Quincy, Massachusetts man charged with motor vehicle homicide after hit and run accident
A 61-year-old Quincy man will face serious criminal charges in connection with a fatal Christmas Eve hit-and-run incident, the Patriot Ledger reported.
Anyone charged with a criminal driving offense, particularly those involving fatalities or aggravating circumstances such as criminal hit-and-run charges in Massachusetts or Massachusetts DUI charges, should consult an experienced Quincy defense attorney to help fight for their rights.
In this case, the retired Quincy fire department lieutenant has been issued citations by Quincy police charging him with motor vehicle homicide due to negligent operation, leaving the scene of an accident causing death and negligent operation of a motor vehicle, according to the Patriot Ledger.
The charges are in connection with a crash that left a Milton man dead in a snowbank on Robertson Street in West Quincy, where he was found Thursday morning. Quincy police reported that the man was apparently walking in the street when he was hit and thrown onto the sidewalk.
Police responding to several calls from neighbors found the body about 7:15 a.m. Thursday. Fatal accident units from the Quincy Police Department and the Norfolk County district attorney's office responded.
Evidence at the crime scene turned up debris from either a pickup or an SUV, according to the Patriot Ledger.
The crash was one of at least three hit-and-run accidents in Massachusetts last week. Shortly before midnight Christmas Eve a man was hit and killed in Methuen. The accused driver in that case was also arrested.
On Monday, a woman was hit by a showplow on Route 58 in Plympton. The driver fled but a Halifax man told police early Wednesday that he was behind the wheel of the snowplow.
