crash_reports: 1900001160

Vehicle #1 Was Traveling Southbound on Parker St. Vehicle #1 collided with a pedestrian on it's left drive side in a marked crosswalk in front of 21 Parker St. The operator of vehicle #1 stated she saw the pedestrian through her driver's side window at the same time she heard a loud bang. The operator of vehicle #1 stated she noticed her mirror was gone and realized she had hit something so she stopped. The pedestrian in the crosswalk was crossing from his residence at 21 Parker St. on the west side of Parker to the east side of Parker St. in a marked crosswalk. The pedestrian was approximately 2 feet from the middle divider when he was hit by the mirror of vehicle #1. It should be noted that the pedestrian was wearing all dark clothing. The Pedestrian appeared to suffer an injury to his arm and his body and was transported to Beth Israel by Cataldo. The Witness stated he did not see the crash, but just prior to it he saw an unknown vehicle driving at a high rate of speed northbound on Parker St. and the vehicle may have beeped at the pedestrian in the crosswalk causing him to step back into the southbound travel lane where the crash happened. Photographs were taken of the scene and submitted to the IT bureau to be attached to this report. The operator of Vehicle #1 was cited with MGL Ch. 89-11 fail to yield to pedestrian in a crosswalk (Citation #T2079123).