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Statewide Fatal Crashes In MA, February 2022

Statewide Fatal Crashes In MA, February 2022

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Each month, we post about the fatal crashes in Massachusetts from the previous month, and share any trends that we see. For the full list of monthly posts, head here. Earlier this month, we released a year in review for 2021 to highlight common issues.

Last month, we took a look at the nine fatal crashes listed in the MassDOT Crash Portal in January. In this post, we’ll look at crashes in MA in February 2022. The information in the chart below is compiled from news reports, and was checked against the MassDOT Crash Portal Dashboard “Fatal Crash Information.” The Google Street View images included below use the address listed in the crash portal.

  • Of the 31 fatal crashes in Massachusetts in February in the MassDOT Crash portal, seven were identified as people walking.
  • The average age of pedestrians hit & killed in February was 47.1.
  • We could not find any news coverage from three of the crashes. If you have any information, please let us know.
  • At least two of the crashes were hit & runs (as referenced in news articles).
Date 2/3/2022, 8:52 PM
Location South St. EAST + Jubinville St.
Town Holyoke
Type PEDESTRIAN
Age 37
Sex F

We could not find any news coverage of this crash. If you have any information, please let us know.

According to the MassDOT Road Inventory, both South Street and Jubinville Street are under local jurisdiction. Jubinville Street Avenue is two-way, with 1 travel lanes in each direction. South Street is two-way on one side of the intersection with Jubinville Street, with 1 travel lanes in each direction, and one-way with one travel lane on the other side of the intersection. There is a sidewalk on one side of South Street and no crosswalks are present. The speed limit is not indicated for either street in the Road Inventory.

Holyoke adopted a 25 mph default speed limit in 2018 in “an effort to keep the city’s streets safer for pedestrians, bicyclists and other motorists” according to a MassLive story at the time.

Date 2/6/2022, 8:28 PM
Location I-90 WEST, MM 117
Town Natick
Type PEDESTRIAN
Age 26
Sex M

Ryan Connearney, age 26, was struck and killed by the driver of a 2017 Chevrolet Cruze after he exited his own vehicle, a 2018 Ford Fiesta, which for reasons still under investigation, went off the roadway into a ditch on the right side of at the beginning of the off ramp for exit 117, according to the Mass State Police’s preliminary investigation.

According to the MassDOT Road Inventory, this road is under MassDOT jurisdiction. It is a limited access highway, with 3 travel lanes in each direction, separated by a median. There is an off ramp at this location. The speed limit is listed as 65mph. (The location is listed as Natick, while the Google Street View displays Framingham; municipal boundaries of Natick, Framingham, and Wayland all meet near this exit ramp.)

Date 2/18/2022, 4:11 AM
Location 36 Boylston St.
Town Worcester
Type PEDESTRIAN
Age 52
Sex M

Edward Geddis, age 52, was struck and killed in a hit and run crash. The driver of a gray Ford truck left the scene. When police arrived on the scene, they found Mr. Geddis in the roadway with a heavily damaged wheelchair nearby.

The Worcester Police Crash Reconstruction Unit determined that “a gray Ford truck was traveling Northeast on Boylston St when it struck the male in a wheelchair. The operator exited his vehicle and remained on scene for about a minute and fifteen seconds before fleeing. After further investigation, officers developed probable cause for the arrest of Charles Brant, forty-years-old of Boylston. Officers went to his residence in Boylston and observed damage to the front right end of the vehicle, and other evidence consistent with having been involved in a crash. Mr. Brant was placed under arrest and is charged with Leaving the Scene of a Collision Causing Death.”

According to the MassDOT Road Inventory, Boylston Street is under local jurisdiction. Boylston Street is two-way, with 2 travel lanes in each direction. There is a sidewalk on one side of the street, and a partial sidewalk / grassy curb that is not wheelchair accessible on the side of the street where Mr. Geddis was struck. The speed limit is 30mph in the Road Inventory.

The closest crosswalk across Boylston Street from 36 Boylston St is ~900 feet away at the intersection with Lincoln Street; there are no crosswalks at Chino Ave (~550 feet), Tacoma Street (~330 feet) or Plantation Street (~900 feet).

