Overview
- The crash occurred around 9:50 a.m. at Concord Street (Route 126) and Gorman Road across from Framingham District Court.
- The victim, a 43-year-old Framingham man riding an orange tricycle, was taken to a hospital and later died.
- Investigators say the driver fled, and officers later found a pickup behind a Hartford Street lumber yard and arrested Paulo Castro, 69.
- The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, Framingham Police and the State Police Collision Reconstruction Section are leading the investigation.
- Neighbors described persistent speeding and reckless driving on the corridor and urged stronger protections for vulnerable road users.