Cape Cod Incidents/CWN
MASHPEE – A woman was reportedly struck by a car in Mashpee sometime after 2 PM Sunday. The incident happened at the Roche Brothers supermarket on Commercial St. The victim reportedly suffered severe leg trauma and rescuers called for a MedFlight helicopter to land at the Mashpee Police/Fire complex to fly her to an off Cape trauma center. Mashpee Police are investigating the cause of the crash.
Update from Mashpee Police: On Sunday June 16th at approximately 2:09 PM, the Mashpee Police Department received a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle at 11 Commercial Street, the parking lot of Roche Brothers. Upon arrival officers made contact with a female victim down in the parking lot with what appeared to be a serious leg injury. It appears the female pedestrian was walking through he parking lot when she was struck by a pickup truck backing out of a parking space. She was transported by the Mashpee Fire Rescue Department to a MedFlight helicopter on Frank Hicks Drive where she was then flown to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. Although she was transported with serious injuries, those injuries do not appear life-threatening. The crash is currently under investigation by the Mashpee Police Department and the Cape Cod Regional Law Enforcement Council Crash Reconstruction Unit. This is an active and ongoing investigation and it is still undetermined of charges will be file in this case.