Date 2/22/2022, 8:50 PM
Location 345 Massachusetts Ave.
Town Amherst
Type PEDESTRIAN
Age 19
Sex F

Elena Lucore, age 19, was struck and killed on Mass Ave on the UMass Amherst Campus while walking with a friend. She was struck and killed by another student at UMass Amherst, according to Boston 25 News.

Western Mass News reported on March 11th:

Campus officials told us that since the accident, a UMass Police Officer has been stationed around the clock near the location where the accident occurred. And they said the university is taking added steps to improve safety on Mass Ave. Those include a covered walkway on the south side of the street that is expected to be finished by this Friday. The addition of push-button flashers across all cross walks on the east and west side of the street. And a speed limit reduction from 30 mph to 20 mph.

According to the MassDOT Road Inventory, Massachusetts Avenue is under State college or university jurisdiction. Massachusetts Avenue is two-way, with 2 travel lanes in each direction and a large grassy median and sidewalks on each side. The speed limit is 30 mph in the Road Inventory.

Date 2/24/2022, 7:17 PM
Location 33 Montvale Ave
Town Woburn
Type PEDESTRIAN
Age 70
Sex M

John McGuinness, age 70, was struck and killed by Elmer Coreas, age 57, who was driving a Honda Pilot. WCVB reported that it was a hit and run crash, as Coreas fled the scene; Woburn police said they were able to identify fluids from the suspect motor vehicle which they were able to follow back to an apartment building on Montvale Avenue, where they located a maroon Honda Pilot with heavy front-end damage.

According to the MassDOT Road Inventory, Montvale Avenue is under local jurisdiction. Montvale Avenue is two-way, with 1 travel lanes in each direction. There is a sidewalk on both sides of the street. The speed limit is 25 mph in the Road Inventory.

WCVB also talked to people who knew John:

“Nice guy, very generous. Always took care of everybody,” the Woburn VFW’s Becky Higgins said of John McGuiness, 70.

His photo now hangs on the wall at the VFW in Woburn, where McGuinness was a fixture, and friend.

“Any time you asked him, he was always doing great, always had a positive attitude,” Higgins said.

Date 2/24/2022, 10:30 PM
Location 35 Washington St.
Town Peabody
Type PEDESTRIAN
Age 65
Sex M

We could not find any news coverage of this crash. If you have any information, please let us know.

According to the MassDOT Road Inventory, Washington Street is under local jurisdiction. Washington Street is two-way, with 1 travel lanes in each direction. There is a sidewalk on both sides of each street. The speed limit is not indicated for Washington Street in the Road Inventory.

WalkBoston conducted a walk audit in downtown Peabody in the fall of 2018 which notes “excessively wide vehicular travel lanes lead to high traffic speeds on Washington Street.” The report also states:

Even though the City of Peabody has reduced its default speed limit to 25 miles per hour, the posted speed limit on parts of Washington Street is 30 miles per hour, creating a complicated regulatory issue.

Date 2/27/2022, 6:04 PM
Location 780 South Main St.
Town Sharon
Type PEDESTRIAN
Age 61
Sex F

We could not find any news coverage of this crash. If you have any information, please let us know.

According to the MassDOT Road Inventory, South Main Street is under MassDOT jurisdiction. South Main Street is two-way, with 1 travel lane in each direction. There is a sidewalk on one side of the street. There is a shopping plaza at this location, with signs for accessing I-95 along the roadway. The speed limit is 40 mph in the Road Inventory.

Updates

If you have an update about a community member who was killed in one of these crashes, please contact Brendan so we can update our 2022 list. WalkBoston has maintained a list each year since 2016, pulling the information from news reports, social media, and from people like you that share the information with us.

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Report: Fatal Pedestrian Crashes in MA (2021)

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Report: Majority of MA Fatal Pedestrian Crashes in 2021 Occurred in Just 12 Communities, Older Adults Disproportionate Victims

Report: Majority of MA Fatal Pedestrian Crashes in 2021 Occurred in Just 12 Communities, Older Adults Disproportionate Victims

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Report: Majority of MA Fatal Pedestrian Crashes in 2021 Occurred in Just 12 Communities, Older Adults Disproportionate Victims

Results point to proven street design changes that can reduce or even eliminate pedestrian deaths

BOSTON (March 25, 2022) – A report released today by WalkBoston, a Massachusetts pedestrian advocacy organization, provides new insights evaluating where and how fatal pedestrian crashes are happening across the state, and what these patterns tell us about creating safe roads for all. Among other findings, the report shows that over half (40 of 75) of the deaths happened in just 12 municipalities.  

