Woman killed by truck, son stabs driver in Watertown incident, witnesses say

WATERTOWN, Mass. - A woman was killed and a man was stabbed in what witnesses described as a tragic situation in Watertown Wednesday afternoon.

Police confirmed to Boston 25 News a person was hit by a truck and Watertown Street was temporarily shut down for the investigation.

Witnesses told Boston 25 News a man and his mother were crossing the street when she was hit by a tow truck. The woman, in her late 60s, was pronounced dead on scene.

“I couldn’t get my eyes off the body it was such a horrific scene," said Gary Cantanese, a witness. “The next thing I hear is some guy screaming, 'You ran over my mother, you ran over my mother, you ran over my mother!' The next thing I see is him running across the street jumping up on the platform of the truck and attacking the tow truck driver.”

A younger man, who police confirmed was believed to be related to the woman, assaulted the man.

Cantanese said he saw the young man go after the driver as the distraught driver attempted to explain he hadn't seen her.

According to people who saw it, the man who was with his mother jumped into the cab of the truck and repeatedly stabbed the driver.

The Middlesex County District Attorney's office said the driver was stabbed five times in the abdomen and is currently in critical condition in the hospital.

That’s when people in a nearby restaurant said the man who stabbed the truck driver ran in, lay down and began screaming.

"I told them, this is the suspect right here on the floor. He was lying on the floor, screaming, yelling," said Zeidan Taha.

Taha and his brother say the driver tried to escape, even as the woman's son chased him.

"Running for his life, and told the guy 'I didn't see her, I didn't see her.' He was trying to defend himself, it wasn't like he did it on purpose," said Moe Taha.

Officers reportedly took the son away from the scene and say the area is safe.

Police say the incident is under investigation, which was likely to continue for "hours." Watertown Street was closed for most of the afternoon but has since reopened.

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