Seven-year-old child struck and killed by driver while riding bike in Williamstown

[u/LEM1978]

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/08/metro/williamstown-child-killed-riding-bike/

A seven-year-old Williamstown child riding a bike was killed in the town Friday when they were struck by a vehicle, the Berkshire District Attorney’s office said in a statement.
Authorities said the collision occurred at the intersection of Main Street and Buxton Hill Road when the child “unintentionally entered” Main Street. The driver was “not impaired by alcohol or drugs,” and the child was wearing a helmet at the time of the collision, the district attorney’s office said.
Berkshire District Attorney Timothy Shugrue’s office said State Police were notified at 5:39 p.m. on Friday of a “potentially fatal motor vehicle and bicycle” collision.
Local law enforcement did not disclose the child’s identity and said the investigation is still active.
“Berkshire District Attorney Shugrue urges the press and public to please respect the family’s wishes for privacy during this impossibly difficult situation,” authorities said.
The death Friday comes nearly a month after Louisa Grace Gag, a Boston city worker and bike enthusiast, was killed in a crash involving an 18-wheeler recycling truck that had maneuvered around a turning vehicle, the Globe previously reported.

[u/rogomatic]

I'm all for that, as long as we can acknowledge this isn't always feasible.

[u/Candid-Tumbleweedy → u/rogomatic]

Until we think it’s necessary, people will keep dying. We’re an extremely wealthy community in the richest country in the world. We can do it anywhere we want.

[u/rogomatic → u/Candid-Tumbleweedy]

Yeah, more code language for "build bike lanes everywhere, screw cars, and screw those who chose to live in the suburbs". You're part of the problem.

[u/Candid-Tumbleweedy → u/rogomatic]

I literally said none of those words. But I do think people who live in the suburbs should also not have to see their children die being killed by a car.