The report, Fatal Pedestrian Crashes in MA (2021), reviews fatal pedestrian crash data from 2021 released on the MassDOT IMPACT Crash Portal and Fatal Crash Information Dashboard. The locations were then cross-referenced in the MassDOT Road Inventory Tool to determine the road jurisdiction and speed limit. Google Street View was used to find additional local context.

“The data sadly confirm that crashes are happening throughout the Commonwealth, with the same municipalities emerging again and again as higher risk,” said Stacey Beuttell, Executive Director of WalkBoston. “Every life lost is tragic, but the data also gives us confidence that by implementing proven road safety improvements and lowering speed limits, it is absolutely possible to reduce or even eliminate pedestrian deaths in Massachusetts.”

Among the 47 Massachusetts cities and towns that had a fatal pedestrian crash in 2021, more than half happened in Springfield (9), Boston (9), Lowell and Brockton (3/each), and Dedham, Framingham, Lawrence, New Bedford, Oxford, Saugus, Weymouth, Yarmouth (2/each). 

35 communities had one fatal crash: Bourne, Braintree, Bridgewater, Brookline, Charlton, Chelsea, Chicopee, Everett, Fairhaven, Falmouth, Harwich, Leominster, Lynn, Marlborough, Marshfield, Mashpee, Medford, Methuen, Monson, Newburyport, Palmer, Peabody, Provincetown, Quincy, Raynham, Salisbury, Shelburne Falls, Somerville, Sterling, Taunton, Walpole, Waltham, West Springfield, Westfield, and Worcester.

This summary finds that improving road design and safety would particularly benefit the health, safety, and wellbeing of Massachusetts’ growing older adult population. Adults over the age of 65 were disproportionate pedestrian crash victims, making up 36 percent of those killed while representing only 17 percent of the population.

“If we truly want to help older adults age in the community, we need to look at this data as an opportunity to create safer streets not just for older adults but everyone,” said James Fuccione, Senior Director of the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative (MHAC). “We are all aging, and we should all want communities that support our ability to be active and engaged throughout our lives. And investing in age-friendly designs that support just that should be the norm – MassDOT’s Complete Streets and Shared Streets and Spaces programs are a great example.”

Over half of Massachusetts’ fatal pedestrian crashes (50.67%) occurred on streets with 30-35 MPH speed limits. Many local roads with 30-35 MPH speed limits are prime for speeding and hostile to people walking or in wheelchairs, yet these are also the places where more people are walking. It reinforces the need for comprehensive speed management to prevent serious injuries and fatalities, moving away from relying solely on the outdated “85th percentile” theory and instead setting target speeds that reflect the way the community has developed. MassDOT just released updated guidance on safe speeds and resources to implement speed management in communities across Massachusetts.

Road safety upgrades can be done quickly and without requiring major capital investment. Recent examples include a traffic circle made out of cones in Arlington – no construction required – that dropped the number of people speeding by 65 percent. In Salem, narrowing a road via new bike lanes encouraged safer driving behaviors and reduced speeding (more than 40 mph) in a school zone by 61 percent.

While fatal crashes for people walking were down in 2020 in MA (bucking a national trend of rising fatal crashes despite fewer people driving that year), it appears in 2021 that fatal pedestrian crashes in Massachusetts returned to a level similar to what we’ve seen every year since 2015. It’s time to reverse this trend. Our state and local leaders must design our streets to be safe for people walking today.

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Statewide Fatal Crashes In MA, January 2022

Statewide Fatal Crashes In MA, January 2022

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Each month, we post about the fatal crashes in Massachusetts from the previous month, and share any trends that we see. For the full list of monthly posts, head here. We will be releasing a year in review for 2021 in the coming weeks to highlight common issues.

