Police/Fire

Mother Struck by Car Outside Cunniff School, Taken to Hospital

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Photo by Alejandro Mejía Greene/JubiloHaku via Flickr Creative Commons

A woman was struck by a vehicle as she was putting her child into a car seat outside Cunniff Elementary School on Thursday afternoon, and was taken to hospital. Watertown Police and Fire departments responded to the school on Warren Street at 2:45 p.m. on Nov. 2 after the report of a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian. “The mother sustained a lower-body injury and was transported to Beth Israel Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The child was unharmed,” the Watertown Police announced in a statement.

Police/Fire

Watertown Woman Dies After Being Struck by Vehicle in Dedham

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A pedestrian struck and killed on a roadway in Dedham has been identified as a Watertown woman. The Norfolk County District Attorney’s office identified the woman as Marguerite Scanlon, 63, of Watertown, according to a post on the Norfolk DA’s Facebook page. “The matter remains under investigation by Dedham Police Department, with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police, and the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office and no charges are in place at this time,” the message reads. The incident occurred at about 5:30 p.m. on Monday on Bridge Street (Rte. 109) in Dedham, according to WCVB Channel 5.

Police/Fire

Man Faces OUI Charge After Hitting Boy on Bike on St. Patrick’s Day

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A Watertown man faces his second drunken driving charge after he struck a boy riding a bicycle just off Waverley Avenue on March 17. Just before 6 p.m. on St. Patrick’s Day, the 10-year-old boy was riding his bike across Bradshaw Street at Waverley Avenue when he was struck by a vehicle driven by a man later identified as Michael Marini, said Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. “Marini turned onto Bradshaw from Waverley,” O’Connor said. “The child suffered minor injuries and was transported to a Boston hospital.”

Around Town

Pedestrian Struck in Watertown Square Overnight, Police Investigating

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Parts of Watertown Square were closed Saturday morning so police could investigate an incident where a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle. Overnight, a person was struck while crossing a street in Watertown Square near CVS, Watertown Police said. The adult pedestrian was taken to hospital, but the extent of injuries were not known. The incident remains under investigation.

Middlesex District Attorney

Pedestrian Struck on Watertown Street on Monday Dies

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One of two pedestrians struck Monday afternoon has died, Watertown Police said on Tuesday. 

A man and a woman were walking across Watertown Street near Fifth Avenue when a vehicle struck both of them, just before 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 28. The man died from injuries suffered in the incident, said Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. The woman suffered serious injuries and was taken to a Boston hospital for treatment. Police did not release the name of the pedestrians or the driver.

Pedestrian Struck

Two Pedestrian Hit by Vehicle on Watertown Street, Traffic Being Rerouted

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Two people went to hospital after being struck by a vehicle on Watertown Street, near Hibernian Hall. 

Two adults were struck on Watertown Street near Fifth Avenue and suffered serious injuries, according to Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. Police did not release details about the accident. A State Police accident investigation team has been called to examine the area. At about 4:25 p.m. Watertown Police announced that Watertown Street will be closed in the area of the accident, and traffic will be rerouted onto California Street.