To make matters worse, he fell unnoticed bleeding from his wound, police said. The 57-year-old victim was later discovered unconscious in the breakdown lane by a fellow worker. By then it was too late to save his life.
Police could not say how long the man, Gregory Vilidnitsky, of Natick, lay unconscious on the road, while other construction workers were detaining the driver and his passenger, and talking to the police.
According to prosecutors in the case, Gardner and his passenger Walter Smith, 50, of Vermont are transient construction workers who were working in Wayland and staying at a hotel in Framingham. The two allegedly went out for drinks at a Framingham bar, where Gardner said they each had a “couple pops.”
The two men were returning to their hotel when they hit Vilidnitsky, then plowed into a road work vehicle.
Prosecutors said Gardner ran from the car while Smith tried to drive away the truck which was heavily damaged in the crash.
Construction workers and Middlesex County sheriffs detained the two men in the truck who were later arrested. Police are investigating the cause of the accident, as well as the amount of time that lapsed before discovering Vilidnitsky.
Police said when they found Vilidnitsky unconscious in the breakdown lane he was bleeding heavily from a wound to the back of his head and not breething. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Gardner was held on $100,000 bail, while Smith was held on $50,000 bail.
Gardner's charges include operating under the influence, motor vehicle homicide, operating to endanger, speeding, and leaving the scene of an accident with personal injury.
Smith was charged with operating under the influence 3rd offense and leaving the scene of an accident.
Both men pleaded not guilty.
News Sources: Boston Herald, Press Herald, Boston Globe, WHDH, NECN.
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