Overview
- A Connecticut man in his 20s died after his car, reported to police early Saturday, ran the wrong way on Route 146 and struck another vehicle head‑on at Exit 17.
- State police had attempted a traffic stop on Interstate 90 around 12:43 a.m., issued a Be On the Lookout, and later tried stop sticks before the collision at about 12:55 a.m.
- The other motorist suffered non‑life‑threatening injuries and no names have been released as investigators process the scene.
- Millbury Fire and EMS, Worcester County detectives, collision reconstruction teams and state police worked the crash site and lanes reopened around 4:30 a.m.
- The crash comes days after Governor Maura Healey announced a statewide initiative to broaden wrong‑way detection technology, signage, and infrastructure upgrades, which officials say could reduce similar tragedies.