Last month, we took a look at the four fatal crashes listed in the MassDOT Crash Portal in December. In this post, we’ll look at crashes in MA in January 2022. The information in the chart below is compiled from news reports, and was checked against the MassDOT Crash Portal Dashboard “Fatal Crash Information.” The Google Street View images included below use the address listed in the crash portal.

  • Of the 27 fatal crashes in Massachusetts in January in the MassDOT Crash portal, nine were identified as people walking.
  • The average age of pedestrians hit & killed in January was 52.2.
Date 1/1/2022, 7:54 PM
Location US-3 NORTH, south of EXIT 78
Town Billerica
Type PEDESTRIAN
Age 43
Sex M

Joseph Francois, age 43, was struck and killed by a 2016 Ford F-150 that was being driven by a 25-year-old Billerica man. WCVB reports that Joseph had been a passenger in a 2016 Chevrolet Equinox that was pulled over in the breakdown lane.

According to the MassDOT Road Inventory, this road is under MassDOT jurisdiction. It is a limited access highway, with a median and 3 travel lanes in each direction. The speed limit is 55mph.

Date 1/4/2022, 6:00 PM
Location 577 Belleville Ave.
Town New Bedford
Type PEDESTRIAN
Age 54
Sex M

A 54 year old man was hit and killed in New Bedford. 1420 WBSM (New Bedford’s News-Talk Station) shared that according to a police department spokesperson, the man was apparently crossing the street near Belleville Avenue and Nash Road at around 6 p.m. when he was struck by a car.

According to the MassDOT Road Inventory, both Belleville Avenue and Nash Road are under local jurisdiction. Belleville Avenue is two-way, with 1 travel lanes in each direction. Nash Road is two-way,with 1 travel lanes in each direction. There is a sidewalk on both sides of each street. There is a crosswalk across Nash Street. The speed limit is not indicated for either street in the Road Inventory.

Date 1/6/2022, 7:13 PM
Location 450 Highland Ave.
Town Salem
Type PEDESTRIAN
Age 41
Sex F

A 41 year old woman was hit and killed near Walmart in Salem on Rt 107 / Highland Avenue. WCVB shared that “a preliminary investigation found the woman was crossing the street in front of the Walmart when she was hit by a southbound 2021 Honda Accord in the left lane…several busy stores are located in the area, including a Walmart and a Dunkin’. There is no crosswalk at that intersection.”

The MassDOT Crash Impact Portal’s mapping tool displays the crash location as along the side of the roadway near the entrance to the Walmart Plaza.

According to the MassDOT Road Inventory, this road is under MassDOT jurisdiction. There is a median and 2 travel lanes in each direction. There is an additional left turning lane and right turning lane into the Walmart lot at the signalized intersection.  The speed limit is 35mph.

Date 1/10/2022, 5:15 PM
Location 179 Vernon St.
Town Worcester
Type PEDESTRIAN
Age 72
Sex M

A 72 year old man was hit and killed at the corner of Vernon Street and Upsala Street in Worcester, the Telegram & Gazette / Yahoo Finance reported. The victim was unconscious at the scene and taken by ambulance to the hospital, where he later died.

According to the MassDOT Road Inventory, both Vernon and Upsala are under local jurisdiction. Each street is two-way, with 1 travel lane in each direction. There is a sidewalk on both sides of each street. There is a crosswalk across each leg of the intersection. There is a bus stop sign visible on Street View. The speed limit is not indicated for either street in the Road Inventory.

Date 1/17/2022, 9:01 PM
Location California Ave. + Worcester Rd.
Town Framingham
Type PEDESTRIAN
Age 48
Sex M

A 48 year old man was hit and killed near the intersection of California Avenue and Worcester Road (Route 9) in Framingham.  CBS Boston shared that “the driver of the 1986 Mazda RX7 was headed west in the left lane when it’s alleged that he hit the pedestrian and then crashed into the center median.”

According to the MassDOT Road Inventory, Worcester Road/Rt 9 is under MassDOT jurisdiction. It is a partial access control roadway, with a median and 3 travel lanes in each direction. There are 2 additional left turning lanes on Rt9 eastbound and a right turning lane on Rt9 westbound to access California Street at the signalized intersection. The speed limit is 45mph.

