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Somerville Alliance for Safe Streets rallies for upgrades to mitigate danger at juncture of Mystic Ave/McGrath O'Brien Highway/I-93

Email Somerville residents and elected officials are fed up: they’ve been fighting for safety improvements along McGrath Highway and Mystic Avenue for years, and after four pedestrian fatalities, they want immediate action from MassDOT. On May 26, a couple hundred area residents rallied in 90-degree heat to draw attention to the state’s inaction regarding road safety and environmental justice along I-93. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley joined many of Somerville’s state and local elected officials in calling out the state for not doing anything about these “preventable deaths.” “The�...

Updated: 10:09 AM EDT May 12, 2021 A man struck by an alleged hit-and-run driver in Somerville has died, his family confirmed Wednesday.Marshall Mac, 72, a grandfather and Vietnam War veteran who spent six years as a prisoner of war, was struck one month ago on the McGrath Highway near the intersection of Broadway. Mac was in a coma at Massachusetts General Hospital and died on April 29, according to a GoFundMe page set up by his family.The driver, who was only identified by authorities as a 64-year-old man from Somerville, turned himself into Somerville Police four days after the ...

Somerville hit-and-run victim dies as investigation continues © Mac family Marshall Mac, 72, was the victim of a hit-and-run pedestrian crash in Somerville, Massachusetts on April 13, 2021, according to his family. A man struck by an alleged hit-and-run driver in Somerville has died, his family confirmed Wednesday. Marshall Mac, 72, a grandfather and Vietnam War veteran who spent six years as a prisoner of war, was struck one month ago on the McGrath Highway near the intersection of Broadway. Sign up for our Newsletters Mac was in a coma at Massachusetts General Hospital and died on April ...

Driver wanted in Somerville hit-and-run crash turns themselves in © Mass State Police A white Ford Transit Connect van that Massachusetts State Police investigators believe was involved in a hit-and-run pedestrian crash on McGrath Highway on April 12, 2021. The driver wanted in connection with a hit-and-run pedestrian crash that left a victim with life-threatening injuries has turned themselves over to police, a spokesperson for the Massachusetts State Police said. The person, who was identified by authorities as a 64-year-old from Somerville, turned themselves into Somerville Police Thur...