Credit: Brockton Police
A Brockton man is being charged with leaving the scene of a crash that left a woman dead.
The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office says that 33-year-old Michael Blanche was arrested by Massachusetts State Police Troopers Thursday afternoon.
Brockton Police say that on Tuesday night they received a 911 call reporting a motor vehicle versus pedestrian crash in the area of 259 Pleasant St.
The victim, 72-year-old Marie Rose Bienaime of Brockton, was unresponsive when she was transported to Good Samaritan Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
Police identified a green motor vehicle from surveillance video taken near the scene of the crash, and were able to locate the vehicle behind an abandoned residence.
Blanche was identified as the driver and charged with one count each of Leaving the Scene of a Crash Causing Death, Negligent Motor Vehicle Homicide, Speeding, Failure to Yield, and Operating a Motor Vehicle after suspension.
He is expected to be arraigned Friday in Brockton District Court.
