Monahan was killed from injuries suffered after he ran outside to help at a traffic accident outside his home.
Thomas P. Monahan, Christmas 2010 HOLYOKE – The family of a man killed after he came outside his Lincoln Street home to help at a traffic accident last month is eager to see whether justice gets done.
Results of an investigation by the Hampden district attorney’s office into the accident that resulted in the death of Thomas P. Monahan, 53, of 144 Lincoln St., should be public within a few weeks, an official said Tuesday.
“The family is, at the moment, waiting patiently to hear,” said Monahan’s sister, Mary Monahan Burgess, of Holyoke.
“The district attorney’s office has been in contact with my sister-in-law about the investigation. I guess, from the family’s perspective, we just want the right thing done.
“I mean, Tommy’s gone. There should be consequences for that. He didn’t do anything wrong. He was helping someone,” Monahan Burgess said.
Monahan died June 6 from injuries suffered June 4 just before midnight. State police are investigating.
“A final decision has not been made with respect to who should be charged or what they should be charged with,” Assistant District Attorney James C. Orenstein said in a voice-mail message.
“The investigation is moving forward and we expect a decision on that probably in the next couple of weeks,” he said.
Police have said the accident began when a 2003 Honda struck a parked vehicle on Lincoln Street and flipped onto its passenger side. The Honda was driven by Maureen Healy, 31, of 91 Lincoln St., who is a Holyoke Police Department records clerk, police said.
Monahan suffered injuries that proved to be fatal when, after he and other Lincoln Street neighbors ran outside to help, another car came down Lincoln Street and hit the Honda, which smacked into Monahan. That car, a 2004 Mitsubishi, was driven by Tiffany Renardson, 22, of 57 Pleasant St., police said.
Hampden District Attorney Mark G. Mastroianni said last month the probe would be handled with integrity, in response to questions from The Republican and MassLive.com in relation to one of the drivers in the accident being an employee of the Holyoke Police Department.
Monahan worked in the heating and air conditioning trades. He and his wife of 29 years, Susan (Breen) Monahan, had three children Thomas, Casey and Maria.