Pittsfield Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck by Car

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A city resident Monday died after being struck by a car on Barker Road.
 
Shawn Oullette, 62, was hit mid-afternoon by a 2009 Lincoln Town Car driven by Ricco Dus, 85, of Pittsfield, according to a news release from the Pittsfield Police Department.
 
Both Dus and Oullette were traveling north in the area of 444 Barker Road, the news release said.
 
Oullette was taken to Berkshire Medical Center, where he died as a result of his injuries, police said.
 
Barker Road was closed to vehicles from South Mountain Road to Tamarack Road for about two hours while police investigated.
 
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Police Officer Anthony Dayton at 413-448-9700, Ext 543.

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Battle of the Berkshires Tournament Continues in Pittsfield

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Berkshire Force 16U travel softball team earned a 12-4 win over the Nor'Easters to wrap up pool play at the Battle of the Berkshires at the Doyle Complex.
 
Arianna Perkins went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and four RBIs to lead a 13-hit attack for the Force.
 
Lillian MacDonald was 2-for-3 at the plate with a pair of doubles, and Ava MacMahon, Mackenzie Biros and Markiara Jackson each had a pair of hits.
 
Amelia Polidoro and McMahon split time in the circle in the five-inning win, combining to strike out eight and allow three earned runs.
 
The Force 16U squad took a pair of losses earlier in the day on Saturday: 11-2 to the Worcester Union Rose and 12-10 to the Charlton Wildfire.
 
Elsewhere in 16U play, the the Greylock Thunder Saturday beat the Demo, 17-2.
 
Avery Lane earned the win in the circle with a three-inning, complete-game effort.
 
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