Driver Dies After Crashing Into Sherborn Tree At Double Speed Limit: Police

The driver was traveling into Sherborn from Framingham on Friday, Jan. 26, around 9:20 p.m. at a high rate of speed before losing control of their car and colliding into a tree, according to police.

The 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit started sliding, and the driver-side hit the tree, causing the roof to cave in.

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The driver was going more than 70 miles per hour on Western Avenue, which is a 35 miles per hour zone.

“Attempts to rescue and extricate the operator were made but were unsuccessful,” police said.

The driver died at the scene.

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No other cars were damaged, and no one else was injured in the crash, police said.

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