SUFFOLK COUNTY, MA. (THECOUNT) — Joseph Fournier, of Burlington, Massachusetts, has been identified as the victim in a Monday morning fatal vehicle crash in Suffolk County.

Fournier, 18, was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Boston early Monday morning.

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According to reports, Fournier was operating a Honda Civic on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Boston, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway around 1:45 a.m. Monday. The vehicle then came into contact with a Jersey barrier.

Fournier was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Suffolk County is a predominantly suburban county on Long Island and the easternmost county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the county’s population was 1,493,350, estimated to have decreased slightly to 1,481,093 in 2018, making it the fourth-most populous county in New York – Wikipedia.