There is a crosswalk to cross California Street, but there are no crosswalks at this signalized intersection to cross Worcester Rd/Route 9.

Date 1/19/2022, 6:29 PM
Location 1188 Main St.
Town Wakefield
Type PEDESTRIAN
Age 69
Sex F

Wakefield Patch reported that a woman in her 60s was struck and killed by the driver of a Nissan Frontier truck on Main Street near Cibo Cafe & Bistro and the post office.

According to the MassDOT Road Inventory, this road is under local jurisdiction. It is a two-way street, with 1 travel lane in each direction and parking on each side. The speed limit is 30mph.

Residents have formed a Safe Streets Working Group, and meet the 4th Wednesday of Each Month at 7pm; the group had been speaking with DPW members the evening of the fatal crash.

Date 1/26/2022, 4:01 PM
Location Lindelof Ave. (SR-139) + SR-24 NORTH onramp
Town Stoughton
Type PEDESTRIAN
Age 21
Sex F

A person was hit and killed on Lindelof Avenue (State Route 139) in Stoughton near the Rt 24 interchange.

According to the MassDOT Road Inventory, this section of Lindelof Avenue near the interchange is under MassDOT jurisdiction. It has a median and 2 travel lanes in each direction along with on/off ramps. There are no sidewalks. There is no shoulder after the on ramp meets the roadway. The speed limit is 40mph.

Date 1/27/2022, 2:26 PM
Location 50 Pine Cone Dr.
Town Yarmouth
Type PEDESTRIAN
Age 76
Sex F

CapeCod.com reports that a 76 year old woman was struck and killed by the driver of an SUV near Pine Cone Drive and Rainbow Road in Yarmouth.

According to the MassDOT Road Inventory, this road is under local jurisdiction. It is a two-way street with a four way stop signed intersection. There are no sidewalks. The speed limit is 30mph.

Date 1/29/2022, 12:33 AM
Location 34 Fairview Rd.
Town Canton
Type PEDESTRIAN
Age 46
Sex M

MassLive reports that 46 year old John O’Keefe was hit and killed when his girlfriend Karen Read backed her SUV into him:

Prosecutors said Wednesday that they believe Karen Read backed her car into her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, hours before he was found in the early snow drifts of Saturday’s nor’easter, suffering injuries that would later kill him.

According to the MassDOT Road Inventory, this road is under local jurisdiction. It is a two-way road with one lane in each direction. There is a sidewalk on one side. The speed limit is 30mph.

Statewide Fatal Crashes In MA, March 2021

Statewide Fatal Crashes In MA, March 2021

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Each month in 2021, we plan to post about the fatal crashes in Massachusetts from the previous month, and share any trends that we see. Last month, we took a look at the 4 fatal crashes listed in the MassDOT Crash Portal in February. In this post, we’ll look at crashes in MA in March 2021. The information in the chart below is compiled from news reports, and was checked against the MassDOT Crash Portal Dashboard “Fatal Information by Year.” The Google Street View images included below use the address listed in the crash portal.

  • Of the 23 fatal crashes in Massachusetts in March in the MassDOT Crash portal, 7 were people walking. We’ve identified 1 additional fatal incident during March covered in the news media:
    • 1 person lost their life in Malden when a mechanic with a suspended license crashed an SUV through the door of an auto body shop and struck her as she was walking on the sidewalk. View a segment from WCVB about 86-year-old Athena Hartwell, who walked this section of sidewalk almost every day with her walker: “Neighborhood mourns woman killed in SUV crash.“
    • Updated 4/29/2021: We listed a crash that occurred in Sterling as not being in the portal for March, but this crash occurred in April and is listed. We apologize for the error. We’ve updated this post accordingly.
  • The crash portal does not include names. The names of 7 of the people walking who died have not been made public yet; unlike previous months in 2021, news articles were more difficult to find for many of these crashes.
  • The average age of pedestrians hit & killed in March was 59.6.
  • 3 of the crashes all have 12:00AM listed as the time; it is possible data was incomplete when initially submitted.
  • At least 4 of the crashes were hit & runs (as referenced in news articles).
  • The name of the person driving was not identified in any of the crashes in news articles that we found.
Date 3/3/2021, 12:00 AM
Location 800 Morrissey Blvd.
Town Boston
Type PEDESTRIAN
Age 56
Sex M

A 56-year old man was hit and killed on Morrissey Boulevard in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. According to the MassDOT Road Inventory, Morrissey Boulevard is under MassDCR jurisdiction. We have not been able to find additional information about this crash.

