Malden Woman Fatally Hit By Car ID'd

Malden MA

09 March, 2021

4:34 PM

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MALDEN, MA — Authorities have identified the woman fatally hit by a car in Malden Monday afternoon. Athena Hartwell, 86, was walking on Hunting Street when a black Toyota RAV4 crashed through the front of an auto body shop and traveled across the street, striking her, the Middlesex District Attorney's office said. Hartwell, a resident of a nearby elderly housing facility, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the RAV4, a 28-year-old Malden man, has been cited for operation of a motor vehicle with a suspended license. The driver remained at the scene of the crash and was taken to an area hospital, authorities said. His name is not being released at this time. Previously: Woman Fatally Hit By Car In Malden