Pittsfield man fatally struck after exiting car onto Interstate 90, authorities say
Harry Young, 49, of Pittsfield, was declared dead at the scene. No one has been charged in the death.
BLANDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Police say they are investigating the death of a man who was struck by two vehicles on Interstate 90 after he got out of a stopped car and ran into the roadway on Friday night.
State Police say 49-year-old Harry Young, of Pittsfield, was a passenger in a car that had pulled into the breakdown lane on I-90 Eastbound in Blandford when he jumped out of the car and ran into the highway around 10 p.m. Friday.
Young was struck by an SUV and then by a tractor trailer. He was declared dead at the scene.
Police said they’re investigating why Young exited the vehicle, which was being driven by a 36-year-old woman from Becket. No one has been charged in the death.
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