One person was killed in a wrong-way crash on the Lowell Connector overnight.

Massachusetts State Police said they responded to a report of a serious crash involving two vehicles around 1:15 a.m. on the Lowell Connector. The crash required police to close all inbound travel lanes near Exit 5A until 4 a.m.

Stream NBC10 Boston news for free, 24/7, wherever you are. WATCH HERE

Preliminary investigation indicates that a wrong-way driver traveling outbound in the inbound lanes caused the crash. The driver of the wrong-way vehicle, identified as Derek Witzenman, 29, of Woburn, was arrested on several charges, including operating under the influence of liquor and negligent operation.

First responders took the driver and a passenger in the second vehicle to Lowell General Hospital for a Med

See Full Page