On January 13th, 2016, Queshon Ivy, age 43, was hit and killed while attempting to cross Washington Street to begin his first day of work at a construction site. A witness said the “school van did not even give the ‘guy a chance’ to slow down and just hit the guy.” The van driver, Melissa L. Benedict, 34, faces charges of motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation and leaving the scene of personal injury and death. The Vision Zero Task Force visited the crash location on January 25th to make recommendations for any short and long term changes to the area that could improve safety.
Date of Crash
1/13/2016, 8:00AM
Date of Site Visit
1/25/2016
Location
323 Washington Street, Dorchester
News coverage
WHDH - "Arrest made in connection with fatal Dorchester hit-and-run"
Boston Globe - "Van driver arraigned in hit-and-run death of pedestrian"
Present at Site Visit
Boston Transportation Department - Planning
Boston Police Department
Boston Public Health Commission
Toole Design Group
WalkBoston
Site audit this afternoon in Dorchester w/ #visionzeroBOS task force. A 43 yr old man was struck and killed Jan 13th pic.twitter.com/ikfHw7eKap
— WalkBoston (@WalkBoston) January 25, 2016
Photos from Site Visit 
Recommendations
- Larger picture, look at process for inspecting pedestrian access & ADA compliance at/around construction sites. Is it ever checked after initial permitting? Pedestrian access along Washington Street from the MBTA bus stop directed people walking into the street w/ little to no protection from moving vehicles.
Improvements Completed
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