Passenger Killed, Driver Critically Hurt In Crash On Route 195 In Dartmouth

DARTMOUTH (CBS) – One person was killed and two others were hurt, one critically, in a crash on Route 195 in Dartmouth late Sunday night.

Massachusetts State Police said a rented Jeep Cherokee went off the westbound side of the highway around 10 p.m. and slammed into a tree.

A passenger, 63-year-old Eleanor Estrella, of New Bedford died.

The driver and another passenger were rushed to St. Luke's Hospital. The driver, a 25-year-old woman from New Bedford woman, is in critical condition with life-threatening injuries. State Police said the other passenger, a 17-year-old girl from New Bedford, has non-life threatening injuries.

It's still not clear what caused the crash. No other information is available at this point in the investigation.