Police responded to a fatal pedestrian crash in Malden on Thursday.
Officials say they responded to the report of a woman struck by a pickup truck on East Border Road just after 7:30 p.m.
The woman was transported to a Melrose-Wakefield Hospital where she later died.
State Police say the driver is a 63-year-old from Melrose.
Officials say the driver did stay on the scene, but is now behind bars.
State Police say the driver is under arrest for operating under the influence of alcohol.
Police have not released the name of the woman hit.
Stay with 7News as the story develops.
A woman was seriously hurt after a pick up truck hit her in Malden. She was pushing the overturned cart full of bottles/cans. pic.twitter.com/nUL3jwFPXZ
— Eric Kane (@EricKaneTV) December 23, 2016
State police say the woman hit by pick up has died. Driver charged with operating under the influence and vehicular homicide.
— Eric Kane (@EricKaneTV) December 23, 2016
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