Saturday, February 14, 2015

DEADLY PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT IN BELCHERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS






February 14, 2015

BELCHERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS. (WWLP) – 

A student from the University of Massachusetts was struck and killed by a truck early this morning in Belchertown.

Belchertown Police Detective John Reymer told 22news it was just before 2 o’clock this morning that the 20-year-old man was hit while crossing Route 9, or Federal Street, in the area of Two Ponds Road.

Detective Reymer said the man was wearing dark colored clothes.

The man is from New Jersey and police are trying to contact his family before releasing his name.

The driver of the pickup truck is from Belchertown and did stop to help police in the investigation.

Detectives are still investigating and haven’t said if the driver will be charged.