By adamg on Tue., 3/18/2025 - 10:13 am
NBC Boston reports the man was hit on the westbound side of Rte. 9 this morning in front of the former Atrium mall in Newton sometime before 7 a.m.
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End yet…
By tjridesbikes
Tue, 03/18/2025 - 12:36pm
Cyclists and pedestrians are loathed by drivers. It’s insane that we’re ok with cars killing tens of thousands of people per year, but god forbid we implement proper pedestrian and cycling infrastructure.
What Driver?
By blues_lead
Tue, 03/18/2025 - 1:08pm
Literally zero mention or allusion to the fact that someone must have been driving the car.
Because we refuse to hold drivers accountable.
SOP
By BostonDog
Tue, 03/18/2025 - 5:12pm
I don't think the police ever release names of people before they are arrested or charged in any crime.
In MA it's a high bar to be charged with manslaughter for killing someone with a car. You basically need to be caught DWI or leaving the scene after stopping and presumably neither is the case here. (I don't agree with the law.)
The problem is they are
By cinnamngrl
Wed, 03/19/2025 - 8:54am
The problem is they are unlikely to arrest them, since the police are trained to biased in favor of cars.
I didn't ask for a name, or mention the police
By blues_lead
Wed, 03/19/2025 - 10:32am
I was talking about how the author wrote the piece. How simple to say "The driver remained on the scene" rather than "The SUV"
Drivers are out of control …
By Lee
Tue, 03/18/2025 - 8:05pm
…. on Route 9. It’s heart attack inducing just trying to cross the street or walk beside it in many places.
I hope the victim had minimal suffering.
Cross the street? Walk?
By lbb
Wed, 03/19/2025 - 9:58am
It's hell to even drive there. It's completely psychotic. I do whatever I need to to avoid it.
I'm willing to bet that the
By Don't Panic
Wed, 03/19/2025 - 1:09am
I'm willing to bet that the pedestrian was just trying to cross Boylston street.
Who would have to pay the price of building a pedestrian bridge like the Arthur Fiedler Footbridge to the Hatch Shell in that area?
Drivers should pay.
By Lee
Wed, 03/19/2025 - 9:18am
But they barely pay anything already.
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