Pedestrians should use a crosswalk, not the highway
Most people use a crosswalk when deciding to cross the street. In Massachusetts, the pedestrian in the crosswalk is supposed to have the right of way. This does not always mean that people use the crosswalk, nor does it mean that drivers adhere to this rule of driving. One Massachusetts man decided recently that crosswalks weren't for him and it cost him his life in a fatal auto-pedestrian accident. The man, from Malden, attempted to cross the eight lane highway on Route 128. In so doing, he was struck so hard by one car in the northbound lane that it threw…
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