Pedestrian struck, killed in West Roxbury
A male pedestrian was killed when a vehicle hit him yesterday morning in West Roxbury, police say.
The fatal crash happened just after 7 a.m. at Washington and Stimson streets.
The driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene of the accident.
Washington Street between Birchwood and Stimson streets was temporarily closed.
The fatal crash shocked neighbors who heard the car strike the body.
“I heard the crash,” said Aurea Noda, 65. “I was in my bedroom. It sounded like a stone thrown.”