Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Crashes

The section of Main Street in Brockton where a police officer struck and seriously injured a pedestrian with his police cruiser on the afternoon of Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019.

Another Brockton Cop Has Seriously Injured a Pedestrian

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 11, 2019 | No Comments

A Brockton Police officer has seriously injured a woman by striking her with his police cruiser late Tuesday afternoon. The Brockton Enterprise reports that a Brockton Police officer was allegedly responding to an emergency call when he hit the pedestrian at 706 Main Street. The victim suffered serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to […]

Brattle Street in Harvard Square next to the Out of Town News kiosk, shown in a May 2019 file photograph.

Truck Driver Kills Pedestrian In Harvard Square

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 17, 2019 | No Comments

A woman in her 60s has been pronounced dead after a boom truck driver struck her in the heart of Harvard Square early this morning, according to reports from Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Cambridge Police. Shortly before 7 a.m., the Cambridge Police and the Cambridge Fire Department reportedly responded to a crash on […]

A crosswalk near 851 Maim Street in Brockton, where a Brockton Police officer allegedly struck and killed a pedestrian on Friday night. Image courtesy of Google Street View.

Police Officer Kills Pedestrian in Brockton

By Christian MilNeil | Aug 26, 2019 | 2 Comments

A Brockton Police officer struck and killed a pedestrian with a police cruiser on Main Street in Brockton Friday night, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office. The victim – Antonio Tavares, aged 61 – was a Brockton resident. The Plymouth County D.A. reports that the crash’s alleged perpetrator, an unidentified Brockton Police officer, […]

Alford Street in Boston, looking northward towards Everett and the Encore Casino. Image courtesy of Google Street View.

Hit-and-Run Motorist Kills Pedestrian Near Encore Casino

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 26, 2019 | No Comments

A hit-and-run motorist killed a pedestrian late Thursday night on Alford Street near the Encore Casino, according to the Boston Police Department. Police were called to the scene at 99 Alford Street, an address located on the north side of the Mystic River near the Everett line, at 11:22 p.m. Thursday night. A male victim […]

The Mystic Avenue crosswalk at the Kensington pedestrian underpass in East Somerville.

Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Woman in Crosswalk in Somerville

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 22, 2019 | 2 Comments

Massachusetts State Police have arrested Zewdu Abate Gedamu, 64, of Roxbury, for killing Cheryl Pauline Richards, 52, of Somerville, as she was walking across Mystic Avenue in the crosswalk Saturday evening near Assembly Square. Gedamu, who was driving a 2008 Mercedes-Benz E350, struck Richards shortly before 8 p.m. on the crosswalk that connects Stop and […]

A Google Streetview image of Massachusetts Avenue at Melnea Cass Blvd.

Motorist Kills Pedestrian at Mass. Ave. and Melnea Cass

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 24, 2019 | 4 Comments

Massachusetts State Police are investigating after a motorist killed a pedestrian this morning at the dangerous intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard in Roxbury. The intersection is one of the city’s most chilling examples of how outdated street design is a serious threat to the safety of the traveling public: according to the […]