A woman has died after being struck by an SUV in Milton, Massachusetts, on Sunday, and the driver of the vehicle has now been charged with motor vehicle homicide and leaving the scene of an accident.
Milton police said they responded to the 100 block of Reedsdale Road along with the fire department and Coastal Ambulance shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday for a report of a person lying in the roadway. When they arrived, officers found a severely injured female and began to provide aid.
Police said the woman's injuries appeared consistent with having been struck by a motor vehicle, but no vehicle or driver was at the scene.
The woman was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Milton, where she was pronounced dead. She was identified as Donna Clarke, 68, according to the Norfolk District Attorney's Office.
About 20 minutes after they first responded to the scene, a driver operating a maroon Toyota SUV arrived and spoke with officers investigating the crash. The Toyota had sustained some damage, and police said the driver made statements linking them to the incident.
The driver, 65-year-old Dorchester resident Wallace Wilson Jr., was arrested on suspicion of motor vehicle homicide operating under the influence of liquor and leaving the scene of an accident causing death. He pleaded not guilty in Quincy District Court on Monday and was ordered held on $5,000 cash bail, along with conditions, prosecutors said.
Police said additional charges could be forthcoming. Wilson is due back in court Nov. 26.
