CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) - A Pembroke woman will be arraigned Friday in connection with a deadly hit-and-run in Cambridge Thursday that killed an elderly woman who was pushing a wheeled walker, officials said.
Ashley Monturio, 41, of Pembroke, will be arraigned in Cambridge District Court on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident causing death in connection with the fatal hit-and-run that occurred about 12:30 p.m. in the area of 150 Erie St. in Cambridge, according to a joint statement issued by Cambridge police and the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.
Officers responding to the driveway of the Cambridge Housing Authority building for a report of a crash involving a pedestrian found Romelia Gallardo, 80 of Cambridge, on the ground, according to the statement.
Gallardo, who was a resident of the Housing Authority, had been pushing a wheeled walker when she was struck by the driver of a white Infiniti QX 60 SUV.
Gallardo was transported to Cambridge Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Erie Street is a one-way street but residents say cars often speed down the road in the wrong direction.
The housing complex is a short distance from the campuses of MIT and Harvard.
Per Commissioner Bard: “All of us at the #CambMA Police Department want to express our deepest condolences to the victim’s family and the LBJ Housing community. While this is a tragic incident, I am proud of the outstanding investigative work conducted today.”
— Cambridge Police Department (@CambridgePolice) September 7, 2018
State troopers have just arrived at the scene of a hit and run crash, which caused fatal injuries to a woman in a wheelchair, on Erie Street in Cambridge. Police are reviewing surveillance camera footage from area properties. Police are looking for a white infinity SUV. pic.twitter.com/w21MAJ3hDn
— Jonathan Hall (@JHall7news) September 6, 2018
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