pedestrian crash

One pedestrian was killed and another suffered serious injuries after being struck by a car in North Smithfield, Rhode Island. Rhode Island State Police say they responded to a report of pedestrians struck by a car around 9:40 p.m. on Route 146 North. 63-year-old Thomas Lamoreux and another man were walking on the right shoulder of the road when they…

A woman and 7-year-old boy were injured Monday morning when a car struck them as they crossed the street across from an elementary school in Groveland, Massachusetts. Groveland police say an officer who was stationed near the Dr. Elmer S. Bagnall Elementary School received a report around 8:30 a.m. that two pedestrians had been hit by a vehicle while crossing…

A recent Massachusetts Department of Transportation assessment on the safety of so-called vulnerable road users — those who use the roads but not in a motor vehicle, including pedestrians, bicyclists, roller bladers, and others — showed that 101 pedestrians died in crashes in 2022. The previous high of 83 pedestrian deaths was recorded in 2012, according to MassDOT data. Bicyclist…