Crime & Safety
Police Cruiser Strikes Woman In Brockton
A 75-year-old woman was struck by a Brockton police cruiser responding to a call Tuesday night.
BROCKTON, MA — A 75-year-old woman suffered traumatic injuries after being struck by a Brockton police cruiser responding to a call at David Street and Main Street in Brockton late Tuesday afteroon. Media reports said the woman was rushed to Good Samaritan Hospital where she was recovering Tuesday night.
MA | BROCKTON | TRAUMATIC INJURY | DAVID STREET & MAIN STREET | PED STRUCK W/ SERIOUS INJS, CPR IN PROGRESS, REQUEST FOR BCI/PHOTO RECON TO THE SCENE, TRANSPORTING W/ ADDL MEMBERS ON BOARD
— RI Breaking News Source - Automated System (@AlertsRIBNS) December 10, 2019
Reports said the officer involved stopped and began life-saving measures. Brockton and State Police remained on scene for much of the night reconstructing the accident.
Investigators performing a brakes test on the Brockton Police cruiser that hit a woman in the street this afternoon. Woman taken to the hospital, condition unknown #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/QIk4YX7JlE
— Kaitlin McCulley (@KaitlinMcCulley) December 11, 2019
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