Hit-and-Runs: Unsolved and Unchecked-A Peabody family shares their story

SAUGUS, Mass. — On June 19, 2011, 42-year-old Kathleen O’Neil was walking along the northbound side of 107 around 1 a.m. when she was struck.

The crash threw O’Neil into the median, where she was found.

Police said they were looking for a large vehicle with heavy front-end damage.

“There was never, ever a vehicle that could be identified that hit my sister,” Mary Theo, her big sister, said.

“I know my mother would never want me to give up,” Theo said. “And I don’t want to ever give up.”

Hit and run crashes can have devastating consequences. When these cases go unsolved, families and loved ones are left with so many questions on top of the void of a life taken too soon. How are these cases treated and tracked in Massachusetts after several months or even years have passed?

25 Investigates set out with that question and got some surprising answers. Kerry Kavanaugh reports why many cases are going untracked and unchecked Thursday night on Boston 25 News at 10:30pm.

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