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Motorcyclist in West Roxbury crash dies; was BTD employee on way to work

By adamg on Fri, 08/13/2021 - 3:22pm
James Erti

James Erti, 52, a tow-truck driver at the Boston Transportation Department, has died from injuries sustained in yesterday's crash on Centre Street at Park Street in West Roxbury, Brian O'Reilly reports.

Erti, who formerly worked at the MBTA, grew up and lived in West Roxbury - and was a graduate of Catholic Memorial High School. He was on his way to his 3-11 shift on his motorcycle at the time of the crash.


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Comments

By emac on Fri, 08/13/2021 - 3:47pm.

Either a road diet or a nice big cross so we can remember every person killed on Centre Street. Is this the second or third fatality in the last three years?

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By dan r on Fri, 08/13/2021 - 4:34pm.

We must allow the knee-jerk reactionaries who don’t ever want anything to change, ever, to control the discourse. Or are you part of the “George Soros Radical Left” who want a (no doubt U.N.-mandated) “road diet” (scary!!)?

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By anon on Fri, 08/13/2021 - 7:58pm.

They are fine with change, as long as it just means Ford F-150s keep getting bigger every year

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By emac on Fri, 08/13/2021 - 8:36pm.

Must be the microchip telling me what to do.

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By Lee on Fri, 08/13/2021 - 8:47pm.

… on that stretch of Centre Street is protected by the First Amendment !!!!!!

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By bostnkid on Fri, 08/13/2021 - 9:50pm.

west roxbury guy, mbta worker, BTD tow driver. the poor guy died in an accident going to work. most of these comments are pretty disrespectful.

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By Timmy on Fri, 08/13/2021 - 10:06pm.

Please have some respect for Jimmy and his family !!! I grew up with Jimmy"Jamie"and him and his family are the nicest people in the world!! Please give them your support and prayers at this time!! Thank you Timmy Walsh

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By Mark- on Fri, 08/13/2021 - 11:50pm.

The sarcasm and disrespect are directed to the folks in West Roxbury who want their dangerous 4-lane road to continue with its obvious dangers to pedestrians, bicycle riders, cars that are turning or parking or behind buses, and motorcyclists like the one who sadly lost his life on this miserable street.

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By jimK on Sat, 08/14/2021 - 8:38am.

You are clearly being disrespectful to my fellow coworker and neighbor! To use this fine mans death as a vehicle to further any cause whatsoever is completely wrong and disrespectful. Your contempt for what ever is going on on Center St. should be kept to the proper channels.

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By anon on Sat, 08/14/2021 - 9:22pm.

Why is it disrespectful to point out that this didn't happen just anywhere, but in a place where such deadly car crashes occur frequently? We are tired of hearing about people being killed by cars. We know there are ways of fixing dangerous roads and intersections. They all involve slowing car traffic, because collisions are far less deadly, and much easier to avoid, at low speeds. This tragedy was preventable, but as a society we have difficulty making the choices that could have prevented it.

I offer you condolences. I hope one day such accidents are both far less common and far less deadly.

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By DPM on Sun, 08/15/2021 - 9:56am.

The design of center st directly contributed to his death.

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By Tim Mc. on Sun, 08/15/2021 - 10:59am.

with using their death as a rallying cry to avoid more deaths like theirs.

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By LarryW on Sat, 08/14/2021 - 6:38pm.

for all the hacks involved in city government who can't be bothered enforcing any traffic law.

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By anon on Sat, 08/14/2021 - 8:49pm.

Rest in peace Jamie I will forever value your friendship way back in our days together on the "T".

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