BOSTON (WHDH) - The family of an 87-year-old man says he died after crashing into a cemetery in Mattapan Tuesday.
Officers responding to a reported motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Walk Hill and Harvard streets found a smashed up SUV near a tree and several toppled gravestones, according to Boston police.
Video from Sky7-HD showed a chainlink fence with a hole in it and a damaged utility box.
The driver was taken to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
An eye-witness said he was walking out of his home when he heard a loud crash, prompting him and his neighbors to rush across the street to check on the driver.
“I saw the guy had hit the pole and his car was still running,” said Hubert Saint Paul. “I rushed to get over there. A lot of people rushed to get there. When I got over there, he (was shaking) and then he passed out.”
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Sad update, Family of 87y/o driver who crashed into a Mattapan cemetery earlier today just told me he died. They placed these candles at the scene. His daughter tells me she does not know what caused the crash, they are waiting on the autopsy. @7News #7News pic.twitter.com/wRS7ZBJe7S
— Nathalie Pozo (@WPBF_Nathalie) November 28, 2018
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