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Driver Seriously Injures Woman On A DCR Highway in West Cambridge
The intersection of Fresh Pond Parkway, Mount Auburn Street, and Gerrys Landing Road has seen 41 crashes since 2017; of those, 15 crashes resulted in a reported injury.
November 8, 2023
As a Child, ‘Succession’ Star Jeremy Strong Narrowly Avoided Becoming Another Crash Victim on Boston’s Arborway
The Emmy-winning actor who plays Kendall Roy in HBO's "Succession" grew up in Boston's Jamaica Plain.
October 4, 2023
Driver Kills 86-Year-Old Man in Quincy
It's the second fatal crash to occur at the multi-lane intersection of McGrath Highway and Southern Artery within the past year.
September 13, 2023
UPS Truck Driver Strikes and Kills Tufts University Professor in Newton
Police suspect that the perpetrator was driving east on Watertown Street and attempting a left turn onto Bridge Street when he struck his victim, who was riding a bicycle westbound on Watertown Street.
August 29, 2023
Springfield Librarians Protest City’s Failure to Fix Deadly Pedestrian Crossing on State Street
Library workers in the City of Springfield are organizing protests this weekend over the city's negligence in addressing safety hazards on the deadly four-lane roadway at the library's front entrance.
July 21, 2023
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills 4-Year-Old Boy In Hyde Park
Boston Police homicide detectives are searching for a driver who struck and killed a 4-year-old boy in Boston's Hyde Park neighborhood Tuesday night.
July 20, 2023
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Man On Route 6 In Wellfleet
Wellfleet police identified the victim as 59-year-old Jeffrey Richardson, from Brookfield, CT.
July 13, 2023
Why Regulators Are Ignoring 90% Of ‘Underride’ Crash Deaths — And Not Counting Vulnerable Road Users At All
Every year, hundreds of people die horrific deaths in underride crashes U.S. roads. But a new documentary says regulators aren't counting the vast majority of them — or mandating a simple technology to save their lives.
The post Why Regulators Are Ignoring 90% Of ‘Underride’ Crash Deaths — And Not Counting Vulnerable Road Users At All appeared first on Streetsblog USA.
June 15, 2023
Andover Town Officials Ignored Residents’ Warnings About Site of Fatal Crash
In the past year, town residents have repeatedly asked Andover town officials to take responsibility for a pattern of close calls and near-misses at the downtown intersection where a truck driver killed a 5-year-old girl in a crosswalk last month, but the Town Manager and police department neglected to act on those warnings, according to town email records.
June 8, 2023
Truck Driver Kills 5-Year-Old Girl In a Downtown Andover Crosswalk
In spite of eyewitness reports that her killer drove into the crosswalk while Olson and her family were legally protected by a walk signal, a spokesperson for the District Attorney's office said that they have decided not to restrain the perpetrator from operating a motor vehicle.
May 15, 2023
