Jan 13, 2021
Marion Police investigate the scene of a deadly crash on Pleasant Street, in which a sedan struck a pedestrian and broke through a stone wall. Photo by: Aidan Pollard
The front end of the sedan was completely destroyed in the crash.
MARION The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office confirmed on Jan. 13 that one man died and another man was hospitalized following a Jan. 7 crash on Pleasant Street. Scott Erdman, 74, of Marion struck a pedestrian and broke through a small stone fence after experiencing a medical emergency behind the wheel, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
Erdman began swerving and driving erratically before striking a male pedestrian who was walking on the sidewalk. The vehicle continued on the sidewalk, where it struck two rocks and a telephone pole before it came to rest on a rock wall, wedged between a tree and the telephone pole.