crash_reports: 2000000099

Operator of vehicle one , Allan Wint stated on 01/27/2019 at 09:40 hours he was driving his employer's pick up truck south bound on Lexington St near number 227. Lexington St is a public way in the city of Newton. Wint is a driver for Auto Zone auto parts located at 140 Lexington St , Waltham, MA ( 781 894-0656 ) . Wint was driving a 2018 Chevrolet Colorado pick up tuck ( MA reg 8CA823 ) that Auto Zone leases from Lease Plan USA Ltd. Wint stated that he was headed to Webster St in Newton to pick up a delivery. Wint stated that as he approached the area of 277 Lexington St he believed that the traffic light that is at the marked crosswalk was green for south and north bound traffic. Wint stated that he did not see any pedestrians in the crosswalk, until he heard the sound of an object impacting into the front driver's side of his vehicle. Wint stated that he stopped his vehicle approximately ten yards past the crosswalk and got out. Wint stated it was then he realized that his vehicle had stuck a female and a dog. Wint stated that he was not operating any electronic devices at the time of the crash, and I observed none in his vehicle. Wint stated he was not injured in crash. Wint's vehicle had damage to the driver's side mirror and lower molding of the driver's side front door. Wint's vehicle did not require a tow. Witness Bessy Shanks stated that she was driving in her vehicle behind Wint's vehicle south bound on Lexington St. Shanks stated that Wint's vehicle was driving slow and swerving approximately two blocks prior to the crash. Shanks stated that she believed that Wint may of been distracted. Shanks stated that south and north bound traffic was stopped because that cross walk light was red and that a female and a dog were crossing from the east to west in the marked crosswalk in font 227 of Lexington St. Shanks stated that the front driver's side of Wint's vehicle srtuck the female and the dog as they were approximately halfway into the crosswalk. Shanks stated that the female and dog both fell to the ground after the crash. Witness Elizabeth Keegan stated that she was driving in her vehicle south bound on Lexington St two vehicle behind Wint's vehicle. Keegan stated that she was not sure what color the traffic light was at the time of the crash, but traffic was stopped both not and south bound traffic was stopped. Keegan also stated that Wint's vehicle " didn't even slow down ". Keegan stated that Wint's vehicle struck the female pedestrian and the dog as they were in the marked crosswalk in front of 277 Lexington St. Witness Henry Taylor stated that his vehicle was the first one stopped at the red crosswalk light at 227 Lexington St in the north bound lane. Taylor stated that north and south bound traffic was stopped and that Wint's vehicle did not stop and stuck a female pedestrian and a dog in the crosswalk. Witness Jacqueline Deos stated that her vehicle was stopped behind Taylor's north bound on Lexington St. Deos stated that north and south bound traffic was stopped for the red light . Deos stated that Wint's vehicle did not stop and that it struck a female pedestrian and a dog in the marked crosswalk. The pedestrian in the crosswalk was identified as Xiaoping Sun. Sun stated that she and her dog stopped on the south bound side of the marked crosswalk across from 227 Lexington St. Sun stated that she activated the crosswalk light and waited until the light was red for north and south bound traffic, and that the walk single was activated. Sun stated that she looked to her left and saw traffic north bound traffic was stopping. Sun stated that she turned to her right and entered the marked crosswalk. Sun stated that she and her dog had crossed over the north bound side of Lexington St and she then looked to her right and saw Wint's vehicle not stopping and " going very fast ". Sun stated that the front driver's side mirror of Wint's vehicle stuck her in the face . Sun stated that as she fell to the ground she was struck on the left leg by Wint's driver's side. Sun stated that she did not lose consciousness after she had fallen to the ground. Sun was transported via EMS to The Brigham and Women's Hospital for treatment for head and neck injuries and abrasions to her legs. Sun's dog died as a result of being struck by Wint's vehicle. Photo's of the crash site and of Wint's vehicle were taken and the disc was downloaded by the NPD's IT Bureau. Before leaving the crash site, I tested the crosswalk lights and they were in working order. Based upon my observations of the crash site, Wint's vehicle, and the statements made to me, I concluded that Wint was at fault for this crash. I issued Wint MA Citation T 2013958 and cited him for a violation of MGL 89/11 , failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.