Massachusetts Turnpike

Why did the deer and her fawn cross the road on Sunday? Whatever the reason, a Massachusetts state trooper who saw them try it knew it wasn’t safe for the animals on a road leading to the Turnpike, and jumped in to keep them from being hurt. The deer were crossing an access road to the highway in Framingham,...

A small sinkhole appeared on the Massachusetts Turnpike Wednesday afternoon in Framingham, police said, closing a lane for several hours. The sinkhole was on the left lane of the Boston-bound side of I-90 at the 113.8 mile marker, according to the Massachusetts State Police. Aerial footage showed the hole to be small and rectangular. Crews with the Massachusetts Department of…

A driver was killed when he was hit by a truck while walking on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Palmer early Sunday morning, police said. The driver was hit about 3:35 a.m., Massachusetts State Police said. He had parked his car where the highway passed over North Main Street and is believed to have walked onto the Turnpike. Police didn’t...

A police chase which began along the Mass. Pike in Boston came to an end in Framingham, resulting in the arrest of a suspect.

A driver who set off a police pursuit that ended on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Framingham on Thursday morning said he panicked and just kept going when he saw police trying to pull him over. State police said they initially attempted to stop the vehicle shortly before 7 a.m. on the westbound side of the turnpike in Boston because it…

The suspect was taken into custody peacefully after a pursuit on the Massachusetts Turnpike on Wednesday morning.

State police say a suspect wanted on stalking and sex assault charges is in custody after the Massachusetts Turnpike had to be shut down in both directions for a police pursuit in the western part of the state. Shortly before 7:30 a.m., state police said they located a 2011 Mitsubishi Endeavor at the Charlton Service Plaza on Interstate 90 westbound…

Tractor trailer crashes are causing major delays on the Massachusetts Turnpike Friday morning. One crash between a box truck that ripped open and another tractor trailer occurred near the State Police Barracks in Weston. Traffic was snaking through on each side of the crash Friday morning. Delays stretched all the way back towards Route 495, taking about 90 minutes. Alternate…

A Massachusetts State Police trooper was injured in one of a series of crashes on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Westboro on Wednesday morning. The Westborough Fire Department said shortly before 10 a.m. that it was working multiple crashes on the Mass. Pike eastbound in the area of mile marker 101. They said a secondary crash resulted in a state police…

There was no immediate word on the driver involved in the crash.

A pedestrian died Sunday night after being struck by a vehicle on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Natick, state police said. Troopers responded around 8:40 p.m. to Interstate 90 westbound at the Route 30 offramp in Natick where a pedestrian had been hit, a state police spokesman said in an email to NBC10 Boston. The victim died from injuries sustained in…

A tractor trailer rollover crash at the Mass. Pike interchange with I-95 and Route 128 will cause traffic during the Wednesday morning commute, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The tractor trailer flipped on its side on the eastbound ramp of the Mass. Pike in Weston to 1-95/Route 128 northbound Wednesday morning. The ramps from northbound 128 to get…

A tractor trailer crash took down a sign on the Massachusetts Turnpike Tuesday morning, causing miles of traffic backup and major delays. The sign was on the eastbound side of the Pike about one mile before Route 9. A crane was on scene Tuesday morning to remove the sign. The delays stretched back beyond 495. The best alternates are Route…

A single-vehicle rollover crash is causing delays on the Massachusetts Turnpike on Wednesday morning. The crash occurred around 8:30 a.m. on Interstate 90 westbound at the 127 mile marker in Newton, state police said. No injuries were reported. One lane of traffic is moving at this time.

A driver is dead after she was ejected from an SUV in a crash Friday afternoon on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Charlton. The vehicle flipped shortly before 4:15 p.m. near a rest stop on Interstate 90 eastbound, state police said. The driver, a 34-year-old Worcester woman, was taken to UMass Memorial Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. A juvenile…

First responders were working to free a driver from a truck crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike near the Westboro-Grafton line on Wednesday, officials said. The tractor-trailer rolled over Interstate 90 going west not far from the 101-mile mark, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and Westboro Fire Department. Multiple lanes of the highway were blocked, including some on the…

A man wanted on a variety of criminal charges was on the run for hours Tuesday after fleeing from police at a rest stop on the Massachusetts Turnpike, but was eventually arrested more than 60 miles away. Luis Morales, 29, was arrested at an apartment on Pawtucket Boulevard in Lowell Tuesday afternoon. He’d been wanted on six separate arrest warrants,…

Lanes are closed near the Copley Ramp and delays should be expected, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation said.

Two multiple-car crashes caused major traffic on the Massachusetts Turnpike eastbound inside the Prudential Tunnel on Tuesday afternoon, with one vehicle fully engulfed in flames. Smoke made its way into Copley Place through air vents, according to the Boston Fire Department. One crash involved six vehicles, the other two vehicles — firefighters were called about 3:45 p.m. Lanes were closed…

The deadly crash happened just before 11 a.m. Friday on the ramp from 95 to the Mass Pike.