Thomas Perkins, Chief of Police
1 Friend Court
PO Box 536
Wenham, MA 01984
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: john@jgpr.net
Wenham Police Cite Driver After Pedestrian Stuck on Tuesday Morning
Victim Expected to Survive
WENHAM — Police Chief Thomas Perkins announces that a Florida man has been cited after he allegedly struck a pedestrian crossing Linden Street in a marked crosswalk.
Wenham Police and Fire and Hamilton Police and Fire Units responded to the intersection of Linden and Main streets at 9:40 Tuesday morning, where they found the victim, a 68-year-old man from Rockport.
The victim was taken by Lyons Ambulance to a nearby hospital. He is expected to survive.
The driver, identified as PETER J. FEITH, age 54, of Homestead, Fla. was cited at the scene for failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
The incident remains under investigation by Wenham Police.
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