For Immediate Release

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: john@jgpr.net

Billerica Police Investigating Serious Motor Vehicle Crash Involving Pedestrian

BILLERICA — Chief Daniel Rosa reports that the Billerica Police Department responded to a motor vehicle crash today on Boston Road involving a pedestrian who sustained serious injuries.

Around 3:50 p.m., police received numerous 911 calls regarding a pedestrian who was struck by a motor vehicle at 800 Boston Road/Route 3A.

Upon arrival to the scene, police learned that a 35-year-old woman from Chelmsford was traveling northbound on Route 3A in a 2013 GMC Acadia when she struck a 14-year-old male juvenile from Billerica who was on a bicycle crossing the street in a crosswalk.

The juvenile sustained serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to an area hospital.

The woman was not injured and remained on scene. She was the sole occupant of the vehicle. No charges have been filed.

Boston Road is closed in both directions from Carrington Street to Cook Street. Drivers are asked to seek alternatives routes. The Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section is responding to the scene.

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