Authorities in Taunton, Massachusetts are investigating what caused a crash overnight Sunday that left a woman dead.
Police say the victim, 24-year-old Mallory Humphreys, of Taunton, was a passenger in a car that crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer on Route 44.
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According to police, the driver, a 27-year-old Fall River man, was driving eastbound on Route 44 near Winthrop Street shortly before 1:30a.m. when it rear-ended the tractor trailer in front of it.
Police say Humphreys died at the scene. The driver was taken to Rhode Island Hospital for non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the tractor trailer, a 39-year-old Brockton man, was not hurt.
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