David Curran/Satellite News Service/CWN (used with permission)
FALMOUTH – On Friday, at approximately 8:48 PM, the Falmouth Police were dispatched to a vehicle vs pedestrian crash in front of the Teaticket Cumberland Farms at 212 Teaticket Highway (Route 28). The responding officers found a male on the ground suffering from severe head and body trauma. The police rendered aid until Falmouth Fire-Rescue Department arrived on scene. The male was transported to a Boston hospital by MedFlight helicopter.
The driver of the SUV remained on scene and is cooperating fully with the investigation. The crash remains under investigation, but the initial investigation indicates that the pedestrian was crossing Teaticket Highway (toward Cumberland Farms) when he was struck by the vehicle which was traveling southerly on Teaticket Highway. Police say the pedestrian was not in a crosswalk. The Barnstable County Sheriff’s Department and the Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis Reconstruction Section (CARS) unit are assisting with the investigation.
