A state police spokesman has identified the woman accused of driving south in the northbound lanes of Interstate 91 early Saturday morning as 47-year-old Barbara Wytrwal of Easthampton, who allegedly was speeding when she wrecked her car near the Bemis Road overpass of I-91.
Updates a story published on Saturday, June 18, at 8:15 a.m.
HOLYOKE -- Massachusetts State Police have identified the woman accused of driving south in the northbound lanes of Interstate 91 early Saturday as 47-year-old Barbara Wytrwal of Easthampton, who allegedly was speeding when she wrecked her car near the Bemis Road overpass of I-91 around 1:30 a.m.
A state police spokesman confirmed that Wytrwal was taken to Holyoke Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries after her vehicle left I-91 and wound up on Bemis Road below.
A Holyoke police official identified the vehicle as a Jaguar and initial police reports said the female driver appeared to be highly intoxicated. But state police said Wytrwal is not currently facing any charges pertaining to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
She is, however, facing possible charges ranging from speeding to negligent operation for allegedly reaching speeds of up to 100 mph after driving the wrong way on I-91, a state police spokesman in Framingham said around 9 a.m. Saturday.
That's how fast witnesses claim Wytrwal was driving at the time of the single-car crash, the spokesman said.
THE MAP BELOW shows the approximate spot where a woman who was allegedly driving the wrong way and speeding on Interstate 91 lost control of her car and crashed onto Bemis Road below an elevated section of I-91: