A woman has died after being struck by a Honda CR-V on Worcester Road in Framingham early Saturday morning, according to the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office. The SUV was headed east on the busy commercial corridor around 12:30 a.m. when it hit the woman, who investigators believe was in the roadway at the time.
She was rushed to MetroWest Medical Center, where she later died, as reported by NBC Boston. The outlet, citing prosecutors, reported that the driver stayed at the scene and that no charges have been filed as the investigation continues. Prosecutors have not said what led the woman to be in the street, and she had not been publicly identified as of the station's report.
A Corridor With a Troubled Recent History
The stretch of Worcester Road, also known as Route 9, has seen a string of severe crashes in recent months. On Sunday, September 6, six days before this fatal strike, a separate two-car collision on the same road injured four people and required one victim to be airlifted to Boston Medical Center, according to Patch. Hoodline covered that rear-end crash days before this latest death.
In March, an 85-year-old woman died after a two-vehicle collision on Worcester Road near Country Club Lane, with emergency crews using Life Flight to transport her before she succumbed to her injuries. The article links to Newport Dispatch. And in April, a Middlesex County grand jury indicted 45-year-old Framingham resident Stewart Anderson on felony motor vehicle homicide by negligence charges tied to a 2025 collision that fatally struck a female pedestrian on Route 9, a case Hoodline previously reported on.
A Long Pattern of Pedestrian Deaths on Route 9
The danger to pedestrians along this stretch is not new. Research compiled by WalkMassachusetts concerns fatal crashes. That same organization also publishes traffic-safety research.
Route 9 runs through Framingham and Natick. The corridor is part of the region's transportation network.
What the Law Says About Right of Way
Massachusetts law generally requires drivers to yield to pedestrians crossing inside marked crosswalks, under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 89, Section 11. The state also enacted the Vulnerable Road User Safety Act in 2023, which set a statutory requirement for drivers to maintain at least a four-foot buffer when passing pedestrians, cyclists, or other non-motorized travelers on public ways, according to Jeffrey Glassman Injury Lawyers.
Statewide, pedestrian crashes result in both fatalities and nonfatal injuries. As the Middlesex District Attorney's Office and Framingham Police continue investigating Saturday's crash, key questions remain unanswered, including why the woman was in the roadway and whether charges will ultimately be filed against the driver.
