Driver killed in terrifying Boston SUV crash identified

BOSTON – Driver killed when SUV burns broken through a barrier and fell 40 feet onto a road in Boston earlier this week has been identified.

Massachusetts State Police said Casey Brown, 31, of Plymouth, was the only person in the Dodge Durango at the time of the horrific crash Wednesday morning.

Investigators said Brown was driving the SUV on the Massachusetts Avenue Connector over Interstate 93 when he crossed the intersection with Frontage Road around 9:40 a.m. The 2004 Durango struck a concrete barrier and went through a chain link fence. It caught fire and fell 40 feet before landing on Exit 16. Video of the accident was recorded by a nearby surveillance camera.

Shortly after the crash, witness Michael Tobin told WBZ the SUV “was on fire” and “you could barely tell it was a car.” Brown died at the scene.

Several ramps to I-93 and the Mass Pike interchange were closed for cleaning, road repairs and investigation. No other drivers were on the exit ramp to Logan International Airport when the burning Durango ran into them.

The Suffolk County Prosecutor's Office and Massachusetts State Police are still investigating the cause of the crash. No one else was injured.