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A 38-year-old woman hit a man with her car.
Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian accident that happened Wednesday afternoon on Water Street in Wakefield, authorities say.
Preliminary information indicates Joseph Dow, 78, of Wakefield, was walking on Water Street when a 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E pulling out of a driveway adjacent to Water Street struck him, according to a statement from the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.
According to the police, the 38-year-old female driver remained at the scene.
Dow was transported to Melrose/Wakefield Hospital where he was pronounced dead, the statement said.
Detectives from the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, Wakefield Police Department and Massachusetts State Police are investigating the incident.
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