Police Identify Man Hit, Killed by Commuter Train

Lucas W. Pierce, 34, listed as homeless, has been named by police as the man who was hit and killed by an MBTA train around 7:30pm Wednesday night in Gloucester, as reported by The Salem News today.  Pierce was homeless, with previous addresses listed in both Gloucester and Salem.  Police involved with the case continue to investigate the tragic accident and are reporting that Pierce had been on the train tracks as the MBTA train approached where he was.  The operator of the commuter train sounded the horn and instantly put the train’s brakes on when Pierce was seen on the track, but Pierce reportedly did not respond. Police have not reported yet how they intend to classify the death.

Deadly Pedestrian Accidents
The Fatality Analysis Reporting System of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that about 4,100 pedestrians died in deadly accidents across the country in 2009.  Many of the accidents involving pedestrians that year happened between 6:00pm and 8:59pm in the evening, resulting in over 1,000 fatalities.  Also in 2009, 48 pedestrian accident deaths in Massachusetts were reported and the majority of these pedestrian fatalities in Massachusetts occurred during the morning hours of 6:00am and 8:59am.

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