Boston man, 23, killed when struck by motor vehicle while driving moped across bike trail on Broadway

By Steve Freker

A 23-year-old Boston man was killed when the moped on which he was driving was struck and pulled under a motor vehicle on Broadway during the afternoon of July 27. According to police, Stiven Rojas Ramirez, of Boston, was driving a moped with a passenger aboard while crossing Broadway (Route 99) eastbound on the Northern Strand Community Trail when the motorized vehicle was struck by a Jeep motor vehicle. The impact of the accident, which was reported at 2:37 p.m. on Thursday, July 27, caused the moped to be dragged under the Jeep, according to reports.

Ramirez was rushed to CHA Whidden Hospital in Everett, where he was pronounced dead due to injuries in the crash. Police said the passenger on the moped, who was not identified, was seriously injured. The driver of the Jeep, who remained on scene, was not injured in the crash.

The crash temporarily closed parts of Broadway, Eastern Avenue and Waite Street to traffic, Malden police said on Twitter.

No charges against any of the persons involved in the crash have been made, police said, and the investigation by the Malden Police Department, Middlesex District Attorney’s Office and the Northeast Collision Analysis & Reconstruction Section continued this week.