Overview
- Police say the crash happened early Tuesday morning on Route 44 and first responders transported the 18-year-old Brockton resident to Boston Medical Center – South where he was later pronounced dead.
- Raynham police’s preliminary findings indicate a westbound Honda CR‑V driven by a 37-year-old Taunton man struck the pedestrian while he was crossing the road.
- The driver remained at the scene and was taken to Morton Hospital for evaluation along with a passenger after Brewster Ambulance responded.
- Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the Bristol County district attorney, the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section, and the Raynham Police Detective Division have taken over the investigation.
- Officials stress the details are preliminary and could change as investigators complete a technical reconstruction and review medical and toxicology reports, a process that will determine next steps for any charges and safety findings for this stretch of Route 44.