2 hit in the Arlington Stop & Shop parking lot, police said
A Massachusetts man and woman are being treated at a hospital after they were struck by a vehicle in a Stop & Shop parking lot in Arlington, according to police. Arlington Police Chief Julie Flaherty said the crash, which involved pedestrians and two vehicles, happened at about. 10:15 a.m. Saturday at the Stop & Shop at 905 Massachusetts Ave. First responders found several people injured in the parking lot and Arlington police officers and firefighters began providing emergency medical care, according to Flaherty. The pedestrians who were struck, a 61-year-old woman from Arlington and a 70-year-old man from Randolph, were taken to Burlington̵[ads1]7;s Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in critical condition. Flaherty did not provide an update on their conditions. Flaherty said investigators determined the driver of a 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis sedan, an 87-year-old Belmont man, pulled into the Stop & Shop parking lot and struck an unoccupied parked vehicle, a white Ford Escape, and an exterior wall of the building. The driver then reversed the car and hit several pedestrians. The Belmont man driving the Mercury was treated at the scene by first responders and transported to an area hospital, according to Flaherty. Sgt. Brian Fennelly.Flaherty said the owner of the Ford struck by the Mercury, a Harwich woman, did not report any injuries to first responders. The owner of the Ford, Susan Austin, told NewsCenter 5’s Ted Wayman that she was inside the stopper. & Shop at the time of the crash.” “He got into my car and pushed it three spaces and now it’s empty.” Photos from a NewsCenter 5 photographer at the scene show the Mercury with extensive damage to the front end and passenger side door near a flower display outside the grocery store. Those photos also showed some plants strewn on the ground near a brick wall that appeared to be damaged. Flaherty said access to the Stop & Shop parking lot is likely to be disrupted for much of the afternoon. The crash is under investigation by the Arlington Police Department and the Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section.
A Massachusetts man and woman are being treated at a hospital after they were struck by a vehicle in a Stop & Shop parking lot in Arlington, according to police.
Arlington Police Chief Julie Flaherty said the crash, which involved pedestrians and two vehicles, happened around 10:15 a.m. Saturday at the Stop & Shop at 905 Massachusetts Ave.
First responders found several people injured in the parking lot, and Arlington police officers and firefighters began providing emergency medical treatment, according to Flaherty.
The pedestrians who were struck, a 61-year-old woman from Arlington and a 70-year-old man from Randolph, were taken to Burlington’s Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in critical condition. Flaherty did not provide an update on their conditions.
Flaherty said investigators determined the driver of a 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis sedan, an 87-year-old Belmont man, pulled into the Stop & Shop parking lot and struck an unoccupied parked vehicle, a white Ford Escape and an exterior wall of the building. The driver then reversed the car and hit several pedestrians.
The Belmont man driving the Mercury was treated at the scene by first responders and transported to an area hospital, according to Flaherty.
“When we talked to him, we didn’t get a lot of information. He doesn’t remember much about it at this point,” said Arlington Police Sgt. Brian Fennelly.
Flaherty said the owner of the Ford struck by the Mercury, a Harwich woman, did not report any injuries to first responders.
The owner of the Ford, Susan Austin, told NewsCenter 5’s Ted Wayman that she was inside the Stop & Shop at the time of the crash.
“I was devastated, stunned, shocked,” Austin said. “He got into my car and pushed it over three spaces and now it’s totally full.”
Photos from a NewsCenter 5 photographer at the scene show the Mercury with extensive front end and passenger door damage near a flower display outside the grocery store.
These photos also showed some plants strewn on the ground near a brick wall that appeared to be damaged.
Flaherty said access to the Stop & Shop parking lot is likely to be disrupted for much of the afternoon.
The accident is being investigated by the Arlington Police Department and the Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section.
