A wrong-way driver crashed into another car in Lowell, Massachusetts early Wednesday morning, killing another driver, police said.

According to Massachusetts State Police, 29-year-old Derek Witzenman of Woburn was drunk and driving in the wrong direction when he slammed his vehicle into a car on the Lowell Connector just after 1 a.m.

"First responders transported the operator and passenger of the second vehicle to Lowell General Hospital for a MedFlight to Boston. Unfortunately, the operator succumbed to their injuries," State Police spokesman Tim McGuirk said in a statement. "The State Police offers our deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of the victim."

One person was killed in the wrong-way crash on the Lowell Connector, November 5, 2025. Eric Courtemanche

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