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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.