Taunton woman killed after tractor trailer crash

TAUNTON, Mass. (WLNE) — The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said a 24-year-old Taunton woman died after a tractor trailer crash on Route 44 Sunday morning.

The victim was identified as Mallory Humphreys, and was declared dead on the scene.

The office said the crash occurred around 1:30 a.m. near Winthrop Street in Taunton.

A 27-year-old Fall River man was driving the vehicle with Humphreys in the passenger seat when it struck the back of a tractor trailer.

The driver was transported to Rhode Island Hospital for non-life threatening injuries while the truck driver was uninjured.

The incident is still under investigation.