At approximately 3:15 p.m. today Troopers assigned to State Police-Charlton responded to reports of a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on Route 90 eastbound at the 105 mile marker in Hopkinton.
Upon their arrival, they observed a 2013 Mazda CX-5, operated by a 40-year-old male from Hebron, Ct., that struck a pedestrian, Laurie Cain, 65 of Andover Connecticut, in the travel lane of Route 90 eastbound.
Westboro and Hopkinton Fire and EMS responded and pronounced the pedestrian deceased at the scene. Members of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner responded as well.
The cause and circumstances of the crash, including why the pedestrian was in the roadway, remain under investigation by Troopers assigned to State Police-Charlton, Middlesex County State Police Detective Unit, Collision Analysis Reconstruction Section, and Crime Scene Services. Troopers were assisted on scene by MassDOT, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and Westboro and Hopkinton Fire & EMS.