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On Sunday, Aug. 16, Massachusetts State Police attempted to stop a vehicle on Interstate 91 in Holyoke for having an unreadable license plate, the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office said. The driver allegedly sped off reaching speeds of 100-112 mph, police said.
The driver of the vehicle allegedly attempted to take Exit 18 in Northampton, but drove through the median and collide with a guardrail at the northbound ramp, the DA said.
Police observed one man in the crashed vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head, the DA said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The incident is under investigation.
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