SEEKONK, Mass. (WPRI) — An investigation is underway after a deadly crash early Friday morning on I-195 west in Seekonk, according to the Bristol County District Attorney's Office.

Officers responded to the scene around 1:30 a.m. near mile marker 2.4 and found a Honda Fit with "catastrophic damage" in the center of the wooded area in the median.

The DA's office said the vehicle appeared to have hit several trees at a high rate of speed.

Police found the driver, identified as Joseph Gagliardi, 29, of Seekonk, in the grass. He was pronounced dead at the scene, the DA's office said.

It's unclear what led up to the crash.

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