fatal pedestrian accident

April 27, 2018

Michael Mangeri Killed While Helping Another Accident Victim, Jessica Gelebert

Late Wednesday night, April 25, 2018, Michael Mangeri was struck by his own car and killed, while helping an injured pedestrian, Jessica Gelebert. The accident occurred around 10:00 pm Wednesday night on Route 75.

Mangeri, a 64-year-old man from Windsor Locks, was driving down Route 75 in the pouring rain, late Tuesday night around 10:00 pm. Gelebert, a 30-year-old woman from Hartford, was walking across the street, while Mangeri was driving by, and was hit by Mangeri’s car. Mangeri stopped and exited his vehicle to assist Gelebert when another car hit his car. The other car was being driven by Brian Root, a 30-year-old man, originally from Agawam and just moved to Windsor Locks.

April 27, 2018

Car Crashes in to Patrice Newton-Vanleer, Pinning Her to a Building and Killing Her

by Jeffrey S. Glassman

Car Crashes in to Patrice Newton-Vanleer, Pinning Her to a Building and Killing Her

A Brockton woman, was struck by a vehicle Saturday night, April 21, 2018 and killed. Her identity was recently confirmed as 32-year-old Patrice Newton-Vanleer by her family. The accident happened around 9:30 pm at the intersection of Legion Street and Main Street in Brockton.

Patrice was waiting at the intersection of Legion Street and Main street to safely get across the street which was directly in front of her apartments. As she waited, a car was driving towards her and went straight through the red light. The vehicle then struck another car and spiraled uncontrollably until it landed on the sidewalk where Patrice was standing.

April 25, 2018

Eighty Year Old Pedestrian Dies in Car Accident While Crossing the Street in Norwood

by Jeffrey S. Glassman

Today, an elderly woman carrying flowers was crossing the street in front of Norwood Hospital when she was hit by a car.

The accident happened at 11:50 a.m. on Washington Street at the intersection of Bond Street, where the hospital is located. Although she was immediately attended to in the street by doctors and nurses, she was then taken inside the hospital for surgery where she could not be saved due to the extent of her injuries and she later died.

The vehicle that struck and killed her was a grey Toyota Rav 4 Sports Utility Vehicle that was driving northbound.

April 17, 2018

Male Pedestrian Killed by Vehicle in Lowell

by Jeffrey S. Glassman

At 5 p.m. on Monday a male in his 60s was hit by a vehicle, driven by a man in his 30s, and killed while on a walk in Lowell. The accident occurred on Church Street near Warrent Street according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office. The man was taken to a nearby hospital with severe injuries, where he succumbed to those injuries.

Lowell Police, Massachusetts State Police and the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section are looking into the incident.