Crime & Safety

Unlicensed Driver Rolls Over on Route 93 North; Car Catches Fire

The one-car crash occurred at about 12:15 a.m. Sunday.

A 1997 Toyota Camry rolled over at about 12:15 a.m. Sunday on Route 93 North in Somerville, near exit 31, according to State Police. The vehicle then caught fire, police said.

The highway was shut down for about 15 minutes at exit 31, as emergency personnel, including Somerville firefighters, extricated the vehicle’s driver and only occupant, 49-year-old Hermes Monroy Gonzalez, of Dorchester, police said.

Gonzalez was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with undisclosed injuries and cited for driving without a license, according to police.

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The one-car crash happened in the center lane of Route 93 North, police said.


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