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A State Cop Ran Her Over In a Brookline Crosswalk. Now Her Grandchildren Demand Answers.

A Mass. State Police officer drove into Margie Mendez in a Brookline crosswalk, inflicting fatal head injuries.

April 15, 2025

Victim’s Family Files Lawsuit Over Homicide on Hampshire Street Bikeway

The victim's family has been waiting over 8 months for the state's official investigation, which is still pending, and police and prosecutors are unable to confirm whether or not the alleged killer is still licensed to drive trucks on Massachusetts roadways.

February 28, 2025

Pickup Truck Driver Kills Teen in Leominster

Footage of the homicide scene suggests that the killing occurred in a clearly-marked crosswalk next to a stop sign.

January 8, 2025

Driver Kills Pedestrian Outside Roxbury Crossing T Station

A police spokesperson called the killing an "accident," even though an investigation is still underway.

December 18, 2024

Driver Kills 92-Year-Old Pedestrian Near Mashpee Commons

The designers of Cape Cod's "new urbanist" development neglected to build any sidewalks on the street where Dorothy Ilott died.

November 13, 2024