Police Cite Driver in Newton Centre Pedestrian Crash
A second pedestrian accident reportedly happened an hour later in the same intersection.
UPDATED 11:30 a.m. with additional information on a second pedestrian crash. Newton Police have cited a 26-year-old female driver after she allegedly struck an elderly pedestrian in Newton Centre Monday night and left the accident scene without stopping. According to Newton Police Lt. Bruce Apotheker, the driver, who is from Newton, was cited with leaving the scene of an accident after causing personal injury. Apotheker could not comment on the current condition of the pedestrian, but noted that the injuries are non-life threatening. The accident occurred Monday around 5:30 p.m. near the intersection of Centre Street and Langley Road. The driver, who was traveling northbound on Centre Street, struck a 94-year-old male pedestrian. …
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Adam Maleson
9:53 am on Saturday, January 5, 2013
And I posted the above comment a mere 3 hours before an 18 year old was killed trying to cross Route 128 on the frigid morning of January 3. Certainly he should have used the bridge to cross that highway. Still, it chills me to see the relative timing of my comment and his death. more ›