The assistant chief of the Botsford Fire Department in Newtown has died after he was struck while crossing the street on Monday night and those who knew him are…
The assistant chief of the Botsford Fire Department in Newtown has died after he was struck while crossing the street on Monday night and those who knew him are remembering him as a wonderful man who loved the fire department, his town and his country.
Police said 72-year-old Peter Blomberg, of Newtown, was crossing Route 6, also known as Church Hill Road, near Dayton Street, around 6:16 p.m. when a pickup struck him. “We ask for your thoughts and prayers and appreciate the outpouring of support thus far. We offer both our sincerest condolences and gratitude to the Blomberg family in this tragic time," Botsford Fire Rescue wrote on Facebook.
“It was Peter who turned the corner and told my mother and sister there was nothing that they could do - nothing more. My father was gone,” Holland said. “Just the way he presented that to my sister and my mother, you know, we'll never forget." People at businesses just feet away from the scene of the crash said drivers go very fast in the area.
When Holland met him for coffee just last month, Blomberg commented about how dangerous the area is, that people walk out in front of cars and that people are on their cell phones.Massachusetts
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