Blandford — At approximately 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, troopers assigned to Massachusetts State Police-Westfield responded to reports of a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle on Interstate 90 eastbound at the 24.2-mile marker in Blandford. The victim suffered fatal injuries, state police said in a statement.
A preliminary investigation indicated that a Pittsfield man, Harry Young, 49, was a passenger in a 2008 Lexus operated by a 36-year-old Becket woman. The Lexus pulled into the breakdown lane and Young jumped out of the vehicle and ran into the roadway for reasons still under investigation.
Young was then hit by a 2013 Ford Explorer operated by a 26-year-old Brockton woman. Young was subsequently struck by a 2020 Kenworth tractor trailer operated by a 33-year-old Little Falls, New York, man. All operators remained on scene. Young was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The facts and circumstances of the crash, including why Young got out of the Lexus, remain under investigation by State Police-Westfield, the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section, the State Police Crime Scene Services Section, and the State Police Detective Unit for Hampden County.
No charges have been filed at this time.
Troopers were assisted on scene by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The Mass Pike eastbound was closed for the investigation. All lanes were reopened at 2:17 a.m. Saturday.
