'You will be missed': Brockton man dies in fatal crash on Pleasant Street
BROCKTON — A 42-year-old city man died in a car crash after his car struck a utility pole at the intersection of Pleasant Street and Nye Avenue, the same spot where, 10 weeks prior, a pedestrian was killed in a multi-vehicle chain-reaction crash.
Florentino Ruidiaz, also known as "Junior" to his family, was the driver of the vehicle. At around 2:03 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6, Brockton and State Police responded to reports of a motor vehicle crash in the vicinity of 262 Pleasant St., per a written statement from the Plymouth County district attorney's office.
"Upon arrival, police located a Nissan Altima off to the side of the eastbound lane had struck a utility pole," the statement said. "The motor vehicle had heavy front end damage."
Ruidiaz was transported to Good Samaritan Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
Per a GoFundMe page his family members set up, friends describe Ruidiaz as "a stand up guy who will always be missed." His family could not be reached immediately for a comment.
The crash is under investigation by Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis Reconstruction Section, Massachusetts State Police Crime Scene Services Section, and Brockton Police.
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On Aug. 31, a pedestrian, identified as 24-year-old Edisson Matza of Brockton, was killed and four others were injured as a result of a multi-vehicle, chain-reaction crash that involved pedestrians and a police motorcycle in the same spot as the crash on Nov. 6, where Nye Avenue meets Pleasant Street, officials said.
Witnesses told WCVB-TV, an Enterprise news partner, that the pedestrians were walking across the street after being dropped off when they were hit by a Mercedes sedan, that then was struck by the motorcycles.
The crash on Sunday, Nov. 6 came just two days after another fatal crash in Brockton, in which a 21-year-old man was killed and another person injured as a result of a rollover at around 5 p.m. on Nov. 4 in the area of 580 Centre St.
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