehicles were involved in the crash and the operator was the sole occupant of the Dodge.
The operator has not been identified at this time.
The crash remains under investigation by Troop D of the Massachusetts State Police along with the Collision Analysis Reconstruction Section and Crime Scene Services Section, Norfolk DA. Weymouth Fire, and Mass DOT, and the Medical Examiner assisted at the scene.
