PEABODY, MASS. (WHDH) - A woman struck by a vehicle near Route 1 in Peabody needed to be flown out for medical care, causing the roadway to temporarily be shut down, according to officials.
Massachusetts State Police said the crash happened by Route 1 southbound sometime before 2:30 p.m., and left the victim, a 39-year-old woman from North Andover, with what were considered to be “serious lower body injuries.”
The incident appeared to take place in the vicinity of the Turnpike Car Wash, located directly off of Route 1. In order to allow for a MedFlight landing, officials closed down the roadway, freezing traffic on the north and southbound sides as emergency crews responded, according to MassDOT. Officials said the crash also temporarily closed the nearby I-95 southbound ramp.
A pickup truck covered with police tape could seen near the car wash. Its driver told 7NEWS he accidentally stepped on the truck’s gas pedal instead of the brakes, causing his vehicle to hit another that was inside a car wash bay.
He said a young woman who was cleaning off a car at the time was also hit and that she was the individual who needed the MedFlight transportation. The wife of the truck driver was also taken to the hospital by ambulance.
A State Police spokesperson said the driver of the 2021 Chevy Silverado truck, an 82-year-old man from Danvers, was issued a criminal summons for Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle. The spokesperson also noted that the woman struck was a passenger of the 2015 Audi A4, and that its operator was a 53-year-old man from Lynn.
In addition to State Police troopers, an MSP Crash Reconstruction unit and a Crime Scene Services team were dispatched for the crash, in addition to Peabody Police and EMS.
Route 1 north and southbound reopened shortly after the called-in MedFlight was able to take off for a Boston-area hospital.
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