UPDATE: 59-year-old Mashpee woman dies from injuries sustained in...

Mashpee Police Press Release:

On Tuesday July 17, 2018 at approximately 8:32 P.M. the Mashpee Police Department responded to a motor vehicle accident involving a female pedestrian in the area of 100 Falmouth Road. The female pedestrian was struck by a vehicle travelling westbound on Route 28 (Falmouth Road). The victim was transported by Mashpee Fire/Rescue to Cape Cod Hospital with what appears to be life threatening injuries. The accident is currently under investigation by the Mashpee Police Department, assisted by the Cape Cod Regional Law Enforcement Council Crash Reconstruction Team. More information will be provided once it becomes available.

Update: July 18, 2018 9:30 A.M. The investigation into the pedestrian accident on Route 28 last evening is still active an ongoing. I regret to report that as a result of the severe injuries sustained in the accident, the female pedestrian died at Cape Cod Hospital. She is identified as Michele C. Poirier, 59 Years of age, and a resident of Mashpee, Massachusetts. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim and her family at this time. The accident remains under investigation by the Mashpee Police Department and the Cape Cod Regional Law Enforcement Council Crash Reconstruction Team.

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Initial HN Coverage:

MASHPEE – A woman was in “priority one” condition after she was struck by a full-size sedan earlier this evening on Route 28 near the Mashpee/Barnstable town line…

… it was an upsetting scene for witnesses.

First responders found the victim down in the middle of Route 28 at about 8:30 PM. She was immediately referred to being in serious priority one condition. A decision was made to transport the victim to Cape Cod Hospital after it was learned Medflight helicopters were unable to respond due to weather in the region.

Police immediately shut down an entire stretch of Route 28 from Route 130 to Old Mill Road.

Mashpee and Cotuit firefighters both responded to the scene.

According to radio traffic, there was some initial confusion as to which police department held jurisdiction because of the proximity of the crash scene to the town line. It was first believed to be Mashpee, then it was believed to be in Barnstable… but sources on scene finally confirmed that it ended up being Mashpee’s investigation after all.

An accident reconstruction expert was herd responding to the scene.

The driver of the sedan was evaluated by rescue but did not need to be transported.

The following HN Video highlights the crash scene…

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