Police arrest driver accused of fatal hit-and-run crash that killed 62-year-old Methuen woman

METHUEN, Mass. — Methuen Police arrested the motorcycle driver in connection with a fatal hit-and-run pedestrian crash on Lowell Street Sunday night.

A 62-year-old Methuen woman died following the crash around 8:30 p.m., police said. The family identifies the victim as Pamela O’Neil.

“I’m angry and really upset,” said Erin O’Neil, Pamela’s daughter. “She was only 62. I thought I would have at least another decade with her before she [got old] and died of old age.”

Erin says her mom was walking to the store Sunday night and when she was trying to cross Lowell Street, she was run down by a person on a motorcycle.

Surveillance video obtained by police showed a motorcycle traveling at a high rate of speed and striking O’Neil. The motorcyclist then slowed down and stopped before continuing down the road, police said.

When Methuen Police Officer Michael Cabral arrived, he found O’Neil lying face down on the side of the road, as several people were flagging down his cruiser, police said. Cabral began administering medical aid to the victim until paramedics arrived.

O’Neil was taken to Lawrence General Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said.

“It’s one thing to get into an accident and stay and help, I would actually feel a little more forgiving if he did stay and help her. But the fact that he took one look at her and just kept going, it really upsets me,” said Erin.

Police did not identify the driver who was arrested Monday night.

Anyone with information is asked to call Methuen Police at 978-983-8698.

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