SERIOUS TRAUMA: 17-year-old female jogger struck after waved on by motorist… [Video]
Centerville – Just before 8am, according to Sergeant Sean Sweeney of the Barnstable Police, a female jogger was crossing Route 28 south on Phinneys lane when a motorist waved her on…
… both motorist and jogger failed to see another vehicle traveling up behind the stopped vehicle in a second lane. Only the left hand turning lane had the red light when the stopped vehicle reportedly signaled the jogger…
The jogger was struck by an oncoming Honda minivan, and the impact reportedly lifted the victim into the air…
It is believed that the male driver travelling east on Route 28 had the green light and was not speeding…
The trauma was serious and a MedFlight rescue helicopter was requested right away…
Chaya Morocow, age 17, of Brookline NY, was rushed to Brigham and Women’s Hospital…
Police suspect the jogger, who recently arrived from off-Cape to celebrate the Passover holiday, was unfamiliar with the intersection and may have thought all three lanes had the red light, not just the turning lanes…
A Barnstable Police accident scene reconstruction expert was called in to investigate…
Phinneys Lane was closed at Great Marsh Road and Route 28 east bound traffic was diverted…
The following video highlights the scene shortly after the accident occurred… it shows two ambulances on scene just before the victim was transported to hospital… [Press play]
Hyannis News will provide updates as they become available...
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