Elderly Bay State man dies when vehicle crashes into bridge abutment

SEABROOK - A 77-year-old Massachusetts man died in a crash on Interstate 95 on Tuesday when his vehicle slammed into a bridge abutment in Seabrook.

The crash occurred around 8:10 p.m., when a 2012 Chevrolet Express Van left the roadway on the right side for an unknown reason, traveled about 200 feet in the grass and then struck the bridge abutment at the Route 107 overpass.

Troopers found the van smoking and the lone occupant entrapped and unresponsive, according to a Dept. of Safety press release sent out today.

Upon extraction, the operator, Eraldo Bezerra, 77, of Hudson, Mass., was confirmed deceased.

Two travel lanes of Interstate 95 North were shut down for some two and a half hours so that the crash could be investigated and the vehicle removed.

This crash remains under investigation and anyone with information pertaining to this incident is asked to contact Trooper Seth Parker at Seth.W.Parker@dos.nh.gov.