By Associated Press - Thursday, June 21, 2018

WHATELY, Mass. (AP) - Massachusetts State Police have released the name of the driver of a fuel tanker who died in a crash on Interstate 91.

Officials say 47-year-old Jody Crosby, of Seymour, Connecticut, lost control of the tanker Wednesday afternoon while traveling through Whately (WAYTE’-lee) .

Police say the tanker veered off the road and rolled over.



Crosby was pronounced dead at the scene.

A small amount of gasoline leaked from the truck’s ventilation system but the tank wasn’t breached.

Authorities rerouted traffic for several hours as crews cleaned up the site.

A representative of Brown Bear Transportation, which operated the truck, declined to comment.

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