"An 18-year-old Watertown man was killed while riding a moped Tuesday morning after authorities said he failed to stop for police in Belmont and ultimately collided with an SUV. The deadly crash occurred at the intersection of Stults Road and Fairview Avenue, Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan and Belmont Interim Police Chief Mark Hurley said in a statement. Belmont police saw the moped driving erratically and on the wrong side of Trapelo Road shortly before 9 a.m."
"According to the DA's office, an investigation suggests the moped continued down Belmont Street and turned left onto Stults Road before colliding with a Honda CRV that was traveling down Fairview Avenue. Ryan and Hurley did not say whether Belmont police were actively pursuing the moped at the time. Authorities have not publicly identified the moped rider, who was rushed to a nearby hospital and ultimately pronounced dead."
An 18-year-old Watertown man died after his moped collided with a Honda CRV at the intersection of Stults Road and Fairview Avenue in Belmont Tuesday morning. Belmont police observed the moped driving erratically and on the wrong side of Trapelo Road shortly before 9 a.m. and attempted to stop the rider. The moped continued down Belmont Street and turned left onto Stults Road before the collision. The rider was rushed to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead. The Honda CRV driver suffered minor injuries and was treated at a local hospital. The collision is under investigation by the district attorney's office, Belmont police, and Massachusetts State Police.
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