Date 3/7/2021, 12:00 AM
Location 232 Stafford Rd.
Town Monson
Type PEDESTRIAN
Age 94
Sex F

A 94-year old woman was hit and killed on Stafford Road. According to the MassDOT Road Inventory, Stafford Rd/Rt 32 is under MassDOT jurisdiction. There are no sidewalks on this road. We have not been able to find additional information about this crash.

Date 3/7/2021, 12:40 AM
Location Auburn St. + Summer St.
Town Bridgewater
Type PEDESTRIAN
Age 34
Sex M

Ian Dalgliesh, a 34-year old man, was found unconscious in the roadway at the intersection of Auburn and Summer streets in Bridgewater around 12:40 a.m. on Sunday, March 7. WCVB reported three weeks after that crash that police were still seeking help to find the driver who left the scene. The article noted that the intersection is located in a residential neighborhood, with stop signs located at all four corners.

Google Streetview shows a sidewalk on one side of the street for one leg of the intersection. It also shows a house on the corner with guardrails at the intersection, possibly indicating that drivers have driven recklessly in this area before.

Date 3/10/2021, 7:00 PM
Location Meadow St. + Chicopee St.
Town Chicopee
Type PEDESTRIAN
Age 53
Sex M

A Chicopee man was hit & seriously injured in a hit & run crash on March 10th near Rivers Park. He died later in the month from his injuries. The Chicopee Police released photos of a dark colored SUV on March 25th as part of the investigation to track down the driver. While there is a signalized crosswalk near the Meadow/Chicopee PVTA bus stop at one corner of Rivers Park, there are no crosswalks at the intersection of Meadow & Chicopee Streets.

According to Streetview, a crosswalk across Chicopee Street nearby that did not have curb ramps was removed between 2016 & 2017 during street & sidewalk reconstruction at the corner of Chicopee, Margaret & Whitman Streets.

Date 3/12/2021, 9:40 PM
Location 189 Chestnut Hill Ave.
Town Boston
Type PEDESTRIAN
Age 77
Sex M

A 77 year old man was hit and killed on Chestnut Hill Ave in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood. We have not been able to find additional information about this crash.

Date 3/17/2021, 12:00 AM
Location 511 Broadway
Town Everett
Type PEDESTRIAN
Age 67
Sex M

A 67-year-old man was hit and killed on Broadway in Everett. We have not been able to find additional information about this crash.

Date 3/25/2021, 8:10 PM
Location Parker St. + Ellery St.
Town Springfield
Type PEDESTRIAN
Age 40
Sex M

A 40-year old man was hit and killed on March 25th at Parker Street & Ellery Street in Springfield. Ellery Street is a private way. Parker Street has 2 travel lanes in each direction, and is at least 48 feet wide curb to curb. While WWLP reported breaking news on March 25th that a crash may have involved a motorcycle at this location, we have not been able to find additional information about this crash. [Update, 3/23/2022: this was re-categorized as a motorcycle crash.]

Updates

If you have an update about a community member who was killed in one of these crashes, please contact Brendan so we can update our . WalkBoston has maintained a list each year since 2016, pulling the information from news reports, social media, and from people like you that share the information with us.

Yearly trackers:  |||||

Reminder about the data from the MassDOT portal

DISCLAIMER:  The compilation of data is based on preliminary data we receive from a variety of local sources.  Some of the data may differ slightly from information provided by NHTSA as this dashboard does not use imputation methods.  Information is subject to change when/if updated information becomes available. Data updated daily as reported by police departments.

*Updated 4/29/2021: We listed a crash that occurred in Sterling as not being in the database for March, but this crash occurred in April and is listed. We apologize for the error. We’ve updated the post accordingly.

