Thursday, January 3, 2013
The teen worked at the Honey Dew Donuts in the Newton rest area.
Updated 10:30 p.m. Hopkins, who played basketball in the Malden Neighborhood Basketball League, was remembered by many on Twitter, including Malden Mayor Gary Christenson. "Malden mourns the passing of Reishaun Hopkins who sadly lost his life today," Christenson wrote. "I knew him via MNBL [the Malden Neighborhood Basketball League] and remember his smooth 3 point shot." Posted earlier: The teen who was struck and killed on Route 128 in Newton this morning has been identified as Reishaun Michael Hopkins, 18, of Malden, according to a State Police press release. Hopkins worked at the Honey Dew Donuts located in the Newton rest area and was scheduled to work the day shift, State Police said. Troopers responded to the scene around 6:30 a.m. …
State Police release new details in the crash this morning, which caused a backup in traffic along Rte. 128.
Updated 5:12 p.m. State Police have identified the victim killed this morning on Route 128 in Newton. 4:53 p.m. WCVB is reporting this afternoon that the teen who was struck on Route 128 worked at the Honey Dew Donuts at the Newton rest stop. The accident happened near the rest stop, just north of exit 21. It initially reported the teen worked at McDonald's. However, the story has been corrected with the information that he worked at Honey Dew Donuts. The owner-operator of the shop told WCVB the teen had only been working at the fast-food restaurant for a short time. 1:45 p.m. The pedestrian struck and killed on Route 128 in Newton this morning was an 18-year-old man attempting to cross the highway on foot, State Police said this …
The incident happened near the rest area, between Grove Street and Route 16.
Updated 2 p.m. State Police issued a press release this afternoon with more details on the accident and the pedestrian struck this morning. 10 a.m. The MassDOT Twitter account posted an update at 9:50 a.m. stating that the scene on Route 128 has been cleared and all lanes are open. However, drivers should expect residual traffic delays. According to Google Maps traffic, the southbound lanes on Route 128 are still at a standstill from Burlington (Route 3) to Newton. The northbound lanes are still slow through Needham to the Mass Pike. Check your commute with our Patch traffic page. 9:17 a.m. At this time, traffic is still at a standstill on Route 128 northbound and southbound in Newton, according to Google Maps traffic. Route 128 south is…
Adam Maleson
4:50 am on Saturday, January 5, 2013
I guess he thought that at 6:30 am the traffic was light enough to be able to make it across without using the bridge. And I guess the cars had no reason to guess they needed to be looking out for pedestrians crossing. Also it was very cold at that time. He should have taken the Grove Street bridge, or the Washington Street bridge. more ›