February 21, 2025 – Chicopee, Massachusetts – On Sunday February 9, 2025, at approximately 7:45 p.m., Chicopee Police Officers responded to a call regarding a motor vehicle versus pedestrian collision at the 1200 block of Abbey Memorial Drive in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Upon arrival, officers located an adult female victim. Prior to being transported to the hospital, the victim succumbed to her injuries in the ambulance.

The victim has been identified as Vanessa Perez, 34, of Springfield, Massachusetts.

This remains an ongoing investigation by the Hampden District Attorney’s Office Motor Vehicle Homicide Unit in conjunction with the Chicopee Police Department.