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Driver hits pedestrian, plows into Theater District Japanese restaurant

By adamg on Fri, 09/27/2024 - 5:03pm
SUV into front of Genki Ya

Photo by Chantelle617.

Boston firefighters, EMTs and paramedics responded to Genki Ya, 232 Tremont St. at Stuart Street after an SUV driver hit at least one pedestrian and then plowed into the front entrance shortly before 3:40 p.m.

A total of three people were injured, one with minor injuries, the other two requiring transportation to an emergency room.

ISD was also called to the scene because of the damage the vehicle did to the restaurant's vestibule, front door and alarm panel.

Neighborhoods: 
Chinatown
Topics: 
Dining
Driving
Free tagging: 
Stuart Street
Tremont Street
Japanese food


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Comments

By Angry Dan on Fri, 09/27/2024 - 5:44pm.

Was the restaurant wearing a helmet?

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By SwirlyGrrl on Mon, 09/30/2024 - 8:56am.

That building wasn't even trying.

Cops are looking very carefully for the building's headphones within a 1/4 mile radius.

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By BikeBoston45 on Fri, 09/27/2024 - 5:47pm.

I cross at this intersection twice a day, and it’s a block from my kid’s elementary school. I was 20’ back on the sidewalk when this happened, on my way to school pickup. This intersection is awful. Cars totally speed, trucks are always turning, and they all try to beat the light.

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By johnmcboston on Sat, 09/28/2024 - 9:19pm.

I was there 10 minutes prior. yikes!

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By cinnamngrl on Mon, 09/30/2024 - 9:53am.

your school could help but not allowing parents to park illegally when they pick up,

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By lbb on Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:32am.

Time will tell, but I've had too many close calls from parents speeding to pick up/drop off a kid.

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By BikeBoston45 on Mon, 09/30/2024 - 1:23pm.

FWIW, the vast majority of kids who do get picked up get picked up by foot or by T.

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By cinnamngrl on Mon, 09/30/2024 - 2:14pm.

no they don't

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By CopleyScott17 on Fri, 09/27/2024 - 8:22pm.

...the SUV was speeding up the get through a recently turned red light before opposing traffic started through their recently turned green.

This is the new normal for Boston drivers: yellow means nothing and red is just a suggestion.

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By Scratchie on Mon, 09/30/2024 - 1:38pm.

...the SUV was speeding up the get through a recently turned red light before opposing traffic started through their recently turned green.

You're probably right, but "yellow means nothing and red is just a suggestion" has been SOP in Boston for literally as long as I can remember.

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By ElizaLeila on Fri, 09/27/2024 - 10:53pm.

There is no reason to turn left onto Tremont from Stuart St in that direction (the W on your right), it's one way south across Stuart. WTF happened here?

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By johnmcboston on Sat, 09/28/2024 - 9:21pm.

Word was there was some collision in the intersection which caused this car onto the sidewalk. But the building crash overshadowed that, so no news stations had photos of the accident itself.

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By Lee on Sat, 09/28/2024 - 1:27am.

…. the restaurant should be a drive through.
It’s just impossible to park on that corner.
Drivers get no consideration!

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By jmeltzer on Sun, 09/29/2024 - 12:23pm.

We're getting a lot of those lately. Maybe if the names were actually outed that might serve as a deterrent. Might.

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By SwirlyGrrl on Mon, 09/30/2024 - 8:58am.

... we would know who did this and who murdered John Cocoran, too.

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