GRAFTON, Mass. (WWLP) - A man was struck and killed while on the Mass Pike late Wednesday night.  MassDOT to receive $1.7 million to build wildlife bridge over Mass. Pike The Massachusetts State Police said troopers were called around 7:00 p.m. to multiple reports of a pedestrian hit on the Mass Pike near mile marker 98. When troopers arrived, they a victim dead and discovered a bicycle on a nearby side street and footprints leading to the highway. The victim was identified as 36-year-old Jayson Bastarache. Police did not say whether or not the driver will be charged.  Local News Headlines Man struck, killed on Mass. Pike in Grafton Federal agents conduct investigation in Boston, one arrested Springfield Union Station sees sizable increase in ridership during Fiscal Year 2024 Using heat in winter increases risk of carbon monoxide poisoning: what to look out for WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.