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Boston man killed in New Year's Eve crash on Rte. 24 in Stoughton
By adamg on Fri, 01/01/2021 - 12:29pm
State Police report a Boston man died after he crashed into a guardrail, got out of his car and was hit by another vehicle, around 11:30 p.m. on Rte. 24 southbound in Stoughton.
State Police report Brandon Rose, 34, lost control of his 2020 Altima, hit the guardrail and then another car. He got out and was promptly hit by a Milton man's Jeep.
State Police say Rose had a passenger, who suffered minor injuries in the guardrail crash. The drivers of the car he hit and the Jeep that hit him were not injured.
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I always steer clear of
I always steer clear of Nissan Altimas.
comedy
a guy is dead and its hilarious
And
And a man is dead. I feel a gut-punch at the thought of their family seeing such comments. It is a crueler world because of them. Humor has its place NotFromBoston. Not here, not now.
Rip Brandon
This was a childhood friend and it hurts to see he died such a horrible tragic death. We mourn his life and the loss of it. He was a father of two daughters too. Rest in heaven brother
PSA: Stay in your car
I know it's counterintuitive, but when you're in a car crash on a highway, *stay in the car* until you can take a moment to assess the situation. You're much safer in the car than out, and drivers around you are going to be extra unpredictable due to the crash -- or due to whatever caused the crash.
This is extra important if you're in icy or foggy conditions or otherwise in a many-vehicle pile-up. Other vehicles *will* be running into your car, but it's safer to be inside the car than out.
If you have clear visibility *backwards* down the roadway, no one is coming, and there's a wide margin where you can out of the way of flying debris and swerving vehicles... then you can safely exit and make your way to the safe area. (But you'd be surprised at how far off the road a swerving car or truck will wander. Check out the semi at 3:28 or so: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcSC-HittRM)
Otherwise, you're just as likely to get hit as soon as you exit your car, and you won't have the protection of the car around you.