A woman accused of hate crimes in the Des Moines area, including intentionally running over a girl she thought was Mexican, has been ruled incompetent for trial.

The hit-and-run driver who left a pedestrian with serious injuries last week in Worcester, Massachusetts, has been identified and is facing charges, police announced Wednesday. Worcester police had been looking for the female driver of a red vehicle that struck a woman Jan. 14 in the area of 167 Chandler St. at about 9:15 p.m. A preliminary investigation showed that…

A Boston dentist was ordered held on $500 bail Tuesday in connection with a hit-and-run crash a day earlier near the Longfellow Bridge. Imran Chitalwalla, 32, was arrested Monday in Cambridge on charges including operating under the influence following the two-vehicle crash near the intersection of Cambridge Street and North Grove Street. During his arraignment in Boston Municipal Court, Chitalwalla…

Boston Dentist Faces Judge After Hit-and-Run Crash

A Massachusetts dentist faced a judge Tuesday after being arrested Monday in Cambridge for the alleged hit-and-run of a cyclist.

A driver was arrested Monday in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after a hit-and-run crash in Boston, according to police. The crash happened near the intersection of Cambridge Street and North Grove Street in Boston, near the Longfellow Bridge. Boston Police initially said that a cyclist was hit, but later said the crash involved two vehicles. Police in Cambridge stopped the driver on…

A man took off after hitting a pedestrian Wednesday in Chelsea, Massachusetts, but he will not face charges after turning himself in to police. Surveillance footage shows a pickup truck hitting a 28-year-old man while walking at the intersection of Broadway and Everett Avenue. The pedestrian is knocked to the ground; the truck can be seen stopping briefly, then driving…

A pickup truck hit a man in Chelsea, then took off. The whole crash was caught on camera, but the driver is not facing charges after turning himself in to police.

Police are searching for the hit-and-run driver who left a pedestrian with serious injuries Tuesday night in Worcester, Massachusetts. Officers responded to the area of 167 Chandler St. at about 9:15 p.m. for a report of a pedestrian accident. When they arrived, a woman was located unconscious in the roadway. The woman, who has not been publicly identified, was taken…

A 64-year-old woman is dead after an SUV crashed into her apartment Monday morning, killing her.

A driver who struck the front of a building with their vehicle is being sought by police, authorities say. The incident happened either late Friday night or early Saturday morning at 131 Great Rd., according to Bedford police. The front of the brick building was left damaged, with windows dented in and part of the facade broken open. The type…

Police in Millis, Massachusetts are looking for the driver that struck and killed a family’s dog on Christmas night. According to police, the driver ran over the dog in the driveway of the family’s Causeway Street home. Surveillance video released by police shows the vehicle driving away from the scene shortly after 7:30p.m. Police are asking for the public’s...

A man who allegedly hit a 60-year-old woman at a crosswalk in South Boston and took off two weeks ago was arrested Tuesday, police announced. John Murphy, a 64-year-old from Dorchester, faces seven charges in the Dec. 2 hit-and-run, including leaving the scene of a crash that caused serious bodily injury and operating while texting, a Massachusetts State Police spokesman…

Authorities are searching for the driver who hit a 60-year-old woman at a crosswalk in South Boston and took off, according to Massachusetts State Police. The hit-and-run happened at 7:17 a.m. Monday when a woman crossing Day Boulevard was hit by a car. State police said the driver was traveling toward L Street at the time of the crash and…

A Massachusetts woman has been issued a summons to appear in court after a hit-and-run crash involving two juveniles riding horses in East Bridewater. Officers had responded to an incident at about 5 p.m. Wednesday at 341 Belmont St. When they arrived, police learned that one of the juveniles riding a horse had been side-swiped by the vehicle’s passenger side...

A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run on a highway in Fitchburg, according to police. Police responded to the report of a pedestrian hit by a vehicle around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday in the area of 650 John Fitch Highway near Lunenburg Street.

Investigators stayed at the scene for hours, using laser technology to reconstruct the accident.

A woman charged in an incident this month where a car plowed into a group of children in Stoneham, Massachusetts, and then fled the scene, has a prior criminal history involving drug use and driving citations, prosecutors revealed Tuesday. Stephanie DeTomasi, 30, of Burlington, is charged with leaving the scene of personal injury, leaving the scene of property damage, destroying...

A woman has been charged in an incident this month where a car plowed into a group of cihldren in Stoneham, Massachusetts, and fled the scene, prosecutors announced Monday. The Oct. 13 hit-and-run crash sent two of the four children, all 12 or 13 years old, who’d been standing in a driveway to the hospital when a car sped into...

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection to a deadly hit-and-run crash in Methuen, Massachusetts. The Oct. 14 crash on Jackson Street left 57-year-old Tim Lafferty dead. Monday, police announced that a suspect was in custody. The driver, a male from Lawrence, has not been identified. Charges against him include manslaughter, reckless operation resulting in death, leaving the scene...