Woman Dies in I-93 Crash Early Sunday Morning

– Allison Goldsberry

A Medford woman has died and her husband seriously injured in an early morning crash on Sunday.

According to published reports, Gerald Murphy, 48, of Medford, was driving south on Route 93 around 1AM Sunday morning and somehow lost control of the vehicle. The car veered to the right, struck the guardrail, then veered left, crossing all four lanes of traffic, struck the concrete center barrier, and then veered all the way across the highway again before coming to a stop in the breakdown lane.

Murphy’s 47-year-old wife Marianne was killed in the crash. Murphy suffered serious injuries and is at Massachusetts General Hospital. A 14-year-old backseat passenger suffered minor injuries while a 21-year-old backseat passenger was unharmed.

The Murphy’s have a son who is a student at Medford High School and a member of the football team. Grief counselors are available at the school. Murphy was not in the car at the time of the accident.

It is unclear what caused the accident and it is currently under investigation by the State Police.