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Second Person Fatally Struck By Car On Same Street In Chicopee This Week

A pedestrian has been fatally struck by a car on the same street in Chicopee for this second time this week, Western Mass News reports

Chicopee Police

Chicopee Police

Photo Credit: Chicopee Police on Facebook

Police responded to the crash near Jenrose Liquors on Chicopee Street around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30, Chicopee Police said on Facebook

While the person's condition was immediately unknown, Western Mass News said the victim died on Thursday. The incident is being called a hit-and-run, the outlet said citing Chicopee Police.

This comes after another pedestrian died after they were also hit by a car on Chicopee Street on Monday, as previously reported by Daily Voice. The victim was that crash was later identified as 68-year-old William Matteson of Chicopee. 

The driver involved in that crash, 42-year-old Benjamin Goraj, was arrested and arraigned on several charges Wednesday morning. Both crashes remain under investigation. 

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