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'This Is A Tragic Day': Pastor ID'd As Woman Killed In Newburyport Crash
A pastor who was to deliver a prayer at the State of the City Address in Newburyport in Essex County, Massachusetts, on Wednesday night, Feb. 28, has been identified as the person killed in a truck versus pedestrian crash, the city announced.
Rev. Helen Murgida, age 81, a pastor at First Religious Society's Unitarian Universalist Church in Newburyport, was struck by a Ford F-150 just after 6:30 p.m. near the intersection of Green and Pleasant streets on Wednesday.
Related: Woman Hit, Killed Outside Newburyport City Hall
Paramedics rushed her to Anna Jaques Hospital, wher…
Chelsea Man Hit By Car In Boston To Be Buried In El Salvador
A 26-year-old Chelsea man died after he was hit by a car in East Boston, and a GoFundMe has been created to help his family.
Aristeo Enrique Ramirez Garcia, from El Salvador, was hit by a commercial vehicle on Chelsea Street and Curtis Street shortly after 5:40 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 17.
The driver stayed on the scene, and Boston police were investigating Garcia’s death as of Monday morning, Dec. 18.
Garcia worked as a cook, and he leaves behind a wife, Maria Aguilar, and a 3-year-old daughter, NBC Boston reported.
A GoFundMe created to help his family with funeral expenses raised more than…
North Shore Bicyclist Killed While Competing In Race In Vermont: Police
A bicyclist from Massachusetts has died after he was hit by a truck while competing in a race in Vermont last weekend, according to authorities.
Police responded to a crash between a pick-up truck and bicyclist near the intersection of Brook and Carter roads in Burke, VT, around 9:20 a.m. on Saturday, April 29, Vermont State Police report.
Initial investigation determined that the bicyclist, later identified as 54-year-old Richard Wanstall, of Marblehead, MA, was participating in a local race when he was hit by a Dodge truck.
Wanstall collided with the truck, which was being driven by …
Racing To Jail: Boston 19-Year-Old ID'd As Driver Involved In Hanson Man's Death, Police Say
The driver of a car that smashed into an SUV while moving at 120 mph, throwing the SUV's driver out of the car and killing him, has been identified as a 19-year-old Boston man, officials say.
Heweens Quetant, of Boston, was driving a family member's black 2019 Honda Civic when he crashed into a 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe at top speed, killing 46-year-old Michael Wojdag, of Hanson, shortly before 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19 according to the Massachusetts State Police.
Michael WojdagGoFundMe / "We'll Miss You Mike Wojdag"
After the crash, which occurred on Route 93 North in Braintree, the C…
