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Boston Road scene of pedestrian accident with injuries

On behalf of posted in Pedestrian Accidents on Wednesday October 17, 2012

A Google map gives us a bird's eye view of the intersection of Boston Road and Colden Avenue. It is a mixed use neighborhood with single-family homes, low-rise apartment buildings, retail shops and a few small industrial buildings. Boston Road cuts across Colden Avenue at an angle, but there are clearly marked crosswalks and traffic lights. Given those facts, what could be the cause of pedestrian accident? According to news sources, a 12-year-old girl was in a crosswalk when she was struck by a car and seriously injured. The accident reportedly took place at 7:00 in the morning, which would…

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Quincy hit-and-run accident injures 2 pedestrians

On behalf of posted in Pedestrian Accidents on Friday October 12, 2012

Imagine that you are driving somewhere in Quincy late at night. Imagine that you look down briefly while driving and then when you look up there are two men right in front of your truck. You don't have time to stop and you hit them. What would happen next? It was reported that the two men were crossing Hancock Street and Walter Hannon Parkway near Quincy Center at about 1:10 in the early morning when they were hit by a pickup truck. The driver of the pickup truck did not stop to render aid. There were witnesses at the scene…

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Fatal pedestrian accidents in Lowell and Townsend

On behalf of posted in Pedestrian Accidents on Wednesday September 26, 2012

Our Boston readers no doubt understand that when a car, bus or truck strikes a pedestrian, serious injuries can result. It is not uncommon for a pedestrian accident to be fatal. It is also not uncommon for pedestrians to be struck by a motor vehicle, when the pedestrian has the right of way. It was recently reported that two pedestrians were involved in fatal accidents. One of the accidents was in Lowell and the other in Townsend. Both pedestrians were in their 50s. One was a victim of a hit-and-run driver. The hit-and-run pedestrian accident occurred at about 1:15 in…

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Pedestrian injured in Peabody’s Peabody Square

On behalf of posted in Pedestrian Accidents on Tuesday September 18, 2012

There is more than one Peabody Square in Massachusetts. The one in front of the Essex County District Court building in Peabody isn't really much of a square, according to the bird's eye view from Google maps. It is more precisely a triangle. One of the sides of Peabody Square in Peabody is bordered by Lowell Street. It was reported that a pedestrian was attempting to cross Lowell Street from the direction of Chestnut Street when she was struck by a Ford Explorer pickup truck. She reportedly had serious personal injuries and was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The accident…

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Fatal pedestrian accident occurs in Whitman

On behalf of posted in Pedestrian Accidents on Monday September 10, 2012

If anyone could have acted to save the life of a 38-year-old man from Whitman, it would likely have been the Whitman fire chief. The 43-year-old firefighter knew exactly who to call, even though he was off duty. The off-duty fire chief was the first one on the scene when a 38-year-old man and 4-year-old girl were struck by a Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck. The pedestrian accident occurred in the middle of the street right in front of the fire chief's house on Temple Street. It was not known how fast the pickup truck was traveling when it hit…

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Hit-and-run driver identified in fatal pedestrian accident

On behalf of posted in Pedestrian Accidents on Wednesday August 1, 2012

Occasionally a news story leads to more questions than it answers. Why was a pedestrian standing in the middle of a Massachusetts highway at 1:15 in the morning? And why would someone strike an object, stop the car, but then leave the scene of an accident? Recently it was reported that a 29-year-old man from Needham was apparently standing in the middle or Route 24 near Randolph when he was struck by a car. The vehicle was driven by a 20-year-old man from Norton. The 29-year-old pedestrian was fatally injured. According to the police, there were people in the area…

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Fatal Boston area accidents for 20-somethings on holiday weekend

On behalf of posted in Pedestrian Accidents on Monday June 4, 2012

Memorial Day reminds us of those who have fought and died for our country. Memorial Day will forever be linked to other deaths as well for the families of those who died in Boston area road accidents this year. A pedestrian accident, a motorcycle accident and a single car crash each resulted in a fatality on the holiday weekend and a second motorcycle accident resulted in serious injuries. In two of those accidents, the at-fault person may be held liable for the personal injury or wrongful death of the accident victim. According to news sources, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred at…

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Clearly marked Everett intersection is fatal for crossing guard

On behalf of posted in Pedestrian Accidents on Tuesday May 29, 2012

One Boston family is probably wondering how the accident could possibly happen. Another family may wonder why it had not happened earlier. Still other families are wondering how a tragic scene will affect their children. According to news sources, a group of school children were about to follow their crossing guard into the road as she provided for safe passage across Ferry Street in Everett. The crossing guard, a 71-year-old grandmother, was wearing her bright safety vest and carrying her large stop sign when she stepped into the crosswalk. In front of horrified elementary school students, she was struck by…

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Two teenagers involved in Waltham pedestrian accident

On behalf of posted in Pedestrian Accidents on Tuesday May 22, 2012

Is there any parent in Boston who hasn't breathed a sigh of relief when their teenage children turn into young adults in their 20s? The teenage years are a time of many changes for parents as well as teenagers. According to the Center for Disease Prevention and Control, teenagers are about 14 percent of the driving population, and yet they account for 30 percent of motor vehicle accidents. The CDC reports that motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for teenagers overall. According to news sources, two teenagers were involved in an accident in Waltham recently. A 15-year-old…

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Framingham man killed in pedestrian accident

On behalf of posted in Pedestrian Accidents on Sunday May 6, 2012

When one thinks of a pedestrian accident, one might think of a crosswalk at rush hour or a dark and poorly lit road. One probably does not think of a winding road in a wooded neighborhood in the afternoon. And yet that is what happened. A 61-year-old man was bringing in the trash cans from the end of his driveway at about 4 p.m. when he was struck by a Mercedes, resulting in a fatal pedestrian accident. According to news sources, the man lived on Edmands Road, which is just east of Wayside Inn Road in Framingham. It was not stated…

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