Brother of victim killed in pedestrian accident calls for change

BRISTOL, CT (WFSB) – The brother of a man killed in a pedestrian accident Sunday evening is speaking out and calling for changes at a dangerous intersection in Bristol.

62-year-old Anthony Fascendini was struck and killed by a car as you cross the intersection of Route 72 and Lincoln Avenue. He was on his way to Stop & Shop when the incident occurred.

Anthony’s brother, Edward Fascendini, learned of the tragic news when police arrived on his doorstep with a photo confirming his brother’s death.

Edward said Anthony had lived with him and was disabled after recovering from two strokes.

“I went to the section where he was hit and saw his clothes and stuff on the ground. Someone went through the light and hit my brother. I was told they were moving quite quickly,” Edward said.

Police confirm that the driver remained at the scene and are cooperating with the investigation.

The tragedy marks the second time the Fascendini family has been affected by a fatal pedestrian accident.

In February 2013, Edward was the driver in a crash on Queen Street in Southington, where he struck and killed one of three women walking on the road.

He was sentenced to five years in prison for the incident, but declined to comment on it during the interview.

Now Edward focuses on his brother’s case and advocates for better safety measures at the intersection of Route 72 and Lincoln Avenue, where 40 accidents involving injuries have occurred in the past decade.

“To cross five lanes and a median, you won’t make it before the timer runs out, you’ll have to run, you can’t normally get through that,” says Edward, calling for a longer time. cross signal than the current 20-second timer and better lighting.

According to the Connecticut Transportation Institute, there have been 40 accidents involving injuries at the intersection in the past decade.