MARLBORO, MASS. (WHDH) - A man was arraigned in court Monday after his arrest in connection with a hit-and-run crash that seriously hurt a young boy in Marlboro over the weekend.
The crash happened on the eastbound side of Route 20 on Sunday.
On Monday, as 19-year-old Andy Lopez appeared in court, 12-year-old Dominic Matos remained in the hospital fighting for his life.
“We’re hoping for an absolute miracle,” said Matos’ aunt, Victoria Quinan. “Just for him to wake up would just be the best thing at the moment.”
Members of Matos’ family shared photos of Matos in a hospital bed where they said he was in critical condition Monday.
Part of Matos’ skull had to be removed after the crash, according to family members. Family members also said the child has a brain bleed and a possible loss of vision.
Quinan said Matos, one of five children, was simply helping his mother when he was hurt late Sunday morning.
“Dominic, being the older brother, was just going across the street to get a gallon of milk and he was struck and the vehicle never stopped,” Quinan said.
Marlboro police said the crash happened in the area of 300 Boston Post Road East.
In an initial post on social media, detectives released photos of an SUV they were looking for and asked for the public’s help in tracking the vehicle down.
Ultimately, though, it was damaged car parts found at the scene along Route 20 that helped investigators, according to court paperwork.
Paperwork on Monday said authorities took the parts to a car dealership where personnel identified the corresponding vehicle’s make and model. Paperwork said authorities later came upon Lopez while they looked for matching cars in the area.
“The police also located the defendant and the vehicle from the fact that one of the children — the child that was struck — was carrying a gallon of milk and there was milk sprayed all over the defendant’s vehicle as he drove away,” said prosecutor Mary Rose Dobson.
Later speaking with reporters, one of Matos’ family friends shared her reaction to details in the case.
“I was speechless,” said Shannon Begg. “I cried and cried. He’s like a kid to me.”
The defense said Lopez admits he was on Route 20 and swerved to miss children on bikes. He also claims one of the children threw milk at him.
“It’s obviously a very emotional case,” said defense attorney Anthony Puopolo. “But, in the United States, there’s a presumption of innocence.”
Lopez was being held on $5,000 cash bail as of Monday afternoon. If he is able to post bail, he will have to wear a GPS ankle bracelet, not drive and stay away from the victim.
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