Statewide Fatal Crashes in MA, February 2021

Statewide Fatal Crashes in MA, February 2021

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Each month in 2021, we plan to post about the fatal crashes in Massachusetts from the previous month, and share any trends that we see. Last month, we took a look at the 5 fatal crashes listed in the MassDOT Crash Portal in January. In this post, we’ll look at crashes in MA in February 2021. The information in the chart below is compiled from news reports, and was checked against the MassDOT Crash Portal Dashboard “Fatal Information by Year.” The Google Street View images included below use the address listed in the crash portal.

  • Of the 19 fatal crashes in Massachusetts in February in the MassDOT Crash portal, 4 were people walking.
  • 3 of those 4 crashes were on limited access highways. In 2 of those crashes, tractor trailer drivers struck and killed a driver who exited a vehicle after it had broken down.
  • The crash portal does not include names. The names of 2 of the people walking who died have not been made public yet.
  • The name of the person driving was not identified in any of the 4 crashes in news articles.
  • 2 people lost their lives at a construction site in Boston in February when a co-worker hit them with a vehicle, pushing them into an open trench. That incident is not listed in the MassDOT Crash Portal. The Boston Globe wrote at least two follow up stories about 33-year-old Jose Carlos Figueroa-Gutierrez and 27-year-old Jordan Romero: “One day later, makeshift memorial for two construction workers only sign of tragedy in Boston,” “A sister mourns for brother killed at downtown Boston construction site.”
Date 2/2/2021, 11:30 PM
Location I-90 EAST, MM 87.0
Town Oxford
Type PEDESTRIAN
Age 33
Sex M

A 33 year old Hartford man was struck and killed on on I-90 (the MassPike) by the driver of a tractor trailer. WHDH reported that he was hit after his Toyota Camry broke down and he got out of the car to examine the problem.

Date 2/8/2021, 5:55 PM
Location 418 Winthrop Ave.
Town Lawrence
Type PEDESTRIAN
Age 70
Sex F

A 70 year old woman was hit and killed on Winthrop Ave (Rt 114) on the North Andover / Lawrence line. The Boston Globe reported that the scene of the crash on Route 114 was near the North Andover Mall. Rt 114 is 4 lanes (2 travel lanes each direction) in front of the North Andover Mall and 3 lanes after the driveway intersection. There is only a sidewalk on one side of the street. According to the MassDOT Road Inventory, Winthrop Ave/Rt 114 is under MassDOT jurisdiction.

According to Google Streetview, the sidewalk is relatively new and under construction as of November 2019. There is only a sidewalk on one side of the street, but it did not exist prior to November 2019. New curb ramps are in place but only go across the driveway entrance, not Rt 114. The nearest crosswalks across Rt 114 are 0.9 miles away from each other, with the shopping center roughly in between. A housing development is also on the other side of the street from the shopping center.

Date 2/13/2021, 5:55 AM
Location I-90 EAST, MM 116.2
Town Framingham
Type PEDESTRIAN
Age 57
Sex M

Mustapha Faddi, a 57 year old Marlborough man, was struck and killed on I-90 (the MassPike) by the driver of a tractor trailer. Mustapha’s Nissan Murano broke down and he got out of the car to examine the problem. The Patch shared that this was the second fatal crash on the MassPike in February involving a disable vehicle & tractor trailer.

Date 2/27/2021, 11:40 PM
Location I-93 NORTH, south of EXIT 33
Town Medford
Type PEDESTRIAN
Age 22
Sex F

Madeleine Fox, a 22 year old woman, was hit and killed after she got out of her friend’s car on I-93. NBC Boston reports that investigators are working to identify a description of the vehicle or vehicles that might have hit her.

Updates

If you have an update about a community member who was killed in one of these crashes, please contact Brendan so we can update our . WalkBoston has maintained a list each year since 2016, pulling the information from news reports, social media, and from people like you that share the information with us.

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Reminder about the data from the MassDOT portal

DISCLAIMER:  The compilation of data is based on preliminary data we receive from a variety of local sources.  Some of the data may differ slightly from information provided by NHTSA as this dashboard does not use imputation methods.  Information is subject to change when/if updated information becomes available. Data updated daily as reported by police departments.