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Daniel Kennedy

Age : 72

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 02/07/2026

Location : Riverside Street near UMass Lowell campus

City : Lowell

County : Middlesex

State : Massachusetts

Agency : Lowell Police Department

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police vehicle crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 02/07/2026, a Lowell police cruiser struck Daniel Kennedy while he crossed Riverside Street near the University of Massachusetts Lowell campus. Emergency crews transported Kennedy to a hospital where he died from his injuries days later. Kennedy, age 72, had retired as a Gloucester fire lieutenant and had returned to UMass Lowell as a student following retirement. Authorities documented that the cruiser remained on scene and investigators from state and local agencies examined the crash circumstances involving the on duty police vehicle and the pedestrian fatality.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/retired-gloucester-fire-lieutenant-dies-after-being-hit-by-lowell-police-cruiser/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/12/metro/umass-lowell-student-struck-police-cruiser-dies/
https://www.wcvb.com/article/umass-lowell-student-hit-by-police-cruiser-dies/
https://www.lowellsun.com/2026/02/12/former-gloucester-fire-lieutenant-dies-after-being-struck-by-police-cruiser/