Hit and run on Boston Post Road

An 80-year-old Waltham resident was issued a crosswalk violation for striking a pedestrian Tuesday afternoon.

(Chris Larabee/Weston Observer)

A Weston woman was hit by a car Tuesday, Oct. 7, but suffered no injuries.

The 24-year-old Weston resident was crossing Boston Post Road at the corner of Church Street when she was struck by a 2017 Toyota Highlander, according to police reports. The driver left the scene.

“Luckily, she wasn’t hurt, but the person left, which made the situation different,” said Detective Lt. Michael Forti.

Weston firefighters treated the pedestrian, according to a report from the Weston Police Department. She declined further treatment.

The driver, an 80-year-old Waltham resident, later called the Weston Police Department to say she was involved in the crash. She stated that she did not think she had struck the pedestrian and was too distraught to return to the scene, so Weston police responded to her at home. She was issued a crosswalk violation.

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Addison Antonoff came to the Weston Observer from the Vineyard Gazette, a weekly newspaper covering Martha’s Vineyard, where they worked as a general assignment reporter. Antonoff’s work has also appeared in the Jewish Journal and Houston Public Media, the NPR-affiliate of their hometown Houston, Texas. They graduated from Brandeis University, where they studied journalism, history and Russian studies. They can be reached at [email protected].