Overview
- Police say a sequence of crashes and a carjacking on Blue Hill Avenue ended when a stolen SUV struck and killed a woman, with the first crash reported around 2 p.m. on Saturday.
- Authorities say the driver crashed at Woodhaven Drive, carjacked a second vehicle, drove south on Blue Hill Avenue and hit the pedestrian near Fairway Street before the stolen SUV collided with other vehicles and an MBTA bus.
- Boston police identified the arrested suspect as 37-year-old Ibraim Matos of Hyde Park and said he is expected to face multiple charges, including murder and carjacking.
- The victim’s name has not been released because police are awaiting an autopsy and notification of next of kin, and investigators describe the scene as an active criminal probe.
- Blue Hill Avenue was closed from Woodhaven Drive to Mattapan Square, causing local traffic and transit disruption, and community members helped restrain the suspect until officers arrived.