METHUEN — Chief Scott McNamara reports that the Methuen Police Department is actively seeking the public’s help in identifying a motorcycle and operator that was involved in a fatal hit-and-run pedestrian crash last night.
On Sunday, April 28 at 8:37 p.m., Methuen Police responded to the area of 471 Lowell St. for the report of an individual found lying in the roadway by a passerby.
Methuen Police Officer Michael Cabral arrived on scene to multiple people flagging down his cruiser and observed an individual lying face down on the side of the road by 471 1⁄2 Lowell St. Officer Cabral immediately began administering medical aid to the victim until Methuen Fire Department paramedics arrived on scene.
The victim, a 62-year-old Methuen woman, was transported to Lawrence General Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The vehicle involved fled the scene. As of Monday morning, Methuen Police are seeking to identify the operator of the motorcycle.
As part of the ongoing investigation, Methuen Police obtained video surveillance from the area which showed a motorcycle, traveling at a high rate of speed, and striking the victim. The motorcycle operator then slowed down and stopped before continuing down the road.
Methuen Police are actively looking for a Harley Davidson motorcycle, possibly with a dark red and grey two-tone fender missing, that is believed to be the vehicle involved in this incident.
Anyone with information on this incident or information on the vehicle involved is asked to call the Methuen Police Department at 978-983-8698.
The incident remains under investigation by the Methuen Criminal Investigations Bureau with Detective William Kannan as the lead investigator with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section (CARS).
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