Overview
- Officials say a 91-year-old woman drove a minivan onto the M/V Island Home and traveled the full length of the empty vehicle deck before hitting the stern loading doors.
- Emergency responders flew the woman to a Boston hospital after the crash and the Cape & Islands District Attorney’s Office later confirmed her death.
- The Steamship Authority had the M/V Island Home inspected by maintenance personnel and returned the ferry to service after the impact caused canceled sailings.
- Authorities have not released the driver’s name and State Police together with the DA’s office are carrying out standard investigative and procedural follow-up.
- The incident prompted an operational safety response from the ferry operator and may lead to further review of boarding and vehicle-deck procedures as the investigation proceeds.