Traffic & Transit
Pedestrian Hit By Car On Fellsway
The victim suffered life-threatening injuries, police said.
MALDEN, MA — A pedestrian was hit by a car on Fellsway East in Malden Thursday morning, state police said. The person was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Fellsway East has been reopened after being closed for hours near Savin Street.
The victim was reportedly in the crosswalk when struck.
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A gray sedan was with passenger side windshield damage was parked on the side of the road. It was unclear if the driver was taken into custody.
The crosswalk is a short way from one of the more complicated rotary/intersections around. Cars can pick up speed coming up and down the Fellsway.
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Brian DeLacey, who lives in the area, said he has complained about crosswalk before and thinks it should be erased.
"At a minimum if you just get rid of this ... people are not going to be enticed to cross here," DeLacey told Patch. "It's a perilous crossing."
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