On December 15, 2014 a 76-year-old female municipal crossing guard (victim) was fatally injured when she was struck by a motor vehicle while working at unsignalized pedestrian crosswalks within a T-shaped intersection. The victim had just finished crossing a student and stepped into the roadway to get across the street when she was struck by a sport utility vehicle (SUV). The SUV immediately stopped after striking the victim and stayed at the scene. A call was placed for emergency medical services (EMS). EMS and local police arrived within minutes and transported the victim to a local hospital where she died later that same day. Contributing factors identified in this investigation were outdated traffic control signage to warn motorists of crosswalk location, crosswalk markings were starting to fade, and parking was permitted within 20 feet of crosswalks.
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for Massachusetts: Municipal Crossing Guard Fatally Injured When Struck by a Motor Vehicle - Massachusetts, FACE-14-MA-036-01
2016
11 pages
Report
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English
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