Young Man Dead After Car Hits Back Of Truck On Route 128 In Gloucester

GLOUCESTER (CBS) - A young man was killed when his car slammed into the back of a tractor-trailer on Route 128 in Gloucester Monday morning.

It happened in the northbound side of the highway near exit 12 around 7:45 a.m.

State Police said 22-year-old Johnathan Silva of Gloucester drove his Kia Forte into the back end of a Kenworth truck, "for reasons still under investigation."  Silva died at the scene. The truck driver, 64-year-old man from Lawrence, was not hurt.

Traffic was diverted at Exit 13 at Route 133 until all lanes were open about four hours after the crash.