Hit and Run Incident on Erie Street
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Alert updated on
09/06/2018 at 3:33PM EDT
Please find the following updated information on today's now fatal hit and run incident. Today, Cambridge Police responded to the area of 150 Erie
Street in Cambridge for the report that an elderly woman had been struck by a
vehicle in the parking lot of the Cambridge Housing Authority building. Upon
arrival, police located an 80-year-old woman, who appeared to be pushing a
wheeled walker at the time of the crash. The victim was transported to
Cambridge Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The
preliminary investigation suggests that the operator of the vehicle fled the
scene following the crash. An investigation into the vehicle and incident is
active and ongoing.
The
identity of the victim will be released pending next of kin notification.
This investigation is being conducted by the Middlesex District Attorney’s
Office, Cambridge Police and the Massachusetts State Police CARS and Crime
Scene Services Units.
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Cambridge Police are currently in the area of 150 Erie Street conducting an investigation after an elderly woman in a wheelchair was involved in what is believed to be a hit and run crash with a vehicle today in a driveway at approximately 12:03 p.m. The victim has sustained serious injuries and has been transported to a local hospital.
If anyone has any information about this incident, please contact the Cambridge Police Department at 617-349-3300 or leave an anonymous tip at 617-349-3359. Anonymous tips may also be texted to 847411; begin the text with Tip650 and type a message.
Alert sent on
09/06/2018 at 1:18PM EDT
150 Erie Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
To submit a tip via text message text
TIP650
and your tip to 847411
Alert delivered to the following groups:
Cambridge PD: Neighborhood 5 - Cambridgeport and Cambridge PD: Neighborhood 2 - M.I.T.
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