Wrong-way driver has several speeding citations, had license was suspended briefly
5 die in fiery Middleborough crash
The mother of the driver accused of going the wrong way on Interstate 495 in Middleborough, killing four people, is speaking out.
The woman told the Boston Globe that Valantein Burson committed her life to making a difference and had just started her dream job working at a treatment center in Bridgewater.
A driving record obtained by The Enterprise for Burson shows 17 entries from October 2004 to January 2016.
Burson was cited five times between 2004 and 2015 in Warren, Stoughton, Sturbridge, Canton and Westport, records show. Her license was briefly suspended in January for failing to pay her registration, but was reinstated the same day.
Burson was killed when she slammed head-on into a car with four college students inside.
Police hope toxicology tests shed new light on the crash.
The 20-year-old man driving the other car, Kraig Diggs, didn't have enough time to avoid the oncoming car, said Massachusetts State Police Maj. Anthony Thomas.
Diggs and one of his passengers, Jordan Galvin-Jutras, 19, were from Barnstable and attended Anna Maria College in Paxton.
The other passengers were Jordan Fisher, 19, of Harwich, and Cory Licata, 18, of West Babylon, New York, who both attended Becker College in Worcester.
Family members said Diggs, Galvin-Jutras and Fisher were related.
Editors note: WCVB previously reported Burson had her license suspended six times. That number was incorrect. Her licensed was suspended once.