Woman Charged in Death of Pittsfield Pedestrian

01:12PM / Friday, May 05, 2023Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — An 84-year-old woman has been charged in the death of Shaloon Milord, who was struck by a car and killed crossing West Street near Dorothy Amos Park in January.

Loraine Utter, of Pittsfield, was charged on Thursday in Central Berkshire District Court with negligent operation of a motor vehicle resulting in homicide.

There is an additional civil charge of a crosswalk violation. A pretrial hearing is set for Aug 24.

Utter was released on personal recognizance with the condition that she not drive unless her license is re-instated.

A 2015 Toyota Yaris operated by Utter was traveling west on West Street in the 300 block on Jan. 30, when she struck two pedestrians, Milord and her 3-year-old daughter.

Milord, 30, of Pittsfield, was taken to Berkshire Medical Center with serious injuries and died several days later. Her daughter, Lucia, was also taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

Milord and her husband, Desire Peterson, had recently moved to the area with their daughter.

Assistant District Attorney Joseph Yorlano is representing the commonwealth. Victim witness advocates are Director Jane Kibby-Peirce and advocate Carmen Guevara of the Berkshire District Attorney's Office.

The Pittsfield Police Department is the leading law enforcement on the case.

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Pittsfield Seeks CPA Funds for Bike Racks, AED

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
07:17PM / Sunday, October 25, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city plans to apply for Community Preservation Act funds for park bike racks and an AED machine at the pickleball fields.

On Tuesday, the Parks Commission endorsed Pittsfield’s applications for CPA funds.

"Both of those projects are certainly, relative to CPA funds, low cost but high benefit," Commissioner Anthony DeMartino said.

Through CPA, bike racks are proposed for a few city parks, and the Berkshire Mountain Pickleball league is looking to place an automatic external defibrillator at the Benedict Avenue pickleball fields.

Parks, Open Space, and Natural Resources Manager James McGrath and Recreation & Special Events Coordinator Jennifer VanBramer presented the two small project applications, which will go through an eligibility period before full consideration in the spring of 2027.

During the city’s free, six-week, summer playground program, it was observed that many kids access parks by bicycle. The plan is to buy between six and eight racks to be placed at Durant Park, the Common, and Clapp Park; other parks are being considered as well.

McGrath explained that the three parks hosting the playground program don’t have bike racks, and they wind up on the ground and sometimes become a distraction.

"The ancillary benefit to having bike racks is that it encourages that mode of transportation for folks that want to come to the park on their bike," he said.

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