Parishioners, Neighbors Ask for Traffic Light at Church to Avoid Another Fatality

City asked to consider installing pedestrian light outside West Peabody Catholic church.

Parishioners and neighbors of St. Adelaide Parish say something needs to be done at the crosswalk in front of the Catholic church before another tragedy occurs. "Councilors, you have to take quick action on this... Something has to happen soon before we have another tragedy," Ledgewood Way resident Tim Barry told city councilors Tuesday night. "Don't let another family go through what this family is going through. You have to act and you have to act quickly." It was just 2-1/2 weeks ago that 87-year-old Theodore "Ted" Buttner of Somerville was struck by a car while leaving the church. He died from his injuries later that same afternoon while at Mass. General Hospital. Buttner was reportedly in the middle of the crosswalk when he was hit by…

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Pedestrian Death Spurs Talks for Safety Upgrades to Church Crosswalk

An informal public meeting will be held Feb. 12 (6:30 p.m.) at City Hall to discuss possible safety improvements to a crosswalk where an elderly man was fatally struck by a car.

Pedestrian Death Spurs Talks for Safety Upgrades to Church Crosswalk

An informal public meeting will be held Feb. 12 (6:30 p.m.) at City Hall to discuss possible safety improvements to a crosswalk where an elderly man was fatally struck by a car.

City councilors will be holding a public meeting next Tuesday to discuss possible safety improvements for the crosswalk at Saint Adelaide Parish where an elderly man was killed after being hit by a car on Jan. 27. Theodore "Ted" Buttner, 87, of Somerville, was leaving the Catholic church Sunday afternoon and in the middle of the crosswalk when he was hit by a car. Buttner, a former parishioner, was at the church to meet up with his family. He died later that afternoon at Mass. General Hospital. The man driving the Buick LeSabre that hit Buttner was an 84-year-old Peabody resident who has since had his license suspended. No charges have been filed against him to date. Ward 6 City Councilor Barry Sinewitz organized the meeting and says he …

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Elderly Man Hit By Car Has Died; Police Still Investigating Accident

An 87-year-old man struck by a car Sunday afternoon outside a West Peabody church has died. Police say the accident investigation is still underway.

Elderly Man Hit By Car Has Died; Police Still Investigating Accident

An 87-year-old man struck by a car Sunday afternoon outside a West Peabody church has died. Police say the accident investigation is still underway.

Peabody police confirm that an elderly male pedestrian who was struck by a car on Sunday has died. Detective Michael Crane said the man, 87-year-old Theodore Buttner of Somerville, died at Mass. General Hospital in Boston that afternoon a few hours after he was admitted. The accident occurred at approximately 1 p.m. outside Saint Adelaide Parish on Lowell Street. Police said that afternoon that Buttner was crossing the street, in the crosswalk, when he was hit by a 2004 Buick LeSabre. Crane said witnesses identified Buttner as a regular parishioner at the church. He said the Buick was operated by an 84-year-old Peabody man who did stop at the scene once he realized what happened. It is unclear if the vehicle was traveling along Lowell …

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Peabody Man Identified as Driver in Fatal Crash

State police identified the driver in Tuesday night's fatal highway crash as a 54-year-old Peabody man.

State police said today that a Peabody man was the victim in Tuesday night's fatal crash on Route 128. State police spokesman David Procopio said in a statement that David W. Armstrong, 54, of Peabody was driving alone his 2010 Ford F150 pickup truck when the vehicle left the road on the ramp to Route 128 North from Interstate 95. "Preliminary investigation indicates that Mr. Armstrong suffered some type of medical incident, causing him to drive off the road into a wooded area," said Procopio. Procopio said emergency responders to the scene found the truck in some bushes off on the side of the road. The vehicle had minor front-end damage. Armstrong was extricated from the vehicle and transported to Lahey Clinic, where he was later …

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One Man Dead After Car Accident on Route 128

The fatal accident occurred early Tuesday night. Authorities believe the lone driver may have suffered a medical condition.

One man is dead after a car accident on Route 128 northbound Tuesday night in which the man's car left the roadway before coming to a stop in the woods. At approximately 7:42 p.m., state police responded to Interstate 95 northbound at the Route 128 northbound exit ramp in Peabody. The occupant of the motor vehicle, an adult male, was extricated from the vehicle and transported to Lahey Clinic North in Peabody, where he was pronounced deceased, according to state police spokesman David Procopio. No other vehicles were involved in the accident and state police said there was minimal damage to the victim's vehicle. "We are investigating whether he may have suffered a medical incident that led him to drive off onto the side of the road," …

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Police Say Toddler Died From Severe Head Injuries After Fall to Pavement

Saugus police released further details about Sunday's tragic accident in which a two-year-old Peabody girl died.

Saugus police released further details Monday afternoon about the death of a Peabody toddler in Saugus on Sunday, saying the girl suffered "severe head injuries" after falling to the pavement. Police said the person holding the child, whom they identified only as a "caregiver," was reaching inside the vehicle to start the ignition when the vehicle suddenly lurched forward, catching the person off-guard. Both the adult and child fell, with the two-year-old girl sustaining "severe head injuries" from the impact. The girl was rushed to Mass. General Hospital where she was pronounced dead at 2:53 p.m. on Sunday. Both police and the Essex County District Attorney's office say all evidence points to the incident being purely accidental -- a …

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Peabody Man Killed in Danvers Highway Crash

State police say 30-year-old Peabody man killed in crash on Route 128 in Danvers. Male passenger, also of Peabody, seriously injured.

State Police identified the two victims involved in a car crash on Route 128 in Danvers Sunday evening. One of them, a 30-year-old Peabody man, was killed in the accident. According to State Police reports, at 7:59 p.m. Sunday, troopers responded to reports of a single-car crash on Route 128 Southbound at Route 35. Reginaldo Dasilva Souza, 30, of Peabody, was pronounced dead on the scene, police said. Initial reports from State Police last night stated Souza was from Beverly. Souza's passenger, Sidney Gomes Dasilva, 37, of Peabody, suffered serious injuries and was Medflighted to Mass General Hospital. Preliminary investigation by Trooper Robert Noonan, with the assistance of the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section, …

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