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09-18-2007, 07:58 AM
A Walpole middle school student was killed yesterday afternoon when she was struck by an Nstar utility truck.
The 13-year-old victim, Justine Trainor, whose name was released last night by WHDH-TV, was riding her bike alongside Route 1-A when she was hit and dragged by a Nstar truck as the driver was pulling into the company’s driveway at 1477 Main St.
“She was a happy kid and she was just enjoying life,” said John Trainor of Ohio, an uncle to the victim, who received the news from family over the phone. Relatives in Walpole could not be reached.
Trainor was a student at Johnson Middle School in Walpole, where grief counselors will be available for students today. According to relatives, little Justine was an active child who loved dance.
“This is something that every parent worries about and something that every driver is concerned about,” Tom May, president of Nstar, said in a statement released last night. “The driver of the vehicle is a long-standing Nstar employee who is extremely distraught over the loss of this young girl’s life.”
According to Deputy Chief Scott Bushway of the Walpole Police Department, no charges were brought against the driver as of yesterday. Nstar is reportedly cooperating with Walpole and state police within the investigation.
Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1032253
The 13-year-old victim, Justine Trainor, whose name was released last night by WHDH-TV, was riding her bike alongside Route 1-A when she was hit and dragged by a Nstar truck as the driver was pulling into the company’s driveway at 1477 Main St.
“She was a happy kid and she was just enjoying life,” said John Trainor of Ohio, an uncle to the victim, who received the news from family over the phone. Relatives in Walpole could not be reached.
Trainor was a student at Johnson Middle School in Walpole, where grief counselors will be available for students today. According to relatives, little Justine was an active child who loved dance.
“This is something that every parent worries about and something that every driver is concerned about,” Tom May, president of Nstar, said in a statement released last night. “The driver of the vehicle is a long-standing Nstar employee who is extremely distraught over the loss of this young girl’s life.”
According to Deputy Chief Scott Bushway of the Walpole Police Department, no charges were brought against the driver as of yesterday. Nstar is reportedly cooperating with Walpole and state police within the investigation.
Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1032253