Watertown Police Arrest 54-Year-Old on Intoxicated Homicide Charge in Fatal Hit-and-Run
Investigators used license plate reader data with video evidence to identify a pickup that fled before officers arrived.
Overview
- Officers were dispatched around 12:40 a.m. on Dec. 21 to East Main Street for reports of a pickup striking a pedestrian.
- A 35-year-old man was found near 2nd Street and was pronounced dead from crash injuries.
- Police say the crash sequence began near East Madison and 5th Street and ended near 2nd Street.
- The registered owner of the identified vehicle was located at his residence and arrested.
- Charges include homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and hit-and-run causing death, and officials say the investigation remains active.