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From WPTZ:
BURLINGTON, Vt. —A 61-year-old Winooski man was struck and killed while crossing a busy Burlington street with his dog Thursday.
The man's name has not been released, as police work to notify his next of kin.
Police say it happened around 5 p.m. on North Avenue and Poirer Street.
Residents who live nearby think the entire incident could have been avoided.
"It was my understanding that the city has agreed to put in one of those blinking yellow lights for a crosswalk only 10 feet from where that poor body is lying," Craig Allen said. "It would've been far less likely that this would have happened."
Alden Finney lives feet away from where the incident happened. He agrees that a crosswalk would make a big difference.
"There's many times, actually every day, that I get off the bus and you have to play Frogger to get to one side to the other," Finney said.
Burlington police Chief Brandon del Pozo said the crash is still under investigation.
The chief hadn't heard of plans to create a crosswalk.
"I think we should check with DPW and the mayor's office if that was the case, I don't know what the plans were," del Pozo said.
Neighbors are hoping something is done to prevent this from happening again.
The dog was in critical condition and was taken to the vet for treatment.
From WPTZ:
BURLINGTON, Vt. —A 61-year-old Winooski man was struck and killed while crossing a busy Burlington street with his dog Thursday.
The man's name has not been released, as police work to notify his next of kin.
Police say it happened around 5 p.m. on North Avenue and Poirer Street.
Residents who live nearby think the entire incident could have been avoided.
"It was my understanding that the city has agreed to put in one of those blinking yellow lights for a crosswalk only 10 feet from where that poor body is lying," Craig Allen said. "It would've been far less likely that this would have happened."
Alden Finney lives feet away from where the incident happened. He agrees that a crosswalk would make a big difference.
"There's many times, actually every day, that I get off the bus and you have to play Frogger to get to one side to the other," Finney said.
Burlington police Chief Brandon del Pozo said the crash is still under investigation.
The chief hadn't heard of plans to create a crosswalk.
"I think we should check with DPW and the mayor's office if that was the case, I don't know what the plans were," del Pozo said.
Neighbors are hoping something is done to prevent this from happening again.
The dog was in critical condition and was taken to the vet for treatment.
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Matt Bacewicz
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Winooski, VT
