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1 Dead, 2 Injured After Crash On Portion Of Storrow Drive In Boston Closed For Holiday
State police say one person died and two others were injured when a car rolled over on a portion of Boston roadway that remained closed after the city's July Fourth celebrations.
Spokesman David Procopio said in an email that the car crashed on Storrow Drive at about 1:30 a.m. Friday, apparently after driving around barriers put up for holiday festivities on the Esplanade. The vehicle hit a building and came to rest on Back Street, parallel to Storrow Drive.
A Boston Pops concert and fireworks display had ended about two hours before the crash.
The driver, 27-year-old Alexander Galanis, died at the hospital.
A 38-year-old man from Cape Coral, Florida, was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. A 32-year-old man from Fall River was hospitalized with minor injuries.
This article was originally published on July 05, 2019.