Hopkinton Man Dies From Car Crash Injuries

Photo courtesy of WHDH-TV

A Hopkinton man died after being struck by a white buick, driven by a woman in her 80s, while leaving a store in a Natick shopping Plaza just after 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 24.

Natick police and firefighters responded on to several 911 calls reporting a crash at 321 Speen St. in Natick on Tuesday.

Police first arrived on the scene, and quickly assessed three pedestrians who were struck by a car in the crash, performing CPR on a patient who was the most critically injured.

Natick fire treated other victims, and multiple ambulances were called.

Four people, including the driver, were treated.

One patient was transported by helicopter to a Boston hospital and the others were transported to Worcester and Boston hospitals.

Kenneth A. McDonald, 73, a Hopkinton resident, was pronounced dead at the hospital.

McDonald had six children, five grandchildren, worked as engineer and was a Vietnam veteran.

“We’re taught to forgive. I thought she was having her own guilt about having caused a death,” said McDonald’s daughter, Kristen to WHDH-TV. “She is probably hurting inside as much as we are.”

The drive, who is in her 80s, has had her driver’s license has been suspended.She has not been cited or charged in connection with the crash

The remaining victims were in stable condition as of Wednesday morning.

The crash remains under investigation.