A wrong-way crash claimed the life of a police sergeant on Thanksgiving morning, Massachusetts State Police said.
Cops responded to reports of a Tesla traveling the wrong way south on Interstate 95 at around midnight.
State troopers prepared a tire-deflation device in Georgetown to stop the wrong-way car in the Newbury port area.
Before reaching the device, the Tesla crashed into a Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by Endicott College Police Sgt. Jeremy Cole.
Cole died at the scene. Endicott College Chief of Police Kerry Ramsdell said the sergeant was driving home after finishing his evening shift.
“On this Thanksgiving Day, our hearts are with the family, friends, and loved ones of a police officer who reported for duty keeping the rest of us safe and secure but did not return home,” Ramsdell said.
“This is an incredibly difficult time for our department. We are heartbroken by this unimaginable loss.”
The Tesla driver suffered serious injuries in the collision. Charges are expected after his release from hospital.
