BOSTON (WBSM) — A 31-year-old Plymouth man was killed Wednesday in a fiery single-vehicle crash on the Massachusetts Avenue Connector ramp to Frontage Road in South Boston.

According to Massachusetts State Police, a 2004 Dodge Durango was traveling on the connector toward Frontage Road shortly before 9:40 a.m. on June 5.

State police said the Durango struck a concrete barrier, caught fire and came to rest on the Exit 16 offramp from Interstate 93.


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The driver of the Durango, Casey Brown, 31, of Plymouth was determined deceased at the scene.

Multiple ramps and roadways were closed for hours as a result of the crash. State troopers were assisted at the scene by Boston Fire and EMS, MassDOT, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

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The crash remains under investigation by Troop H of the Massachusetts State Police, the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section, the State Police Crime Scene Services Section, and investigators from the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.

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